Patent ID: 7959343
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An illumination system, comprising: a substrate providing electrical connectivity to a plurality of side emitting LEDs mounted on said substrate; a light transmitting panel having a plurality of recesses, said plurality of recesses formed along a rear wail, said light transmitting panel fixedly mounted over said substrate; said recesses forming a set of light scattering recesses and a set of light emitting recesses wherein each of said light scattering recesses having a top wall forming a light emitting wall and a side wall extending downward from said top wall to said rear wall; each of said light scattering recesses surrounding light scattering material positioned over said substrate which receives light from at least one of said LEDs and transmits scattered light through said correlated light emitting wail and outward through said light transmitting panel; wherein each of said light emitting recesses is surrounded by a plurality of said light scattering recesses; each of said light emitting recessed further substantially surrounding one of said side emitting LEDs mounted on said substrate; and further wherein each of said recesses are substantially cylindrical.