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US6793374B2
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LED lamp
Assignee: Signify North America Corp
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Filing: 2002-09-25
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Granted: 2004-09-21
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Expires: 2022-09-25
Abstract
Abstract An LED lamp has a gear column, which is connected between a cap and substrates. The substrates are arranged as a polyhedron with planar surfaces. Each surface has at least one LED. The gear column also has a heat-dissipater, which interconnects the substrates and the lamp cap.
Inventors
- 👤 Simon H. A. Begemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:34
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V3/00; F21V29/00; F21V29/50; F21V29/70; F21K; F21K9/00; F21K9/20; F21K9/23; F21K9/232; F21S; F21S8/00; F21S8/03; F21S8/033; F21S8/036; F21V29/83; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/10; F21Y; F21Y2107/00; F21Y2107/40; F21Y2115/00; F21Y2115/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is surrounded by and exposed in a space within an envelope of the lamp and configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, and wherein the column includes a heat sink to dissipate said heat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is surrounded by and exposed in a space within an envelope of the lamp and configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, and wherein the column includes a heat sink to dissipate said heat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; and at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, and wherein the column includes a metal connection between said substrate and said cap to dissipate said heat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; and at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, and wherein the column includes a metal connection between said substrate and said cap to dissipate said heat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is directly connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; and at least one LED provided on said substrate, the column comprising a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is directly connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; and at least one LED provided on said substrate, the column comprising a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
A lamp comprising: a column; Image Page 11 a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; and a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, wherein the heat sink includes a metal connection between said substrate and said cap to dissipate said heat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
A lamp comprising: a column; Image Page 11 a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; and a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, wherein the heat sink includes a metal connection between said substrate and said cap to dissipate said heat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
72 words
A LED lamp comprising a gear column, a lamp cap which is connected to an end of the gear column and a substrate which is connected to the other end of the gear column, wherein the substrate includes at least one LED and wherein the gear column comprises heat-dissipating means interconnecting the substrate and the lamp cap, wherein said gear column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
A LED lamp comprising a gear column, a lamp cap which is connected to an end of the gear column and a substrate which is connected to the other end of the gear column, wherein the substrate includes at least one LED and wherein the gear column comprises heat-dissipating means interconnecting the substrate and the lamp cap, wherein said gear column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, and wherein said column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, and wherein said column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; and a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, wherein said heat sink has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; and a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, wherein said heat sink has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
93 words
A LED lamp comprising a gear column, a lamp cap which is connected to an end of the gear column and a substrate which is connected to the other end of the gear column, wherein the substrate includes at least one LED and wherein the gear column comprises heat-dissipating means interconnecting the substrate and the lamp cap, further comprising an envelope connected to said lamp cap and enclosing said gear column and said substrate, wherein said gear column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow exclusively within said envelope.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
93 words
A LED lamp comprising a gear column, a lamp cap which is connected to an end of the gear column and a substrate which is connected to the other end of the gear column, wherein the substrate includes at least one LED and wherein the gear column comprises heat-dissipating means interconnecting the substrate and the lamp cap, further comprising an envelope connected to said lamp cap and enclosing said gear column and said substrate, wherein said gear column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow exclusively within said envelope.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
84 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap; further comprising an envelope connected to said cap and enclosing said column and said substrate, wherein said column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow exclusively within said envelope.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
84 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; wherein the column is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap; further comprising an envelope connected to said cap and enclosing said column and said substrate, wherein said column has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow exclusively within said envelope.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
86 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; and a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; and a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, further comprising an envelope connected to said cap and enclosing said heat sink and said substrate, wherein said heat sink has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow exclusively within said envelope.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
86 words
A lamp comprising: a column; a cap which is connected to a first end of the column; and a substrate which is connected to a second end of the column; at least one LED provided on said substrate; and a heat sink to dissipate heat from the substrate to the cap, further comprising an envelope connected to said cap and enclosing said heat sink and said substrate, wherein said heat sink has an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for air flow exclusively within said envelope.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
140 words
An LED lamp comprising a gear column, a lamp cap which is connected to an end of the gear column and two or more substrates connected to the other end of the gear column, wherein each said substrate includes at least one face, each said face including at least one LED and being disposed at an angle to the other said faces, at least two of said faces containing respective ones of the at least one LEDs each of which emit light in a different direction and the gear column comprises heat-dissipating means interconnecting said substrates and the lamp cap, the lamp being provided with means for mutually varying the luminous flux of the at least one LED provided on one of said faces relative to the luminous flux of the at least one LED on another of said faces.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
140 words
An LED lamp comprising a gear column, a lamp cap which is connected to an end of the gear column and two or more substrates connected to the other end of the gear column, wherein each said substrate includes at least one face, each said face including at least one LED and being disposed at an angle to the other said faces, at least two of said faces containing respective ones of the at least one LEDs each of which emit light in a different direction and the gear column comprises heat-dissipating means interconnecting said substrates and the lamp cap, the lamp being provided with means for mutually varying the luminous flux of the at least one LED provided on one of said faces relative to the luminous flux of the at least one LED on another of said faces.
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