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US 11,143,364 B2Granted
Illuminated panel
AssigneeLuxTech, LLC
InventorsSean R. Darras, Alexander Harris Nicolaides
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Abstract
The disclosure relates in general to illuminated panels resembling windows, and more particularly, to a system containing a light source, a diffuser and a panel combined in such a fashion as to resemble a window, skylight or curtain wall.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one LED disposed within the frame;
- an LED driver coupled to the at least one LED;
- a diffuser disposed within the frame, the at least one LED configured to light an edge of the diffuser at a first direction such that light exits the diffuser at a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a panel disposed within the frame and coupled to the diffuser such that the panel passes the light from the diffuser in the second direction,
- the frame defining a recess and an infinity edge, an edge portion of the diffuser being disposed within the recess of the frame, the infinity edge of the frame being disposed a non-zero distance from a portion of the diffuser that is closest to the infinity edge of the frame without intervening structure and a non-zero distance from a portion of the panel that is closest to the infinity edge of the frame.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of frames, each frame from the plurality of frames defining a recess and an infinity edge and including:
- at least one LED disposed within that frame;
- an LED driver coupled to the at least one LED;
- a diffuser having an edge portion disposed within the recess of that frame, a perimeter of the diffuser being surrounded by that frame, the at least one LED configured to light an edge of the diffuser at a first direction such that light exits the diffuser at a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a panel disposed within that frame and coupled to the diffuser such that the panel passes the light from the diffuser in the second direction,
- the infinity edge of the frame being disposed a non-zero distance from a portion of the diffuser that is closest to the infinity edge of the frame without intervening structure,
- each frame from the plurality of frames having at least one channel (1) along at least a portion of a perimeter of the frame and (2) configured to receive hardware to mount that frame to a channel of at least one remaining frame from the plurality of frames.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first frame;
- at least one LED disposed within the first frame;
- an LED driver coupled to the at least one LED;
- a diffuser disposed within the first frame, a perimeter of the diffuser being surrounded by the first frame, the at least one LED configured to light an edge of the diffuser at a first direction such that light exits the diffuser at a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a panel disposed within the first frame and coupled to the diffuser such that the panel passes the light from the diffuser in the second direction,
- the frame having at least one channel (1) along at least a portion of a perimeter of the frame and (2) configured to receive hardware to mount the first frame to a second frame,
- the first frame defining a recess and an infinity edge, an edge portion of the diffuser being disposed within the recess of the first frame, the infinity edge of the first frame being disposed a non-zero distance from a portion of the diffuser that is closest to the infinity edge of the first frame without intervening structure and a non-zero distance from a portion of the panel that is closest to the infinity edge of the first frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.