IP Library Granted Patent US 10,443,835
Granted Patent B2
US 10,443,835 · App. 16/128,447 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Lighting devices including at least one light-emitting device, systems including at least one lighting device, and related methods

Inventor: Trent Neil Butcher (Sandy, UT)
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Patent No.
US 10,443,835
App. No.
16/128,447
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device positioned within a housing is disclosed, wherein the housing is designed to allow an ambient environment to pass into the housing and transfer heat from the at least one light-emitting device. The light-emitting area of the light-emitting device may be sealed from the ambient environment. In some embodiments, the housing may include at least one recess, port, or other opening configured to allow a liquid or gas to promote heat transfer from the light-emitting device. In some embodiments, a vehicle, a marine system, or other systems may include at least one lighting assembly as contemplated herein.

Claims (40)

1. A lighting assembly, comprising:

a housing;

at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device comprising a substrate and a light-emitting area bonded to at least a portion of the substrate;

wherein:

the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device is positioned at least partially within the housing;

the housing includes at least one port configured to allow an ambient environment to contact the substrate;

the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device has a power consumption of at least about 50 watts;

the light-emitting area covers at least 50% of a surface area of the substrate.

2. The lighting assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one lens element positioned adjacent to the light-emitting area.

3. The lighting assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one sealant element positioned between the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device and one or more of the housing and the at least one lens element.

4. The lighting assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one sealant element comprises a first sealing element positioned between the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device and the housing and a second sealing element positioned between the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device and the at least one lens element.

5. The lighting assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising a substantially transparent material positioned adjacent to the light-emitting area, between the at least one lens element and the light-emitting area.

6. The lighting assembly according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one sealant element positioned between the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device and one or more of the housing and the at least one lens element.

7. The lighting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device comprises a plurality of chip-on-board light-emitting devices.

8. The lighting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device has a power consumption of at least about 100 watts.

9. The lighting assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the housing is generally cylindrical and wherein the lighting assembly further comprises a mounting component sized and configured to thread into a drain port of a boat.

10. The lighting assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the housing and the substrate collectively define an interior chamber and the at least one port comprises a plurality of ports wherein each of the plurality of ports connects to the interior chamber.

11. The lighting assembly according to claim 10 , wherein less than 95% of the substrate is exposed to the interior chamber.

12. The lighting assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a thermal cutoff or at least another chip-on-board light-emitting device, wherein the at least another chip-on-board light emitting device has a power consumption of at least about 50 watts.

13. The lighting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting area of the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device is sealed from the ambient environment.

14. A marine system, comprising:

a marine vehicle;

at least one lighting assembly attached to the marine vehicle, wherein the at least one lighting assembly comprises:

a housing;

at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device comprising a substrate and a light-emitting area bonded to at least a portion of the substrate;

wherein:

the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device is positioned at least partially within the housing;

the housing includes at least one port configured to allow an ambient environment to contact the substrate;

the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device has a power consumption of at least about 50 watts;

the light-emitting area covers at least 50% of a surface area of the substrate.

15. The marine system according to claim 14 , further comprising at least one lens element positioned adjacent to the light-emitting area.

16. The marine system according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device comprises a plurality of chip-on-board light-emitting devices.

17. The marine system according to claim 14 , further comprising at least one of a thermal cutoff or at least another light-emitting device, wherein the at least another light emitting device has a power consumption of at least about 50 watts.

18. The marine system according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one chip-on-board light-emitting device has a power consumption of at least about 100 watts.

19. The marine system according to claim 14 , wherein the housing is generally cylindrical and wherein the at least one lighting assembly further comprises:

a mounting component sized and configured to thread into a drain port of a boat; or

fastening elements attaching the housing to a hull of a boat.

20. The marine system according to claim 14 , wherein the housing and the substrate collectively define an interior chamber and the at least one port comprises a plurality of ports wherein each of the plurality of ports connects to the interior chamber.

21. The marine system according to claim 20 , wherein less than 95% of the substrate is exposed to the interior chamber.

22. The marine system according to claim 14 , wherein the marine vehicle is a yacht, a boat, a submarine, or a personal watercraft.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: LUMIFORCE L.L.C.
To: LIQUID LUMENS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065919/0695 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: BUTCHER, TRENT NEIL
To: LUMIFORCE, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 058526/0541 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15261432 · Sep 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62218556 · Sep 14, 2015
Related Publication 20190024881A1 · Jan 24, 2019