Patent ID: 7077648

Claim:
A curing light comprising: a wand for grasping by a human hand in order to manipulate the curing light, said wand having a longitudinal axis and a length L W along its longitudinal axis, controls on said wand for controlling transmission of light from the curing light, an elongate heat sink located at least partially within said wand, said elongate heat sink having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said elongate heat sink having a length L H , a mounting platform located at said elongate heat sink distal end, a primary heat sink mounted to said mounting platform, said primary heat sink being smaller in overall volume than said elongate heat sink, a well located on said primary heat sink, and a light emitting semiconductor device mounted in said well of said primary heat sink; wherein L H is a substantial percentage of L W and wherein light emitted directly forward from said light emitting semiconductor device travels at an angular orientation with said wand longitudinal axis in the range of 30 to 150 degrees, and thence exits the curing light without passing through a light guide.