CA2384293A1 - Light guide luminaire - Google Patents
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- CA2384293A1 CA2384293A1 CA002384293A CA2384293A CA2384293A1 CA 2384293 A1 CA2384293 A1 CA 2384293A1 CA 002384293 A CA002384293 A CA 002384293A CA 2384293 A CA2384293 A CA 2384293A CA 2384293 A1 CA2384293 A1 CA 2384293A1
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- Prior art keywords
- light guide
- housing
- optical lighting
- lighting film
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Classifications
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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
- G02B6/0096—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the lights guides being of the hollow type
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
- Y10S385/901—Illuminating or display apparatus
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
- Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
- Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/409,757 US6285814B1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 1999-09-30 | Light guide luminaire |
| US09/409,757 | 1999-09-30 | ||
| PCT/US2000/002642 WO2001025685A1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 2000-02-02 | Light guide luminaire |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2384293A1 true CA2384293A1 (en) | 2001-04-12 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002384293A Abandoned CA2384293A1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 2000-02-02 | Light guide luminaire |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US6285814B1 (https=) |
| EP (1) | EP1216381B1 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP4745574B2 (https=) |
| CN (1) | CN1179146C (https=) |
| AU (1) | AU2751100A (https=) |
| CA (1) | CA2384293A1 (https=) |
| DE (1) | DE60010102T2 (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2001025685A1 (https=) |
Families Citing this family (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6621973B1 (en) * | 2000-03-16 | 2003-09-16 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Light guide with protective outer sleeve |
| EP1609007A1 (en) * | 2003-02-17 | 2005-12-28 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Light guide system |
| US7585097B2 (en) * | 2006-03-19 | 2009-09-08 | Tyco Electronics Canada Ulc | Light pipe providing wide illumination angle |
| US7658514B2 (en) * | 2006-04-13 | 2010-02-09 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Light guide, method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, and illuminating system having the same |
| US9765949B2 (en) * | 2013-07-26 | 2017-09-19 | Bright View Technologies Corporation | Shaped microstructure-based optical diffusers for creating batwing and other lighting patterns |
| JP6847842B2 (ja) * | 2014-10-23 | 2021-03-24 | オイ エムテーゲー−メルトロン リミテッド | 照明装置およびそのための透過要素 |
| GB2602267B (en) * | 2020-12-18 | 2025-04-02 | Dyson Technology Ltd | Storage case for a portable device |
Family Cites Families (17)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4260220A (en) | 1979-06-15 | 1981-04-07 | Canadian Patents And Development Limited | Prism light guide having surfaces which are in octature |
| US4615579A (en) | 1983-08-29 | 1986-10-07 | Canadian Patents & Development Ltd. | Prism light guide luminaire |
| US5056892A (en) | 1985-11-21 | 1991-10-15 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Totally internally reflecting thin, flexible film |
| US4805984A (en) | 1985-11-21 | 1989-02-21 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Totally internally reflecting light conduit |
| CA1279783C (en) | 1985-11-21 | 1991-02-05 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Totally internally reflecting thin, flexible film |
| CA1268969A (en) * | 1986-01-15 | 1990-05-15 | Sanford Cobb, Jr. | Totally internally reflecting light conduit |
| JPS63228513A (ja) * | 1987-03-17 | 1988-09-22 | 東芝ライテック株式会社 | 照明装置 |
| US4787708A (en) | 1987-05-08 | 1988-11-29 | Tir Systems Ltd. | Apparatus for continuously controlled emission of light from prism light guide |
| US5486984A (en) * | 1991-08-19 | 1996-01-23 | Miller; Jack V. | Parabolic fiber optic luminaire |
| US5339382A (en) | 1993-02-23 | 1994-08-16 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Prism light guide luminaire with efficient directional output |
| US5384881A (en) * | 1993-07-26 | 1995-01-24 | Miller; Jack V. | Multi-lens fiber optic luminaire |
| EP0783712A1 (en) | 1994-10-04 | 1997-07-16 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Self-contained lighted marking device |
| US5715347A (en) | 1995-10-12 | 1998-02-03 | The University Of British Columbia | High efficiency prism light guide with confocal parabolic cross section |
| WO1997014984A1 (en) | 1995-10-18 | 1997-04-24 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Totally internally reflecting light conduit |
| US5661839A (en) | 1996-03-22 | 1997-08-26 | The University Of British Columbia | Light guide employing multilayer optical film |
| DE19640324A1 (de) | 1996-09-19 | 1998-03-26 | Semperlux Gmbh | Prismatischer Lichtleiter |
| US5901266A (en) | 1997-09-04 | 1999-05-04 | The University Of British Columbia | Uniform light extraction from light guide, independently of light guide length |
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1999
- 1999-09-30 US US09/409,757 patent/US6285814B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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2000
- 2000-02-02 EP EP00905913A patent/EP1216381B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-02-02 JP JP2001528386A patent/JP4745574B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-02-02 AU AU27511/00A patent/AU2751100A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-02-02 DE DE60010102T patent/DE60010102T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-02-02 CA CA002384293A patent/CA2384293A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-02-02 WO PCT/US2000/002642 patent/WO2001025685A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-02-02 CN CNB008134952A patent/CN1179146C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU2751100A (en) | 2001-05-10 |
| DE60010102D1 (de) | 2004-05-27 |
| US6285814B1 (en) | 2001-09-04 |
| EP1216381A1 (en) | 2002-06-26 |
| JP2003511712A (ja) | 2003-03-25 |
| DE60010102T2 (de) | 2005-04-07 |
| CN1376248A (zh) | 2002-10-23 |
| EP1216381B1 (en) | 2004-04-21 |
| WO2001025685A1 (en) | 2001-04-12 |
| CN1179146C (zh) | 2004-12-08 |
| JP4745574B2 (ja) | 2011-08-10 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |