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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2009
Applicants:

Martin Kristoffersen, Maplewood, MN (US);

Rolf W. Biernath, Wyoming, MN (US);

Thomas R. Corrigan, Saint Paul, MN (US);

David G. Freier, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Raymond P. Johnston, Lake Elmo, MN (US);

Michael A. Meis, Stillwater, MN (US);

Kenneth A. P. Meyer, Shoreview, MN (US);

Vadim N. Savvateev, Saint Paul, MN (US);

William A. Tolbert, Woodbury, MN (US);

Phillip E. Tuma, Faribault, MN (US);

Inventors:

Martin Kristoffersen, Maplewood, MN (US);

Rolf W. Biernath, Wyoming, MN (US);

Thomas R. Corrigan, Saint Paul, MN (US);

David G. Freier, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Raymond P. Johnston, Lake Elmo, MN (US);

Michael A. Meis, Stillwater, MN (US);

Kenneth A. P. Meyer, Shoreview, MN (US);

Vadim N. Savvateev, Saint Paul, MN (US);

William A. Tolbert, Woodbury, MN (US);

Phillip E. Tuma, Faribault, MN (US);

Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to illumination or lighting assemblies and systems that provide illumination using LEDs. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting assembly, comprising: multiple light emitting diodes that emit light; an optical system that directs the light emitted by the light emitting diodes, the optical system positioned adjacent to light emitting diodes; and a cooling fin including a two-phase cooling system, the cooling fin positioned adjacent to the light emitting diodes such that the two-phase cooling system removes heat from the light emitting diodes. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting system including multiple lighting assemblies. The lighting assemblies and systems of the present disclosure can be used in, for example, a street light, a backlight (including, for example, a sun-coupled backlight), a wall wash light, a billboard light, a parking ramp light, a high bay light, a parking lot light, a signage lit sign (also referred to as an electric sign), static signage (including, for example, sun-coupled static signage), illuminated signage, and other lighting applications.


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