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Granted Patent B2
US 8,860,048 · App. 14/059,570 · Granted Oct 14, 2014

Three dimensional light emitting diode systems, and compositions and methods relating thereto

Inventor: Kurt Douglas Roberts (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
F21V29/22H05K1/0278H01L33/642H05K2201/09745H01L25/0753H05K3/0061F21S4/006F21Y2101/02H05K2201/10106H05K1/189F21Y2103/003
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Patent No.
US 8,860,048
App. No.
14/059,570
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible layered structure is disclosed having a flexible top conductive layer, a flexible bottom heat sink layer and a flexible dielectric middle layer. The combination has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of defined positions spaced along the longitudinal axis. The defined positions can be used for aligning a circuit and/or for the placement of LED lights. The flexible layered structure can be easily bent to form a LED substrate for shining light in more than one direction while efficiently removing heat arising from the LEDs.

Claims (42)

1. An LED lighting assembly comprising:

i. a flexible top conductive layer comprising a first conductive metal, the flexible top conductive layer having a thickness from 4 to 100 microns;

ii. a flexible bottom heat sink layer comprising a second conductive metal and the flexible bottom heat sink layer having a thickness of at least 10 microns;

iii. a flexible dielectric middle layer comprising a polymer, the flexible dielectric middle layer having a thickness from 4 to 100 microns and providing electrical insulation between the flexible top conductive layer and the flexible bottom heat sink layer;

the first conductive metal of the flexible top conductive layer being the same or different from the second conductive metal of the flexible bottom heat sink layer;

said LED lighting assembly comprising a notch and having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of defined positions spaced along the longitudinal axis, and being bendable at least 10 degrees proximate at least one of the plurality of defined positions spaced along the longitudinal axis or being twisted relative to the longitudinal axis;

wherein at least 50 weight percent of the flexible dielectric middle layer is a polyimide derived from at least 30 mole percent aromatic dianhydride based upon total dianhydride content of the polyimide and at least 30 mole percent aromatic diamine based upon total diamine content of the polyimide, and

wherein at least a portion of the plurality of defined positions comprise an LED and wherein the LED is in electrical communication with a circuit.

2. The LED lighting assembly in accordance with claim 1 having a light bulb replacement configuration sufficient to be a replacement for one or more of the following: A-lamp bulbs, PAR-lamp bulbs, R-lamp bulbs, MR16-lamp bulbs, candelabra lamp bulbs and linear fluorescent bulbs.

3. The LED lighting assembly in accordance with claim 1 having a configuration sufficient to provide one or more of the following types of lights:

cove lights;

residential overhead lights;

linear lights;

rope lights;

accent lights;

projector lights;

stage bar lights;

par lamp lights;

color changer lights;

display case lights;

undercabinet lights;

backdrop lights;

refrigerated display case lights;

hazardous lights;

industrial fixture lights;

functional office lights;

down lights;

recessed lights;

roadway lights;

canopy lights;

area lights;

pole top lights;

solar flood lights;

lantern lights;

decorative suspended lights;

task lights;

flash light;

headlamps;

work lights; and

exit sign lights.

4. The LED lighting assembly in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the LED lighting assembly is conformed to at least a portion of a secondary heat sink and bonded to the secondary heat sink by at least a portion of a heat sink adhesive layer.

5. The LED lighting assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the flexible dielectric middle layer comprises 1 to 50 weight percent thermally conductive filler, the thermally conductive filler comprising one or more members of the group consisting of carbides, nitrides, borides and oxide.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 13326623 · Dec 15, 2011
Provisional Application 61426381 · Dec 22, 2010
Related Publication 20140056002A1 · Feb 27, 2014