Illumination – With static structure – Wall or ceiling
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-22
2011-11-22
Payne, Sharon (Department: 2875)
Illumination
With static structure
Wall or ceiling
C362S404000, C362S290000, C362S292000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08061865
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for providing sources of light, or mechanical and/or electrical connections for light sources, via a grid system of a suspended ceiling. All or a portion of a grid system for a suspended ceiling may be configured to support the generation of light. Lighting units may be coupled to various portions of the grid system in a removable and modular fashion, so as to be completely or substantially recessed above the ceiling surface, or as pendant components hanging below the ceiling surface. Lighting interface components of the grid system also may be configured to facilitate significant thermal dissipation from lighting units. In one exemplary implementation, one or more LED-based lighting units may be coupled to one or more lighting interface components of the grid system so as to provide controllable multi-color and/or essentially white light.
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Dowling Kevin J.
Mollnow Tomas
Morgan Frederick M.
Piepgras Colin
Beloborodov Mark L.
Payne Sharon
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, Inc.
Salazar John F.
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