Illumination device
CA 1331979 C · Owner: Noguchi, Nobuhisa · Inventors: Kikuchi, Yutaka; Kaneko, Isamu; Noguchi, Nobuhisa
Overview
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A thin illumination device providing uniform luminance distribution on the diffusing plate comprising a reflecting plate, linear light sources arranged in the vicinity of the reflecting plate and a diffusing plate arranged on the opposite side of the reflecting plate with regard to the light sources, section of the reflecting plate having a shape of continuous curves having different curvature. - 21 -
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- Granted September 13, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 13, 2011.
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