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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Udayan Kanade, Pune, IN;
Balaji Ganapathy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Udayan Kanade, Pune, IN;
Balaji Ganapathy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
I2iC Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for extraction of light from a light conducting medium in a preferred emanation pattern are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first light conducting sheet including aspherical particles, and a light source placed along the edge of the first sheet. The first sheet diffuses light generated by the light source such that light emanates in a predetermined light emanation pattern.