Patent ID: 8092034

Claim:
A lighted tile system, comprising: a first tile comprising: a tray comprising: a floor; one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor; and a cavity defined at least in part by the floor and the one or more walls; a ceiling coupled to the tray and located substantially opposite the floor of the tray; a sealing junction to substantially seal the floor and the ceiling together to make the lighted tile system at least one of weatherproof and waterproof; a substrate located between the floor of the tray and the ceiling; one or more light sources coupled to the substrate to shine a light from the one or more light sources in a substantially uniform pattern towards the ceiling; and a hot spot blocking mechanism located between a ceiling and at least a portion of one or more light sources; wherein the ceiling is at least partially translucent to permit at least part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine through the ceiling.