Patent ID: 8702273

Claim:
A method for making an illumination apparatus, comprising: providing a lighting module attached to a mount, the lighting module comprising: a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) packages, each LED package comprising a focusing lens portion and being adapted to direct light in a range of directions about a focus direction in which the lens is facing; and a circuit board comprising plural electrically-conductive contacts on the mounting face of the circuit board to which the LED packages are mounted such that the LED packages are electrically connected to the contacts; the mount comprising a heat conductive metal and having a surface area greater than a surface area of the electrically-conductive contacts on the mounting face of the circuit board; providing a housing comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall that cooperate to define a casing having an opening; arranging the mount within the casing so that the focus directions of the lenses of the LED packages do not face the opening; and attaching the mount as arranged within the casing.