Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated optical system for dynamic diffuse and directional lighting
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Application No.: US17020390Application Date: 2020-09-14
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Publication No.: US11262048B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Soer Wouter , Johannes Willem Herman Sillevis Smitt
- Applicant: Lumileds LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Lumileds LLC
- Current Assignee: Lumileds LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: F21V14/06
- IPC: F21V14/06 ; F21V23/00 ; F21K9/61 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
An illumination system can produce a dynamically variable illumination pattern. The illumination system can include a light guide. The illumination system can include projection optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively low beam angles (i.e., beam angles formed with respect to a surface normal of the light guide). The projection optics can include individually addressable light-producing elements that can direct light through one or more focusing elements. A controller can control which of the light-producing elements are electrically powered and can therefore control the illumination pattern contribution from the projection optics. The illumination system can also include scattering optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively high beam angles. The scattering optics can direct light out of the light guide over a relatively large surface area, which can help reduce glare when the light guide is viewed directly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220003385A1 INTEGRATED OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC DIFFUSE AND DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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