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US4013915A
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Light emitting device mounting arrangement
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1975-10-23
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Granted: 1977-03-22
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Expires: 1995-10-23
Abstract
Abstract A mounting scheme designed to provide enhanced brightness and off-axis viewing of a discrete light emitting device is described. The device is placed within a cavity with reflecting side walls. Situated above the cavity is a contrast filter which has formed therein a plurality of spherical lenses. The lens arrangement is designed to produce an array of discrete images of the device separated by dark areas in order to increase the visibility of the device. The cavity side walls reflect onto the lenses light which would not normally be incident thereon thereby further enhancing visibility and permitting good off-axis viewing.
Inventors
- 👤 William Henry Dufft
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:58
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
An optical device comprising: a solid state light-emitting device; a body of material defining a cavity with side walls and an opening at the top within which cavity is mounted said light-emitting device, the walls of said cavity forming spectrally reflective surfaces; and a filter element having top and bottom surfaces formed over the opening in said cavity with the top surface facing away from the cavity and the bottom surface facing the cavity wherein said top surface is flat and said bottom surface includes a plurality of spherical surfaces formed therein in the area over said cavity with the concave side of the surfaces facing said cavity such that a plurality of images of said light-emitting device is formed by said surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
An optical device comprising: a solid state light-emitting device; a body of material defining a cavity with side walls and an opening at the top within which cavity is mounted said light-emitting device, the walls of said cavity forming spectrally reflective surfaces; and a filter element having top and bottom surfaces formed over the opening in said cavity with the top surface facing away from the cavity and the bottom surface facing the cavity wherein said top surface is flat and said bottom surface includes a plurality of spherical surfaces formed therein in the area over said cavity with the concave side of the surfaces facing said cavity such that a plurality of images of said light-emitting device is formed by said surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The optical device according to claim 1 wherein the distance between the axes of adjacent spherical surfaces is 2r/√2, where r is the radius of the circle formed by the spherical surfaces in a horizontal plane at the bottom surface of said filter element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optical device according to claim 1 wherein said filter element includes an array of at least nine spherical surfaces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The optical device according to claim 1 wherein the light-emitting device comprises a GaP light-emitting diode and further includes a reflecting pan within which the diode is positioned.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein said material defining the cavity and said filter element are formed from the same material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein the side dimensions of said cavity are at least equal to the side dimensions of said array of spherical surfaces.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-03-21 | 1980-09-20 | 1981-03-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-03-21 | 1984-09-20 | 1985-03-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-03-21 | 1988-09-20 | 1989-03-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |