Patent ID: 7114841

Claim:
A light emitting diode (LED) light engine comprising: a flexible electrical cable including first, second and third electrical conductors, a wire disposed the cable for delivering information through the cable and an electrically insulating covering material for the electrical conductors and the wire, the conductors and the wire having the insulating covering material therebetween and the wire providing communication between an associated controller and at least one of the LEDs; a plurality of LEDs including a first LED having a first lead electrically connected to the first electrical conductor and a second lead electrically connected to the second conductor, a second LED having a first lead electrically connected to the second electrical conductor and a second lead electrically connected to the third conductor, and a third LED having first and second leads electrically connected to the second conductor, wherein the third LED is interposed between the first LED and the second LED; a plurality of prongs wherein each prong is in electrical communication with a respective lead of one of the LEDs, wherein each prong includes a tip adapted to pierce the insulating material of the flexible electrical cable; and power conditioning electronics electrically connected to the first and third conductors, wherein the power conditioning electronics are adapted to convert AC power to DC power.