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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01); F21V 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01); H01J 5/16 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0028 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); G02B 6/0078 (2013.01); G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for coupling light from concentric illuminators into a light source in the form of a surface are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of concentric tubes, each tube including a light diffuser. The apparatus also has a sheet having a first edge with the plurality of concentric tubes placed along the first edge. Each tube of the plurality of concentric tubes diffuses light such that the light emanates in a predetermined pattern along the first edge of the sheet.