IP Library Granted Patent US 9,632,295
Granted Patent B2
US 9,632,295 · App. 14/462,322 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Flood optic

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Patent No.
US 9,632,295
App. No.
14/462,322
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical member includes a refractive portion adapted to refract light, a first total internal reflection surface adjacent to and disposed about at least a portion of the refractive portion, and a second total internal reflection surface displaced from the first total internal reflection surface distal to the refractive portion and disposed about at least a portion of the first total internal reflection surface.

Claims (35)

1. An optical member comprised of:

a. a first refractive portion;

b. a first total internal reflection surface adjacent to and disposed about at least a portion of the first refractive portion;

c. a second total internal reflection surface displaced from the first total internal reflection surface distal to the first refractive portion and disposed about at least a portion of the first total internal reflection surface;

d. a light exit surface opposite the first refractive portion, the first total internal reflection surface, and the second total internal reflection surface; and

e. a second refractive portion disposed adjacent the first total internal reflection surface wherein a first end of the first total internal reflection surface abuts the first refractive portion, a second end of the first total internal reflection surface abuts the second refractive portion, and the second refractive portion abuts the second total internal reflection surface.

2. The optical member of claim 1 further comprising:

a. a base attached to the optical member;

b. a light source adjacent to the base; and

c. a light exit surface opposite the base.

3. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the second total internal reflection surface is adjacent to and disposed about at least a portion of the base.

4. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the light exit surface is textured.

5. The optical member of claim 1 , wherein the refractive portion comprises a convex surface.

6. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the light source is a light emitting diode (LED).

7. The optical member of claim 6 , wherein the light source is a multi-die LED package.

8. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the second total internal reflection surface terminates proximal to the light exit surface.

9. The optical member of claim 8 , further comprising a flange disposed about the base and defining at least two mounting openings.

10. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the refractive portion collimates light rays emitted from the light source within approximately ±20° from a central axis perpendicular to a the base.

11. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the first total internal reflection surface collimates light rays emitted from the light source between ±20° to ±45° of the central axis.

12. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the second total internal reflection surface collimates light rays emitted from the light source between ±45° to ±90° of the central axis.

13. The optical member of claim 2 , wherein the light rays are collimated to approximately ±7.5° of a line parallel to the central axis.

14. The optical member of claim 1 , wherein the optical member is comprised of a material consisting of one or more of acrylic, air, polycarbonate, molded silicone, glass, and/or cyclic olefin copolymers.

15. An optic for transmitting light from a light source, the optic comprised of:

a. a base;

b. a light source adjacent to the base;

c. a refractive portion displaced a distance from the base;

d. a first total internal reflection surface displaced from and angled away from the refractive portion;

e. a second total internal reflection surface adjacent to and angled away from the base;

f. a light exit surface disposed on a first side of the optic wherein the refractive portion and the first and second total internal reflection surfaces are disposed on a second side of the optic; and

g. an outer surface disposed about both the first and second total internal reflection surfaces wherein the outer surface is disposed contiguous with and orthogonal to the light exit surface.

16. The optic of claim 15 further comprising a light exit surface opposite the base.

17. The optic of claim 15 , wherein the light exit surface is textured.

18. The optic of claim 15 , wherein the refractive portion comprises a convex surface.

19. The optic of claim 15 , wherein the light source is a LED.

20. The optic of claim 15 , wherein the light source is a multi-die LED package.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2026
From: LUMEN ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC
To: LED-IP MANAGEMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 075624/0358 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2023
From: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
To: FGI WORLDWIDE LLC
Reel/Frame 064897/0413 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2019
From: CREE, INC.
To: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
Reel/Frame 049224/0580 →