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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
GE Lighting Solutions, Llc, East Cleveland, OH (US);
Sebastien Magnan, Lachine, CA;
Christopher Henry Wilson, Lachine, CA;
Francois Turgeon, Lachine, CA;
GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC, East Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
LED-based light fixtures are presented that are configured for attachment to a substrate to advantageously function without a reflector and without a backing plate. A light fixture according to an embodiment includes a waveguide having a front surface and a rear surface for emitting light, the waveguide configured to optically couple to a surface of a substrate. The light fixture also includes at least one LED light source disposed on an edge of the waveguide to emit light into the waveguide. The waveguide is configured to emit a first portion of the light above the rear surface for reflection by the surface of the substrate back into the waveguide and through the front surface of the waveguide, and to emit a second portion of the light through the front surface.