LIGHTING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus is provided including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a base. The base is configured to move heat away from the array of LEDs to other portions of the base and further to the atmosphere or an adjacent housing. In one embodiment, a native oxide on the base electrically insulates the base from the LEDs. In another embodiment, a cover is removably disposed over the array of LEDs, and removal of the cover prevents electrical energization of the LEDs.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1-34. -34. (canceled)
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35. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a heat conductive base having a surface;
a plurality of contacts supported on the surface of the base, the plurality of contacts comprising a first terminus and a second terminus;
at least one LED disposed on the contacts and arranged so that an electrical pathway is established from the first terminus to the second terminus through the LED;
a housing comprising a heat conductive material, the housing having a housing wall and an opening adjacent the housing wall;
wherein the heat conductive base is arranged in the housing so that the heat conductive base surface engages the housing wall in a manner so that heat from the LED is directed from the LED into the base and from the base surface through the housing wall and into the housing, and the LED is generally aligned with the housing opening. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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