The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Jean-françois Laporte, Laval, CA;
Inventor:
Jean-François Laporte, Laval, CA;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/04 (2006.01); F21V 5/00 (2015.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 17/16 (2006.01); F21V 31/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/10 (2006.01); F21W 131/103 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01); F21Y 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/04 (2013.01); F21V 5/007 (2013.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 17/16 (2013.01); F21V 31/005 (2013.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01); F21W 2131/103 (2013.01); F21W 2131/1005 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
An LED-based lighting unit () with substantially sealed LEDS () is disclosed. The LED-based lighting unit () includes a plurality of LEDs ()coupled to a mounting surface, a plurality of optical pieces () each placeable adjacent the mounting surface about at least one of the LEDs (), and an elastomeric layer () abutting and extending between the optical pieces (). Optionally, an adhesive layer () may be interposed between the mounting surface and the optical pieces () and/or the elastomeric layer (). Optionally, a rigid layer () may be provided atop the elastomeric layer ().