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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Alan J. Ruud, Racine, WI (US);
Kurt S. Wilcox, Libertyville, IL (US);
Steven R. Walczak, Kenosha, WI (US);
Wayne Guillien, Franksville, WI (US);
Inventors:
Alan J. Ruud, Racine, WI (US);
Kurt S. Wilcox, Libertyville, IL (US);
Steven R. Walczak, Kenosha, WI (US);
Wayne Guillien, Franksville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An LED lighting fixture including a housing and an LED assembly secured with respect to the housing to permit air/water-flow over the LED assembly. The LED assembly includes (a) an LED heat sink having an LED-engaging surface and a heat-transfer surface and (b) an LED-array at the heat-transfer surface. The housing and the heat sink define an air gap permitting air/water-flow to and from the heat sink