Thin flash or video recording light using low profile side emitting LED

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9046634
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11763311

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Very thin flash modules for cameras are described that do not appear as a point source of light to the illuminated subject. Therefore, the flash is less objectionable to the subject. In one embodiment, the light emitting surface area is about 5 mm×10 mm. Low profile, side-emitting LEDs optically coupled to solid light guides enable the flash module to be thinner than 2 mm. The flash module may also be continuously energized for video recording. The module is particularly useful for cell phone cameras and other thin cameras.

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LUMILEDS LLC370 W TRIMBLE RD SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Bierhuizen, Serge Milpitas, US 40 1513
Eng, Gregory W Fremont, US 23 742
Epler, John Milpitas, US 13 576
Harbers, Gerard Sunnyvale, US 146 6729
Shchekin, Oleg Borisovich San Francisco, US 39 337

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