Patent ID: 9222648
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: F21K,F21V,F21Y,H01L,H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an illumination system, the method comprising: providing a monolithic lightsheet comprising a support substrate and defining a plurality of lighting units each comprising (i) a portion of the support substrate, (ii) a plurality of electrical traces disposed thereon, and (iii) one or more light-emitting elements electrically coupled to the electrical traces; mating the lightsheet to an optical substrate comprising a plurality of wells therein such that (i) each of a first plurality of lighting units is aligned with a well such that the one or more light-emitting elements of the lighting unit are disposed within the well, and (ii) a second plurality of lighting units are each disposed between wells such that the light-emitting elements thereof are not disposed within a well; and removing each of the second plurality of lighting units from the optical substrate, the first plurality of lighting units remaining mated to the optical substrate.