AU2003210819A1 - Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire - Google Patents

Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire

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Publication number
AU2003210819A1
AU2003210819A1 AU2003210819A AU2003210819A AU2003210819A1 AU 2003210819 A1 AU2003210819 A1 AU 2003210819A1 AU 2003210819 A AU2003210819 A AU 2003210819A AU 2003210819 A AU2003210819 A AU 2003210819A AU 2003210819 A1 AU2003210819 A1 AU 2003210819A1
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Prior art keywords
flat panel
general lighting
light emitting
lighting luminaire
emitting flat
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Abandoned
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AU2003210819A
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AU2003210819A8 (en
Inventor
Edward R. Kraft
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Individual
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Individual
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Priority claimed from US10/066,476 external-priority patent/US20030147232A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/066,010 external-priority patent/US20030147259A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/066,006 external-priority patent/US6796700B2/en
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of AU2003210819A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003210819A1/en
Publication of AU2003210819A8 publication Critical patent/AU2003210819A8/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0018—Redirecting means on the surface of the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0023—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed between the light guide and the light source, or around the light source
    • G02B6/0028—Light guide, e.g. taper
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0038—Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0045—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide
    • G02B6/0046—Tapered light guide, e.g. wedge-shaped light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0066—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form characterised by the light source being coupled to the light guide
    • G02B6/0068—Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12035—Materials
    • G02B2006/12069—Organic material
    • G02B2006/12071—PMMA

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
AU2003210819A 2002-02-02 2003-01-31 Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire Abandoned AU2003210819A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/066,476 2002-02-02
US10/066,476 US20030147232A1 (en) 2002-02-02 2002-02-02 Remote light source general lighting system
US10/066,006 2002-02-02
US10/066,010 US20030147259A1 (en) 2002-02-02 2002-02-02 Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides yielding controlled light extraction for general lighting luminaire
US10/066,006 US6796700B2 (en) 2002-02-02 2002-02-02 Flat panel luminaire with remote light source and hollow light pipe for back lit signage applications
US10/066,010 2002-02-02
PCT/US2003/003173 WO2003067290A2 (en) 2002-02-02 2003-01-31 Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire

Publications (2)

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AU2003210819A1 true AU2003210819A1 (en) 2003-09-02
AU2003210819A8 AU2003210819A8 (en) 2003-09-02

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EP (1) EP1481269A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2003210819A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003067290A2 (en)

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CN110418989B (en) * 2017-02-10 2021-03-05 赫普塔冈微光有限公司 Light guide and manufacture of light guide

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EP0544332B1 (en) * 1991-11-28 1997-01-29 Enplas Corporation Surface light source device
EP0676218B1 (en) * 1994-03-25 2002-06-12 Novartis AG Light diffuser and process for the manufacturing of a light diffuser
US5836669A (en) * 1996-01-17 1998-11-17 Troy Investments, Inc. Remote illumination and light apportionment in appliances
US6863428B2 (en) * 1997-10-24 2005-03-08 3M Innovative Properties Company Light guide illumination device appearing uniform in brightness along its length

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WO2003067290A3 (en) 2003-12-11
WO2003067290A2 (en) 2003-08-14
AU2003210819A8 (en) 2003-09-02
EP1481269A2 (en) 2004-12-01
WO2003067290B1 (en) 2004-04-08

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase