Patent ID: 7361940

Claim:
A packaged light emitting diode comprising: a heat sink supporting ring having an opening; a heat sink inserted into the opening of the heat sink supporting ring, the heat sink having an upper surface that extends above an upper surface of the heat sink supporting ring when the heat sink is inserted into the heat sink supporting ring; a light emitting diode provided on the upper surface of the heat sink; a package body supporting the heat sink and the heat sink supporting ring, the package body having an opening exposing the upper surface of the heat sink; a first set of leads extending outward from a first side of the package body, each of the leads of the first set having a proximate end that is provided proximate to the heat sink supporting ring, each proximate end of the leads of the first set being spaced apart from the heat sink supporting ring and from each other; and a second set of leads extending outward from a second side of the package body, each of the leads of the second set having a proximate end that is provided proximate to the heat sink supporting ring, each proximate end of the leads of the second set being spaced apart from the heat sink supporting ring and from each other, wherein the upper surface of the heat sink extends at least partly above an upper surface of the package body, so that the light emitting diode provided on the upper surface of the heat sink is provided at least partly above the upper surface of the package body.