Patent ID: 8362509

Claim:
A solid state lighting device having a first end, the lighting device comprising: at least one solid state emitter; an electrical connection structure comprising any of a screw base connector, an electrical plug connector, and at least one terminal adapted to compressively retain an electrical conductor or current source element; and a heatsink stamped from a sheet of thermally conductive material defining a base portion and a plurality of segments projecting outward from the base portion, the heatsink having a width; wherein the at least one solid state emitter is disposed between the base portion and the first end, and the first end is arranged to transmit light generated by the at least one solid state emitter; and wherein the heatsink is characterized by at least one of the following features: (a) the width of the heatsink is at least about ten times a width of the at least one solid state emitter; (b) the width of the heatsink is at least about half the width of the solid state lighting device; and (c) the heatsink is devoid of any portion that is encased in any molded encasing material.