Light emitting module

• US 7,000,999 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2003
• Issued: 02/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LED Lighting, Engineering & Design, Corp.
• Original Assignee: Patrick Henry Jr. Ryan
• Inventors: Ryan, Patrick Henry Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, John D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rahll, Jerry T.
• Application Number:
  US10/460,072
• Publication Number:
  US 20040252962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 257/88, 257/99, 362/257, 385/147
• US Class Current: 305/147
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/22 electroluminescent electroluminescent light sources per se H05B33/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/62 Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body, e.g. lead-frames, wire-bonds or solder balls

Abstract

A light-emitting module structurally suspended between a pair of spaced apart electrical conducting wires wherein each of the wires has selected portions that are electrically insulated from the module. The light emitting module, in concert with the electrical conducting wires, provides structural support for the light emitter portion of the light emitting module via the connections to the insulated and non-insulated portions of the electrical conducting wires. A plurality of light emitting modules may be ganged together in series, parallel or series-parallel electrical configurations to produce chains of light emitting modules. The chains of light emitting modules produce selected or desired illumination depending on the quantity of light emitting modules being ganged together.

Claims

1. An electrically operated light emitting module, comprising:

a) a first pair of electrically isolated conductors having a first light emitter structurally suspended therebetween;

b) a second pair of electrically isolated conductors having a second light emitter structurally suspended therebetween;

c) a selected current limiting resistor electrically disposed between said first and said second pair of electrically isolated conductors; and

d) said first and second light emitters illuminating from received power via said first and said second pair of electrically isolated conductors.

2. An electrically operated light emitting module, comprising:

a) a first elongated electrical conductor electrically isolated from a second elongated electrical conductor;

b) a first light emitter operationally disposed to said first and said second elongated electrical conductors;

c) a selected resistor having one end electrically connected to said second elongated electrical conductor;

d) a third elongated electrical conductor electrically isolated from said first and said second elongated electrical conductors;

e) said resistor'"'"'s other end electrically connected to said third elongated electrical conductor;

f) a fourth elongated electrical conductor electrically isolated from said first, second and third elongated electrical conductors;

g) a second light emitter operationally disposed to said third and said fourth elongated electrical conductors;

whereby said first and said second light emitters are interconnected via said first, second, third and fourth elongated electrical conductors and receive limited electrical power via said selected resistor.

3. The electrically operated light emitting module of claim 2, wherein said first light emitter is a pair of light emitting diodes having their respective anodes electrically connected to the opposite respective cathodes.

4. The electrically operated light emitting module of claim 2, wherein said second light emitter is a pair of light emitting diodes having their respective anodes electrically connected to the opposite respective cathodes.

5. The electrically operated light emitting module of claim 2, wherein said first light emitter is a pair of back to back light emitting diodes.

6. The electrically operated light emitting module of claim 2, wherein said first, second, third and fourth elongated electrical conductors are stamped from an elongated heat-sink material.

7. The electrically operated light emitting module of claim 2, further comprising:

h) a non-electrical conductive adhesive tape connected to said first, second, third and fourth elongated electrical conductors;

i) said first, second, third and fourth elongated electrical conductors are structurally suspended via said non-electrical conductive adhesive tape.