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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Applicants:
David L. Simon, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
John Ivey, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gordon R. Lavering, Belmont, CA (US);
Inventors:
David L. Simon, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
John Ivey, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gordon R. Lavering, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
iLumisys, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light modifier for an LED producing light about a central axis is provided. The light modifier includes a lens defining an indentation. The indentation is angled relative to the central axis by an amount less than a complementary angle of a critical angle of the lens along the indentation. The lens can reduce the appearance of a bright spot created by the LED.