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LED socket and replaceable LED assemblies

US7744266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Cree, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Higley · Cary, US
Faramarz Hafezi · Wake Forest, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2009
Grant date	Jun 29, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S362/80
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Socket arrangements for releasably mounting LEDs and light fixtures or assemblies employing such sockets are described. The socket arrangements facilitate the replacement of LEDs to replace an original LED with a brighter replacement, to change the color of the LED, to replace a single LED with a multiple chip LED, to replace a damaged or burned out LED with a new one, or the like. In further assemblies with plural LEDs, the use of ready release sockets facilitates selective replacement of an LED or LEDs and greatly enhances the flexibility of such units.

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