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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Justin T. Brown, Louisville, KY (US);
Howard James Oagley, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Justin T. Brown, Louisville, KY (US);
Howard James Oagley, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); F24C 15/008 (2013.01); F24C 15/2064 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system for an appliance includes a panel having a side and an exposed edge, a light source positioned in proximity to the exposed edge of the panel, and a coating disposed over a surface of the side of the panel. The coating is configured to allow light to diffuse from the coated side of the panel and the panel is located remotely from the light source.