Patent ID: 6452217
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: F21K,F21L,F21V,F21W,F21Y,H01L

Abstract:
An LED lamp comprising:a plurality of LED die arranged in a multi-dimensional array, each of the LED die having a transparent substrate and a semiconductor material deposited on a surface of the substrate, each of the LED die emitting light in a plurality of directions including from the sides of the die, each of the LED die arranged on the multi-dimensional array so that the emitted light from the sides of each of the LED die does not contact another of the LED die; and at least one reflecting surface arranged relative to the plurality of LED die comprising the multi-dimensional array such that the arrangement of the LED die and the at least one reflecting surface cooperate to direct light emitted from the sides of the LED die outward from the LED lamp; wherein the multi-dimensional array is formed in a three-dimensional trapezoidal shape.