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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Wilson Dau, Calgary, CA;
Robert C. Gardner, Atherton, CA (US);
George Lerman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Louis Lerman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Christopher H. Lowery, Fall River Mills, CA (US);
Brian D. Ogonowsky, Mountain View, CA (US);
George E. Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ingo Speier, Saanichton, CA;
Robert V. Steele, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jacqueline Teng, White Salmon, WA (US);
Allan Brent York, Langley, CA;
Wilson Dau, Calgary, CA;
Robert C. Gardner, Atherton, CA (US);
George Lerman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Louis Lerman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Christopher H. Lowery, Fall River Mills, CA (US);
Brian D. Ogonowsky, Mountain View, CA (US);
George E. Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ingo Speier, Saanichton, CA;
Robert V. Steele, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jacqueline Teng, White Salmon, WA (US);
Allan Brent York, Langley, CA;
Quarkstar LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.