LED lamps with enhanced wireless communication
First Claim
1. An LED lighting device, comprising:
- a light emitting assembly including at least one LED;
a wireless network interface coupled to the light emitting assembly and connecting the LED lighting device to a network, the wireless network interface including a radio frequency transceiver;
an antenna in electrical communication with the radio frequency transceiver; and
a thermally conductive housing receiving said light emitting assembly, the thermally conductive housing in thermal communication with said at least one LED, wherein said thermally conductive housing is formed of a thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material, the thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material configured to reduce or eliminate electromagnetic shielding, wherein said thermally conductive housing is configured to dissipate heat directly into ambient air, and further wherein said light emitting assembly includes an LED circuit structure attached directly into said thermally conductive housing.
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Abstract
An LED lighting device includes a light emitting assembly including at least one LED and a wireless network interface connecting the LED lighting device to a network. The wireless network interface includes a RF transceiver. An antenna is in electrical communication with the RF transceiver. A thermally conductive housing receives the light emitting assembly, the thermally conductive housing in thermal communication with the at least one LED. In one aspect the thermally conductive housing is formed of a thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material. In another aspect, the thermally conductive housing includes a first portion attached to a second portion, wherein the first portion is formed of a first, thermally conductive material and defines an interior cavity receiving the wireless network interface. The second portion is formed of a second, electrically nonconductive material and defines an aperture allowing optical output of the at least one LED to pass therethrough.
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20 Claims
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1. An LED lighting device, comprising:
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a light emitting assembly including at least one LED; a wireless network interface coupled to the light emitting assembly and connecting the LED lighting device to a network, the wireless network interface including a radio frequency transceiver; an antenna in electrical communication with the radio frequency transceiver; and a thermally conductive housing receiving said light emitting assembly, the thermally conductive housing in thermal communication with said at least one LED, wherein said thermally conductive housing is formed of a thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material, the thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material configured to reduce or eliminate electromagnetic shielding, wherein said thermally conductive housing is configured to dissipate heat directly into ambient air, and further wherein said light emitting assembly includes an LED circuit structure attached directly into said thermally conductive housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An LED lighting device, comprising:
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a light emitting assembly including at least one LED; a wireless network interface coupled to the light emitting assembly and connecting the LED lighting device to a network, the wireless network interface including a radio frequency transceiver; a thermally conductive housing receiving said light emitting assembly, the thermally conductive housing in thermal communication with said at least one LED; said thermally conductive housing being configured to dissipate heat into ambient air and having a first portion attached to a second portion; the first portion formed of a first material and defining an interior cavity receiving the wireless network interface and the second portion formed of a second material, the first material being a thermally conductive material; the second portion formed of a second material defining an aperture allowing optical output of the at least one LED to pass therethrough during operation, the second material being an electrically nonconductive material, the thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material configured to reduce or eliminate electromagnetic shielding, wherein said light emitting assembly includes an LED circuit structure attached directly into said thermally conductive housing and further wherein said second portion is configured to dissipate heat directly into ambient air; and an antenna in electrical communication with the radio frequency transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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