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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Kian Shin Lee, Penang, MY;
Janet Bee Yin Chua, 11500 Penang, MY;
Wen Ya Ou, 10470 Penang, MY;
Yew Cheong Kuan, 11700 Penang, MY;
Inventors:
Kian Shin Lee, Penang, MY;
Janet Bee Yin Chua, 11500 Penang, MY;
Wen Ya Ou, 10470 Penang, MY;
Yew Cheong Kuan, 11700 Penang, MY;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An illumination unit includes a thin and flexible substrate and flexible electrical tracks formed on the flexible substrate. A number of solid-state light generating sources are arranged on the flexible substrate along the electrical tracks and are electrically connected to the electrical tracks. A flexible and optically transparent encapsulant is provided to encapsulate the light generating sources on the substrate such that the illumination unit is both thin and flexible.