Patent ID: 9603226
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F21K,F21V,F21Y,H05B,Y02B

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 configured to receive a wireless communication signal for controlling operation of the LED lighting device, monitoring operation of the LED lighting device, or both; 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.