Patents Assigned to PROMETHEUS WHEELS L.L.C.
  • Apparatus and method for evenly illuminating a rotating element with single or minimal light source(s)
    Patent number: 10787117
    Abstract: An apparatus for illuminating a rotating element of the apparatus with as few as a single light source and a method for assembling such apparatus are disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a center, a clear substrate element that may rotate about the center, and a light source for evenly illuminating the clear substrate element. The light source is configured to emit light toward the clear substrate element at an angle, which is predetermined based on one or more attributes of the clear substrate element, such as the geometry and the index of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: PROMETHEUS WHEELS L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Birgen, Hakim Hill
  • Apparatus and Method for Evenly Illuminating a Rotating Element With Single or Minimal Light Source(s)
    Publication number: 20150336504
    Abstract: An apparatus for illuminating a rotating element of the apparatus with as few as a single light source and a method for assembling such apparatus are disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a center, a clear substrate element that may rotate about the center, and a light source for evenly illuminating the clear substrate element. The light source is configured to emit light toward the clear substrate element at an angle, which is predetermined based on one or more attributes of the clear substrate element, such as the geometry and the index of refraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: PROMETHEUS WHEELS L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Birgen, Hakim Hill