Method and system for flexible illuminated devices having edge lighting utilizing light active sheet material with integrated light emitting diode
First Claim
1. A method of providing edge lighting, comprising:
- providing a lighting device with at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip embedded therein, wherein the at least one LED chip generates light photons; and
redirecting a path of the light photons within the lighting device that are emitted by the at least one LED chip from a top surface of said at least one LED chip, from a first edge of the lighting device back through the lighting device to a second edge of the lighting device opposite to the first edge, the first edge and the second edge being perpendicular to the top surface of said at least one LED chip, the photons which were redirected from the first edge of the lighting device being transmitted in a path through the second edge of the device and then being output from the lighting device at the second edge of the device.
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Abstract
An edge lighting device, and a method of providing edge lighting, including providing a lighting device with at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip embedded therein, wherein the LED chip(s) generates light photons. A path of the light photons within the lighting device that are emitted by the LED chip(s) from a top surface of the LED chip(s), are redirected from a first edge of the lighting device back through the lighting device to a second edge of the lighting device opposite to the first edge. The first edge and the second edge of the lighting device are perpendicular to the top surface of the LED chip(s). The photons which were redirected from the first edge of the lighting device then follow a path through the second edge of the device and are then output from the edge lighting device at the second edge of the device.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of providing edge lighting, comprising:
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providing a lighting device with at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip embedded therein, wherein the at least one LED chip generates light photons; and redirecting a path of the light photons within the lighting device that are emitted by the at least one LED chip from a top surface of said at least one LED chip, from a first edge of the lighting device back through the lighting device to a second edge of the lighting device opposite to the first edge, the first edge and the second edge being perpendicular to the top surface of said at least one LED chip, the photons which were redirected from the first edge of the lighting device being transmitted in a path through the second edge of the device and then being output from the lighting device at the second edge of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An edge lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a lighting device with at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip embedded therein, wherein the at least one LED chip generates light photons; and a path of the light photons within the lighting device that are emitted by the at least one LED chip from a top surface of said at least one LED chip, being redirected from a first edge of the lighting device back through the lighting device to a second edge of the lighting device opposite to the first edge, the first edge and the second edge being perpendicular to the top surface of said at least one LED chip, the photons which were redirected from the first edge of the lighting device being transmitted in a path through the second edge of the device and then being output from the lighting device at the second edge of the device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of making an edge lighting apparatus, comprising:
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providing a lighting device with at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip embedded therein, wherein the at least one LED chip generates light photons when powered, the lighting device having a first edge and a second edge which is opposite to the first edge; and treating at least one of the first edge and the second edge, so that the second edge is more transmissive of the light photons than the first edge, and the first edge redirects a path of the light photons within the lighting device that are emitted by the at least one LED chip from a top surface of said at least one LED chip, from the first edge of the lighting device back through the lighting device to a second edge of the lighting device opposite to the first edge, the first edge and the second edge being perpendicular to the top surface of said at least one LED chip, the photons which were redirected from the first edge of the lighting device being transmitted in a path through the second edge of the device and then being output from the lighting device at the second edge of the device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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