Lighting apparatus
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1. An illumination device comprising:
- an elongate primary reflector including a reflective exterior surface having a helical path extending thereon, wherein the helical path includes a groove having an interior curve partially bounding an interior space; and
a helically curved light source coiled around the elongate primary reflector and spaced apart from the groove and at least partially disposed within the interior space, wherein the helically curved light source substantially follows the helical path.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a method of enhancing illumination by a variety of lamp types through the use of reflective technologies, for example, replacement of expensive high intensity density of mercury vapor lamps with low wattage fluorescent tubes having at least one and in some cases, up to three reflective surfaces for focusing otherwise lost light toward a target illumination area. Further, the placement of light sources at the focal point of said reflective surfaces aids in optimizing the amount of light focused in a desired direction.
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1. An illumination device comprising:
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an elongate primary reflector including a reflective exterior surface having a helical path extending thereon, wherein the helical path includes a groove having an interior curve partially bounding an interior space; and a helically curved light source coiled around the elongate primary reflector and spaced apart from the groove and at least partially disposed within the interior space, wherein the helically curved light source substantially follows the helical path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An illumination device comprising:
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an elongate primary reflector; a light source coiled around the primary reflector; and a secondary reflector having a concave reflective surface that defines an inner volume; wherein the elongate primary reflector and the light source are disposed within the inner volume of the secondary reflector. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A illumination device comprising:
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an elongate primary reflector including a reflective exterior surface having a helical groove extending thereon, the helical groove forming a curved channel having an effective radius; and a helical light source coiled around the elongate primary reflector in a path substantially following the helical groove, the helical light source being spaced apart from the helical groove a radial distance substantially equal to half the effective radius. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An illumination device comprising:
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an elongate primary reflector including a reflective exterior surface having a helical path extending thereon, wherein the helical path includes a groove having an interior curve that defines an effective radius; and a helically curved light source coiled around the elongate primary reflector and spaced apart from the groove a radial distance substantially equal to half the effective radius, wherein the helically curved light source substantially follows the helical path. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An illumination device comprising:
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an elongate primary reflector including a reflective exterior surface having a helical path extending thereon; a helically curved light source coiled around the elongate primary reflector, wherein the helically curved light source substantially follows the helical path; and a curved secondary reflector defining an open inner volume and having a concave reflective surface, wherein; the elongate primary reflector and the helically curved light source are disposed within the open inner volume of the secondary reflector such that the concave reflective surface faces the elongate primary reflector and the helically curved light source. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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