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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2009
James M. Helms, N. Fort Myers, FL (US);
Mark R. Barie, Glenshaw, PA (US);
John A. Lowrey, Iii, Saxonburg, PA (US);
James M. Helms, N. Fort Myers, FL (US);
Mark R. Barie, Glenshaw, PA (US);
John A. Lowrey, III, Saxonburg, PA (US);
Ibis Tek, LLC, Butler, PA (US);
Abstract
A headlamp for a vehicle (air, land or sea) providing a planar array of infrared (IR) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and visible light LEDs, and arranged and mounted within a housing so as to provide for cooling of the LEDs without forced convection, by conducting heat from the LEDs to protruding cooling fins. A switch system is also provided, for enabling either the visible light or the infrared light, and for selecting a high-beam or low-beam pattern. The beam pattern is provided in some embodiments so as to meet US Federal Motor Vehicle standards.