Plastic globe for use in lighting applications and method of making same
AssigneeAcuity Brands, Inc.
InventorHerbert A. Fouke
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Abstract
An automated method as system for verifying end-to-end connectivity in a broadcast network such as an xDSL network including a plurality of elements such as ATM switches coupled to a subscriber modem. The method and system includes determining each of the elements in the network and establishing a communication channel with a corresponding interface of each element to generate test commands and elicit responsive data. Service logic is applied to determine the location of a fault and display the same on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) in a suitable format such as a Visual Word Document (VWD).
Claims43
In a luminaire having a globe formed of a plastic material, the improvement comprising a plurality of prisms disposed on at least portions of a surface of the globe, at least certain of the prisms having a texture formed on surfaces thereof to scatter and diffuse light passing through said prisms to simulate the appearance of a glass globe.
In the luminaire having a globe formed of a plastic material, the improvement comprising:
- a plurality of prisms disposed on at least one surface of the globe, at least certain of the prisms having a corner with at least one radius
- a texture formed on at least a portion of a surface of the globe, thereby to scatter and diffuse light passing through surfaces of the globe to simulate the appearance of a glass globe.
In a luminaire having a body member formed of a plastic material through which light passes to the exterior of the luminaires the improvement comprising a plurality of prisms disposed on a surface of the body member, at least certain of the prisms having a texture formed on surfaces thereof to scatter and to diffuse at least a portion of the fight passing through said prisms to simulate the appearance of a glass body member.
A method of manufacturing a body member used in a luminaire, the body member being formed of a plastic material through which light passes to the exterior of the luminaire, the method comprising:
- forming a plurality of prisms on a surface of the body member, surfaces of at least certain of the prisms having a roughened texture formed thereon.
A method of manufacturing a body member used in a luminaire, the body member being formed of a plastic material through which light passes to the exterior of the luminaire, the method comprising:
- forming a plurality of prisms on at least portions of surfaces of the body member;
- and,
- forming a texture on surfaces of at least certain of the prisms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.