Patent ID: 8278677

Claim:
A light emitting diode lamp, comprising: a first lead having a first top part and a leg extending from the first top part; a second lead spaced apart from the first lead, and having a second top part adjacent to the top part of the first lead and a leg extending from the second top part; a light emitting diode mounted on the first top part; a bonding wire connecting the light emitting diode to the second top part; an encapsulating material surrounding the light emitting diode and the first and second top parts; a heat coupling member thermally coupling the first top part to the second top part, the heat coupling member being formed of an insulating material having a higher thermal conductivity than the encapsulating material; and a third top part disposed adjacent to the first top part, the third top part being spaced apart from at least one of the first and second top parts within the encapsulating material, wherein the third top part is electrically insulated from all leads in the light emitting diode lamp, and wherein the entire surface of the third top part is within the encapsulating material.