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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Shondip Ghosh, Berkeley, CA (US);
David Sheldon Schultz, Berkeley, CA (US);
John Hunter Mack, Oakland, CA (US);
Christopher Stephen Grimmer, Oakland, CA (US);
Kevin Richard Fine, Redwood City, CA (US);
Shondip Ghosh, Berkeley, CA (US);
David Sheldon Schultz, Berkeley, CA (US);
John Hunter Mack, Oakland, CA (US);
Christopher Stephen Grimmer, Oakland, CA (US);
Kevin Richard Fine, Redwood City, CA (US);
Banyan Energy, Inc., Kensington, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical concentrator having a concentrating element for collecting input light, a redirecting element for receiving the light and also for redirecting the light, and a waveguide including a plurality of incremental portions enabling collection and concentration of the light onto a receiver. Other systems replace the receiver by a light source so the optics can provide illumination.