Method and apparatus for linear led lighting
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1. A light comprising;
- an acrylic rod having a first end and a second end;
a first circuit board including one or more electrical-to-optical converters to generate photons;
a first end housing having a first opening through which the first end of the acrylic rod is inserted, the first end housing to house the first circuit board and align the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board with the first opening and the first end of the acrylic rod; and
a first reflector coupled to the first circuit board around the one or more electrical-to-optical converters at a first end, a second end of the first reflector aligned with the first opening and receiving the first end of the acrylic rod, the first reflector to reflect photons into the acrylic rod.
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Abstract
A linear light emitting diode (LED) light including electrical-to-optical converters (EOs) on circuit boards in end housings to couple photons into ends of an acrylic rod. Photons from the electrical-to-optical converters radiate from the acrylic rod to light the space around the linear LED light.
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18 Claims
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1. A light comprising;
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an acrylic rod having a first end and a second end;
a first circuit board including one or more electrical-to-optical converters to generate photons;
a first end housing having a first opening through which the first end of the acrylic rod is inserted, the first end housing to house the first circuit board and align the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board with the first opening and the first end of the acrylic rod; and
a first reflector coupled to the first circuit board around the one or more electrical-to-optical converters at a first end, a second end of the first reflector aligned with the first opening and receiving the first end of the acrylic rod, the first reflector to reflect photons into the acrylic rod. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
a reflective strip coupled down the length of the acrylic rod to reflect photons out of the acrylic rod.
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3. The light of claim 2, wherein the reflective strip encompasses one hundred eight degrees of a diameter of a circular cylindrical acrylic rod.
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4. The light of claim 2, wherein
the reflective strip encompasses ninety degrees of a diameter of a circular cylindrical acrylic rod. -
5. The light of claim 1, wherein
the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board are light emitting diodes (LEDs). -
6. The light of claim 5, further comprising:
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an electrical-to-optical controller coupled to the first circuit board to control the one or more LEDs; and
an on/off switch to switch the generation of photons by the one or more LEDs on and off.
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7. The light of claim 6, further comprising:
an intensity selection switch to vary the brightness of the generated light.
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8. The light of claim 7, further comprising:
a color selection switch to selectively choose the mixture of primary colors generated by the one or more LEDs to vary the color of the generated light.
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9. The light of claim 8, further comprising:
a transformer to transform AC power to a safe efficient power to power the one or more LEDs of the first circuit board in an efficient manner.
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10. A light comprising:
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an acrylic rod having a first end and a second end;
a first circuit board including one or more electrical-to-optical converters to generate photons;
first end housing having a first opening through which the first end of the acrylic rod is inserted, the first end housing to house the first circuit board and align the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board with the first opening and the first end of the acrylic rod;
an electrical-to-optical controller coupled to the first circuit board to control the one or more electrical-to-optical converters;
an on/off switch to switch the generation of photons by the one or more electrical-to-optical converters on and off; and
an intensity selection switch to vary the brightness of the generated light. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
a color selection switch to selectively choose the mixture of primary colors generated by the one or more electrical-to-optical converters to vary the color of the generated light.
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12. The light of claim 11, further comprising:
a transformer to transform AC power to a safe efficient power to power the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board in an efficient manner.
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13. The light of claim 10, wherein
the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board are light emitting diodes (LEDs).
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14. A light comprising:
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an acrylic rod having a first end and a second end;
a first circuit board including one or more electrical-to-optical converters to generate photons;
a first end housing having a first opening through which the first end of the acrylic rod is inserted, the first end housing to house the first circuit board and align the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board with the first opening and the first end of the acrylic rod; and
a transformer to transform AC power to a safe efficient power to power the one or more electrical-to-optical converters of the first circuit board in an efficient manner.
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15. A method of lighting without a light bulb, the method comprising:
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generating first photons of a desired color;
coupling the first photons into a first end of an acrylic rod;
radiating the first photons out of the acrylic rod as light; and
uniformly varying the mixture of the first photons generated and coupled into the acrylic rod to vary the intensity of the light. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
varying a mixture of the first photons to change the color of the light.
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17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
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generating second photons of the desired color;
coupling the second photons into a second end of the acrylic rod; and
radiating the second photons out of the acrylic rod as light.
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18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
varying a mixture of the first photons and the second photons to change the color of the light.
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