Patent ID: 11901481
Assignee: LUMILEDS, LLC
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. The lighting system of claim 10 further comprising:
a second light-emitting module comprising
a second array of LEDs, one or more of the LEDs of the second array being defective,
a second set of one or more transmissive optical elements positioned at a light-emitting surface of the second LED array, each transmissive optical element of the second set being positioned at a location of a corresponding one of the one or more defective LEDs of the second array and extending over the corresponding defective LED and laterally at least partly over one or more LEDs of the second array adjacent to the corresponding defective LED, and
a second power and control module including circuitry structured and connected so as to enable selective activation of one or more LEDs of the second array or one or more groups of LEDs of the second array,
each transmissive optical element of the second set being arranged so as to transmit laterally at least a portion of light emitted by the one or more corresponding adjacent LEDs to propagate away from the second array from the location of the corresponding defective LED; and

a second set of one or more secondary optical elements arranged for projecting an image of the second array of LEDs, lateral transmission of light by each transmissive element resulting in reduced or eliminated appearance of the corresponding defective LED in the image of the second array,
the light-emitting module and the set of one or more secondary optics being structured and arranged as a first vehicle headlight, and the second light-emitting module and the second set of one or more secondary optics being structured and arranged as a second vehicle headlight.