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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Russell George Villard, Apex, NC (US);
Inventor:
Russell George Villard, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One or more solid state light emitting elements are mounted on a hardcoat anodized aluminum substrate. One or more bars also may be provided that slidably contact an edge of the hardcoat anodized aluminum substrate. The substrate and the bar(s) may be mounted in a housing with the bars mounted in apertures in the housing wall. Related assembling methods for solid state light emitting apparatus also are disclosed.