GLASS LED LIGHT BULBS
A glass LED bulb, which includes a body of glass, the body having at least one hollow portion, and at least one LED contained within the at least one hollow portion. A thermally conductive material is preferably included within the at least one hollow portion. The body of glass can be bulb-shaped or alternatively shaped like an incandescent bulb.
1 . An LED bulb comprising:
a solid body, the body having at least one hollow portion formed therein;
at least one LED contained within the at least one hollow portion; and
a thermally conductive material within the at least one hollow portion,
wherein the thermally conductive material is in contact with both the at least one LED and the body.
2 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the body has a bulb-shape.
3 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the body has an incandescent bulb-shape.
4 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive material is a fluid, a gel, or a plastic.
5 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the fluid, or plastic is optically transparent.
6 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the fluid, gel, or plastic contains means, or is itself the means, to disperse and/or to color shift the light.
7 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the fluid, gel, or plastic is electrically insulating.
8 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the thermally conductive material is a fluid that contains a means to gel when exposed to air.
9 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the fluid, gel, or plastic is hydrated polyacrylimide.
10 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the fluid, gel, or plastic provides mechanical relief for the body.
11 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 11 , wherein the at least one hollow portion comprises a plurality of hollow portions having interconnections.
12 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 11 , wherein the interconnections are used to interconnect the at least one LED.
13 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a power source for the at least one LED, which is included in the bulb.
14 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 13 , wherein the power source for the at least one LED is compatible with pre-existing power sources, permitting the bulb to be used in pre-existing fixtures.
15 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the bulb-shaped body contains means to disperse and/or means to color shift the light.
16 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the means to disperse the light is bubbles in the body.
17 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the means to disperse the light is a collection of Mie scatterers in the body.
18 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the means to color shift the light is a dye in the body.
19 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the means to color shift the light is a collection of Rayleigh scatterers in the body.
20 . An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the at least one LED includes a plurality of LEDs, and wherein interconnections between the LEDs are made on a printed circuit board.
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