Patent ID: 7568818

Claim:
A luminaire for mounting on a vertical surface, the luminaire comprising: a housing having an aperture; a lamp disposed within the aperture and configured to emit light through the aperture to the vertical surface and to an associated worksurface; and a lamp distribution modifier disposed within the aperture proximate to the lamp, an entirety of said lamp distribution modifier being disposed closer to said lamp than an exterior aperture opening; wherein the lamp distribution modifier is configured to intercept first light rays emitted by the lamp in a direction toward an upper portion of the vertical surface, wherein the lamp distribution modifier is further configured to allow passage of second light rays emitted by the lamp in a direction toward the upper portion of the vertical surface, and wherein the lamp distribution modifier is further configured to allow passage of third light rays to a reflector disposed within the aperture, wherein the reflector redirects the third light rays to at least one of a lower portion of the vertical surface and the worksurface.