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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Luc Guy Louis Lacroix, Burlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 99/00 (2010.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 13/04 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01); F21Y 105/00 (2006.01); F21Y 113/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 9/54 (2013.01); F21V 5/046 (2013.01); F21V 7/0025 (2013.01); F21V 7/0033 (2013.01); F21V 13/04 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/001 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/003 (2013.01); F21Y 2113/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus related to an LED-based luminaire () that redirects substantially all light output from LEDs () thereof off of an interior reflective surface at least once prior to the light exiting the LED-based luminaire (). In some embodiments, an LED-based luminaire () is provided that includes a housing having a light output opening (), a reflective interior surface, a diffusing cover lens () across the light output opening (), and a plurality of optics () that are configured to redirect light output from a plurality of LEDs () within the lighting fixture ().