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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Udayan Kanade, Pune, IN;
Balaji Ganapathy, Pune, IN;
Inventors:
Udayan Kanade, Pune, IN;
Balaji Ganapathy, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
I2iC Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/22 (2006.01); G03B 15/02 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/0041 (2013.01); G02B 6/0061 (2013.01); G02B 6/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a light source in the form of a surface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first sheet including a light diffuser, and a light source placed along an edge of the first sheet. The first sheet diffuses light generated by the light source, wherein the distribution of light diffusing particles is varied throughout the light diffuser to emanate a predetermined light pattern.