Light emitting panel assemblies
First Claim
1. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light guide having a greater cross-sectional width and length than thickness and at least one input edge for receiving light from a light source, and a pattern of individual deformities of well defined shape that are projections or depressions on or in at least one side of the light guide for producing a desired light output from the light guide, the deformities being quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide, at least some of the deformities having only two surfaces that come together to form a ridge having a total length that is quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide, one of the surfaces being flat and the other of the surfaces being curved in a transverse direction, the ridge of at least some of the deformities with only the two surfaces having opposite ends that intersect the light guide where the ridge ends.
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Abstract
Light emitting panel assemblies include a light guide having a uniform or variable pattern of individual deformities of well defined shapes that are projections or depressions on or in one or more surface areas of the light guide. The deformities are quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide. At least some of the deformities may have two or more surfaces that come together to form a ridge having a total length that is quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide.
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1. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light guide having a greater cross-sectional width and length than thickness and at least one input edge for receiving light from a light source, and a pattern of individual deformities of well defined shape that are projections or depressions on or in at least one side of the light guide for producing a desired light output from the light guide, the deformities being quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide, at least some of the deformities having only two surfaces that come together to form a ridge having a total length that is quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide, one of the surfaces being flat and the other of the surfaces being curved in a transverse direction, the ridge of at least some of the deformities with only the two surfaces having opposite ends that intersect the light guide where the ridge ends.
- 2. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light guide having a greater cross-sectional width and length than thickness and at least one input edge for receiving light from a light source, and a pattern of individual deformities of well defined shape that are projections or depressions on or in at least one side of the light guide for producing a desired light output from the light guide, the deformities being quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide, at least some of the deformities having two or more surfaces that come together to form ridges having opposite end points, the ridges being in spaced relation from the one side of the light guide at least between the end points, each of the ridges having a total length that is quite small in relation to the width and length of the light guide, the opposite end points of at least some of the ridges intersecting the light guide where the ridges end, wherein at least some of the deformities only have two surfaces.
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