SIGN AND METHOD FOR LIGHTING
First Claim
1. A sign, comprising:
- a sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, each said display color hue having x,y coordinates on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram; and
a plurality of sources of visible light, said sources of visible light being oriented such that when illuminated, they each illuminate at least a portion of said display, said sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, each said source of visible light, when illuminated, emitting light of an illumination color hue, each illumination color hue having x,y coordinates on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, wherein line segments drawn on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram connecting respective x,y coordinates of at least some of said illumination color hues define a shape which encompasses x,y coordinates of each of said at least one display color hue.
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Abstract
A sign comprising a surface having a display, and a plurality of sources of visible light. The sources of visible light are oriented to illuminate at least a portion of the display, and include solid state light emitters and/or luminescent materials. Line segments drawn on a Chromaticity Diagram connecting coordinates of some of the illumination color hues define a shape which encompasses coordinates of the display color hue(s). Also, a sign comprising a surface having a display having a surface area of at least 4 square meters, and at least 100 sources of visible light including solid state light emitters and/or luminescent materials. Also, a sign comprising a white light source and at least one additional source of light. Also, methods of illuminating signs.
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Citations
144 Claims
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1. A sign, comprising:
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a sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, each said display color hue having x,y coordinates on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram; and
a plurality of sources of visible light, said sources of visible light being oriented such that when illuminated, they each illuminate at least a portion of said display, said sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, each said source of visible light, when illuminated, emitting light of an illumination color hue, each illumination color hue having x,y coordinates on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, wherein line segments drawn on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram connecting respective x,y coordinates of at least some of said illumination color hues define a shape which encompasses x,y coordinates of each of said at least one display color hue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A sign, comprising:
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a sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, said display having a surface area of at least 4 square meters; and
at least 100 sources of visible light, said sources of visible light being oriented such that when illuminated, they each illuminate at least a portion of said display, said sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, said sources of visible light comprising at least one light emitting diode having an illumination surface having a surface area of not more than 0.25 mm2. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A sign, comprising:
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a sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface;
a white light source having a CRI of 75 or less, said white light source being oriented such that when illuminated, it illuminates at least a portion of said display; and
at least one additional source of visible light, said at least one additional source of visible light being oriented such that when illuminated, said additional source of visible light illuminates at least a portion of said display, said at least one additional source of visible light being selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, wherein mixing of light from said white light source and light from said at least one additional source of visible light produces a mixed illumination which has a CRI of at least 85. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A sign, comprising:
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a sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, each said display color hue having x,y coordinates on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram;
a white light source having a CRI of 75 or less, said white light source being oriented such that when illuminated, it illuminates at least a portion of said display; and
a plurality of additional sources of visible light, said additional sources of visible light being oriented such that when illuminated, they each illuminate at least a portion of said display, said additional sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, each said additional source of visible light, when illuminated, emitting light of an illumination color hue, each illumination color hue having x,y coordinates on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, wherein line segments drawn on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram connecting respective x,y coordinates of at least some of said illumination color hues define a shape which encompasses x,y coordinates of each of said at least one display color hue. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method of illuminating a sign, comprising:
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illuminating a sign structure with a plurality of sources of visible light, said sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, each said display color hue having x,y coordinates on a 1931 CIE, Chromaticity Diagram, said sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, each said source of visible light, when illuminated, emitting light of an illumination color hue, each illumination color hue having x,y coordinates on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, wherein line segments drawn on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram connecting respective x,y coordinates of at least some of said illumination color hues define a shape which encompasses x,y coordinates of each of said at least one display color hue. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method of illuminating a sign, comprising:
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illuminating a sign structure with at least 100 sources of visible light, said sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, said display having a surface area of at least 4 square meters, said sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, said sources of visible light comprising at least one light emitting diode having an illumination surface having a surface area of not more than 0.25 mm2. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. A method of illuminating a sign, comprising:
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illuminating a sign structure with a white light and at least one additional source of visible light, said sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said white light source having a CRI of 75 or less, said at least one additional source of visible light being selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, wherein mixing of light from said white light source and light from said at least one additional source of visible light produces a mixed illumination which has a CRI of at least 85. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
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125. A method of illuminating a sign, comprising:
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illuminating a sign structure with a white light source and a plurality of additional sources of visible light, said sign structure having a first surface, a display being positioned on said first surface, said display comprising at least one display color hue, each said display color hue having x,y coordinates on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, said white light source having a CRI of 75 or less, said additional sources of visible light each being independently selected from among solid state light emitters and luminescent materials, each said additional source of visible light, when illuminated, emitting light of an illumination color hue, each illumination color hue having x,y coordinates on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, wherein line segments drawn on said 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram connecting respective x,y coordinates of at least some of said illumination color hues define a shape which encompasses x,y coordinates of each of said at least one display color hue. - View Dependent Claims (126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144)
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Specification