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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin Charles Broughton, Sharpsburg, GA (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises an inner surface facing the source and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface. The inner surface can comprise a refractive surface that receives light headed away from the optical axis of the light source, for example opposite the street. The refractive surface can form the received light into a beam. The outer surface of the optic can reflect the beam back across the optical axis, for example so that light headed away from the street is redirected towards the street.