LED lighting systems and/or methods of making the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8992045-B2
Application number	US-201113188916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2011
Priority date	Jul 22, 2011
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

Certain example embodiments relate to improved lighting systems and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a lighting system includes a glass substrate with one or more apertures. An LED or other light source is disposed at one end of the aperture such that light from the LED directed through the aperture of the glass substrate exits the opposite end of the aperture. Inner surfaces of the aperture have a mirroring material such as silver to reflect the emitted light from the LED. In certain example embodiments, a remote phosphor article or layer is disposed opposite the LED at the other end of the aperture. In certain example embodiment, a lens is disposed in the aperture, between the remote phosphor article and the LED.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of making a light fixture, the method comprising:
forming a plurality of cavities in a glass substrate, the cavities each being tapered along a depth thereof so that each cavity increases in diameter or distance from a first end thereof to a second end thereof;
disposing a reflective element on a surface of each of the cavities;
disposing a lens entirely within each of the cavities; and
locating a light emitting diode (LED) at or proximate to…

Assignees

• Veerasamy Vijayen S
• Alvarez Jemssy
• Guardian Industries

Inventors

• Veerasamy Vijayen S
• Alvarez Jemssy

Classifications

• F21S2/005

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21V7/26

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21V33/006

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21Y2105/10

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21V5/045

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic