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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2010
Joshua J. Markle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Higley, Cary, NC (US);
Joshua J. Markle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Higley, Cary, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Lighting fixtures using light-emitting devices are disclosed with heat sinks that are both decorative and functional by providing heat dissipation for the light-emitting devices used therein. A luminaire can feature a base for attachment to a support and a driver positionable in the base. An electrical connector can extend downward from the base and have a proximal end and a distal end with the proximal end disposed in the base and engaging the driver. A heat sink can be disposed at the distal end of the electrical connector with the electrical connector extending through the heat sink. A light-emitting device can be mechanically coupled and attached to the heat sink while simultaneously electrically coupling and connecting the light-emitting device. A lamp shade can be secured to the heat sink proximal to the base with the light-emitting device disposed within the lamp shade and at least a portion of the body of the heat sink forming a decorative portion extending outward from the lamp shade.