IP Library Granted Patent US 9,194,541
Granted Patent B2
US 9,194,541 · App. 13/293,427 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Illumination apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,194,541
App. No.
13/293,427
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure discloses an illumination apparatus. The illumination apparatus comprises a cover comprising a second portion and a first portion, and a light source disposed within the cover. An average thickness of the first portion is greater than that of the second portion.

Claims (17)

1. An illumination apparatus comprising:

a cover comprising diffuser particles of a first concentration;

an inner cover arranged within and spaced apart from the cover, and comprising diffuser particles of a second concentration which is different from the first concentration; and

a light source being within the inner cover and interacting with a wavelength converter which is spatially isolated from the cover.

2. The illumination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser particles comprise a material of TiO 2 , SiO 2 , or air.

3. The illumination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cover has a first contour, the inner cover has a second contour different from the first contour.

4. The illumination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wavelength converter is connected to the inner cover.

5. The illumination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wavelength converter is formed between the cover and the light source.

6. The illumination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises polymer or glass.

7. The illumination apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a protrusion which bulges toward the light source, and a portion surrounding the protrusion.

8. The illumination apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion has several different thicknesses.

9. The illumination apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a rough structure provided in the portion.

10. The illumination apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion has a width greater than that of the light source in a cross sectional view.

11. The illumination apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion has a transmittance less than that of the portion.

12. The illumination apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion has a thickness greater than that of the portion.

13. The illumination apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a coating layer substantially covering the protrusion and being substantially excluded from covering the portion.

14. The illumination apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the coating layer is capable of receiving a part of the light and reflecting more than 90% of the part of the light.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 22, 2026
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075513/0783 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2011
From: LIN, YAO CHIU; LIAW, BEEN-YU; WANG, CHIH-MING; HSU, MING-CHI; HUANG, YI-JUI; WANG, JHIH-SIAN; CHAO, KUANG-PING; LEE, TSUNG-XIAN
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027209/0189 →