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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Antony Paul Van De Ven, Hong Kong, CN;
Gerald H. Negley, Durham, NC (US);
IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC, Sycamore, IL (US);
Abstract
A heat pipe configured to transfer heat from a central portion of a lighting device to an edge portion of the lighting device, the heat pipe comprising one region which extends along a portion of a diameter of a substantially circular, substantially annular shape and another region that extends along a diameter of the shape. Also, a lighting device comprising a housing, a reflector, a light emitter and a heat pipe as described above. Also, a self ballasted lamp comprising a solid state light source, an electrical connector, an AC power supply, a reflector configured to receive light from the source and emit reflected light from an aperture, and a thermal management system. Also, a lighting device, comprising a housing, a reflector, a light emitter comprising an array of solid state light emitters, a heat pipe and a sensor.