Patent ID: 9128222
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus, comprising: a light-diffusive plate having opposing first and second faces bounded by one or more sides, the light-diffusive plate having a plurality of disruptions on the first face and a first channel in at least a portion of a first side of the one or more sides and between the first and second faces of the light-diffusive plate; a first cover having first and second surfaces and disposed over the first channel with the first surface facing the first side of the light-diffusive plate; and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on the first surface of the first cover and within the first channel, the LEDs electrically coupled with wiring integrated with the first cover, wherein light emitted from the LEDs and directed at the side having the first channel is transmitted within the light-diffusive plate by total internal reflection and scattered by the plurality of disruptions.