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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Flex Lighting Ii Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Anthony J. Nichol, Chicago, IL (US);
Zane A. Coleman, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Flex Lighting II LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0035 (2013.01); G02B 6/0045 (2013.01); G02B 6/0025 (2013.01); G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0033 (2013.01); G02B 6/0051 (2013.01); G02B 6/0058 (2013.01); G02F 1/133606 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lightguide includes a film including a body having a light emitting region and a light mixing region adjacent the light emitting region. A first bend with a first diameter in a first plane is formed in the film within the light mixing region, wherein a first portion of the light mixing region is positioned behind the light emitting region. A second bend is formed in the film within the light mixing region.