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Patent: 10400995

Illumination Apparatus for Producing a Rectangular Light Distribution in an Illumination Plane

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Patent Number:	10400995
Title:	Illumination Apparatus for Producing a Rectangular Light Distribution in an Illumination Plane
Abstract:	An illumination apparatus for providing light and for illuminating an illumination plane with a rectangular light distribution is provided. The illumination apparatus includes at least one light source configured to generate light, a collimation optical unit configured to collimate the light, a condenser optical unit configured to shape a rectangular angular distribution of the light coming from the collimation optical unit, and a freeform optical unit having at least one freeform area for modifying the angular distribution such that a rectangular light distribution is produced in an illumination plane that is optically connected downstream.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Rehn
Assignee:	Osram
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	F21V 13/04
US Classification:	F21V 13/04
Issue Date:	09-03-2019
Filing Date:	03-31-2017
Application :	15/475185
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