LED-Based Replacement Lamps for Incandescent Fixtures
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1. An LED-based illumination structure for replacing an incandescent bulb, the structure comprising:
- a base for mating with an incandescent light socket;
a rounded, bulb-shaped waveguide comprising in-coupling, propagation, and out-coupling regions; and
at least one LED disposed for emission into the in-coupling region, whereby light from the at least one LED propagates through the propagation region and is emitted only from the out-coupling region.
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Abstract
A luminaire takes the form of a bulb-shaped, LED-based lamp, which can replace a conventional incandescent bulb.
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1. An LED-based illumination structure for replacing an incandescent bulb, the structure comprising:
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a base for mating with an incandescent light socket; a rounded, bulb-shaped waveguide comprising in-coupling, propagation, and out-coupling regions; and at least one LED disposed for emission into the in-coupling region, whereby light from the at least one LED propagates through the propagation region and is emitted only from the out-coupling region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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