Patent ID: 7712918
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: F21K,F21S,F21V,F21Y,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A LED lighting unit for replacing a conventional fluorescent bulb of a conventional fluorescent lighting fixture comprising: a tubular housing including at least one tube portion; a first LED assembly including a plurality of LEDs, the first LED assembly located along a first longitudinal length of the tubular housing and oriented to face an interior of the tubular housing; a second LED assembly including a plurality of LEDs, the second LED assembly attached to a second longitudinal length of the tubular housing and oriented to face the interior of the tubular housing, wherein the tubular housing, the first LED assembly and the second LED assembly are configured such that a substantially similar amount of light strikes the tubular housing around its entire circumference; and a reflecting surface extending longitudinally in the interior of the tubular housing, spaced apart from an interior surface of the tubular housing and facing at least one of the first LED assembly and the second LED assembly.