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Distributed lighting system

  • US 5,791,756 A
  • Filed: 09/03/1996
  • Issued: 08/11/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distributed lighting system comprising:

  • a light source,optical conduits having input ends and emission ends and being unattached to the light source,a fixture configured to hold the input ends of the optical conduits and to place the input ends of the optical conduits in proximity with the light source, the fixture defining a multi-sided, three dimensional shape having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the fixture being positioned so that the light source is between the first and second sides, anda light modulator positioned between the light source and the input ends of the optical conduits to selectively control transmission of light from the light source to the input ends of the optical conduits,wherein the input ends of the optical conduits are placed in close proximity to the light source to increase the efficiency with which light is transmitted from the light source to the optical conduits, and each of the first and second sides of the fixture includes an opening that accommodates one of the optical conduits;

    the light modulator comprises a set of electro-mechanical shutters; and

    a first electro-mechanical shutter is associated with a first optical conduit and a second electro-mechanical shutter is associated with a second optical conduit.

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