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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Eric Anthony Roth, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Luc Guy Louis Lacroix, Dunstable, MA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Anthony Roth, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Luc Guy Louis Lacroix, Dunstable, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 3/04 (2006.01); F21V 13/04 (2006.01); F21V 13/10 (2006.01); F21K 99/00 (2016.01); F21Y 113/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21K 9/50 (2013.01); F21V 3/049 (2013.01); F21V 13/04 (2013.01); F21V 13/10 (2013.01); F21Y 2113/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to a textured lens (). The textured lens includes a textured portion () having plurality of unique textures. The lens may be utilized in a LED-based lighting fixture () to, for example, reduce the presence of color banding and/or color shadows present in the light output of the lighting fixture. The textured portion may extend across all or portions of the lens surface.