Light bulb having surfaces for reflecting light produced by electronic light generating sources
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a portion that is transmissive to radiation within a waveband;
a substrate supported within said housing and having first and second sides, said substrate being transmissive to radiation within said waveband;
circuitry within said housing, said circuitry including first and second elements that are respectively supported on said first and second sides of said substrate and that can each emit radiation within said waveband, radiation emitted by said first element passing through said portion of said housing, and radiation emitted by said second element passing successively through said substrate and said portion of said housing; and
structure that facilitates a supply of electrical power to said circuitry within said housing.
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Abstract
The present light bulb uses electronic light generating sources and serves as a replacement for incandescent lamps or other lamps or so-called “light bulbs.” The light bulb is comprised of a plurality of individual light sources, such as light emitting diodes (LED'"'"'s), capable of emitting white light or blue light or light of any other desired color. These light emitting elements are enclosed in an outer bulb housing that may include an optical tuning element and provided with the proper base for connection to a power source, e.g. a socket. The light bulb is characterized by a housing having a round top and a somewhat funnel-shaped side wall connected to the base. The side wall is constructed with the desired angle of taper in order to obtain the desired angle of dispersion of the light. The interior of the tapered portion is provided with a mirrored surface so as to reflect light in the interior of the bulb and thereby obtain a wide angle of dispersion. An inner peripheral row of LED'"'"'s or other light sources is also provided so that additional backlight is reflected back into the interior of the bulb housing, reflect off of the mirrored surface and, thereafter, allowed to escape through the round top with a wide angle of dispersion. In addition, the optical tuning element may include reflective portions, opaque portions, and transparent portions to further provide functionality and means for adjusting the dispersion of the light emitted from the light bulb.
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42 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a portion that is transmissive to radiation within a waveband; a substrate supported within said housing and having first and second sides, said substrate being transmissive to radiation within said waveband; circuitry within said housing, said circuitry including first and second elements that are respectively supported on said first and second sides of said substrate and that can each emit radiation within said waveband, radiation emitted by said first element passing through said portion of said housing, and radiation emitted by said second element passing successively through said substrate and said portion of said housing; and structure that facilitates a supply of electrical power to said circuitry within said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a portion that is transmissive to radiation within a waveband; a substrate supported within said housing and having first and second sides; reflective structure disposed within said housing; circuitry disposed within said housing, said circuitry including first and second elements that are respectively supported on said first and second sides of said substrate and that can each emit radiation within said waveband, radiation emitted by said first element traveling in a direction of travel from said first element to said portion of said housing and then passing through said portion of said housing in said direction of travel, and radiation emitted by said second element traveling to said reflective structure, said reflective structure reflecting the radiation from said second element, the reflected radiation thereafter passing through said portion of said housing approximately in said direction of travel; and structure that facilitates a supply of electrical power to said circuitry within said housing; wherein said substrate is transmissive to radiation within said waveband, and radiation emitted by said second element passes through said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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emitting radiation within a waveband from each of first and second elements respectively supported on first and second sides of a substrate that is within a housing and transmissive to radiation within said waveband; causing radiation emitted by said first element to pass through a portion of said housing that is transmissive to radiation within said waveband; causing radiation emitted by said second element to pass successively through said substrate and said portion of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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emitting radiation within a waveband from each of first and second elements respectively supported on first and second sides of a substrate disposed within a housing that has a portion transmissive to radiation within said waveband; configuring said substrate to be transmissive to radiation within said waveband; causing radiation emitted by said first element to travel in a direction of travel from said first element to said portion of said housing and to then pass through said portion of said housing in said direction of travel; causing radiation emitted by said second element to travel to and be reflected by reflective structure disposed within said housing, the reflected radiation thereafter passing through said portion of said housing approximately in said direction of travel; and causing radiation emitted by said second element to pass through said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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