Patent ID: 7347587

Claim:
An apparatus for reducing socket shadow in an area of low luminance on a surface proximate to the apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a luminaire casing including a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said luminaire casing disposed proximate to the surface, wherein the surface is arranged external to the casing; at least two linearly adjacent tandem lamps disposed in said luminaire casing, said at least two lamps each capable of emitting a light output to the surface, said at least two lamps being disposed in a first region; a region of diminished radiant exitance disposed between adjacent ends of said at least two linearly adjacent lamps, said region of diminished radiant exitance emitting a lower light output than said light output emitted from said at least two lamps, said region of diminished radiant exitance forming the area of low luminance on the surface; and a reflector disposed on said luminaire casing, said reflector being disposed with respect to said at least two lamps to redirect said light output emitted from said at least two lamps to the area of low luminance on the surface, wherein said reflector is disposed in a second region, said second region being disposed proximate to said second end relative to said first region, and said first region being disposed proximate to said first end relative to said second region, a space being delimited between said first region and said second region.