Patent ID: 8313518

Claim:
A light therapy appliance, comprising: an electronic circuit board retaining one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to emit light at one or more associated wavelengths, wherein the wavelengths associated with the light are configured to promote at least one of acne removal, wrinkle removal, or skin regeneration; a hand held portable enclosure containing the electronic circuit board, wherein the enclosure comprises substantially disc or oval shaped top and bottom walls with rounded sides that extend between a first portion of a perimeter of the top and bottom walls; a lens attaching to an opening formed in the enclosure between the top and bottom walls and between the rounded sides along a second portion of the perimeter of the top and bottom walls and configured to direct the light from the LEDs output through the opening formed in the enclosure, wherein a bottom surface of the lens sits substantially flush on a top surface of the opening in the enclosure and the lens forms a substantially continuous contoured outside surface with an outside surface of the enclosure; and a sleeve located between the electronic circuit board and the lens and configured to reflect and direct the light emitted from the LEDs out through the opening and through the lens.