ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,222, issued on March 18, was assigned to SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Multi-color mixing and shaping optic and system" was invented by Luc Guy Louis Lacroix (Groton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixing and shaping system with a mixing and shaping optic is provided. The system can include an optical housing configured to secure the optic along with a diffuser component arranged between the optic and the exit lens of the optical housing. The optic includes an integrally formed mixing pipe and reflector body configured to mix and shape radiation for superior near field and far field mixing. The mixing pipe ...