Patent ID: 7714335

Claim:
A light-emitting device comprising: a first light-emitting diode positioned in a first location and orientated in a first orientation and a second light-emitting diode positioned in a second position and orientated in a second orientation; a housing arranged to receive at least a first portion of light emitted by said first and the second light-emitting diodes, wherein said housing comprises a translucent inorganic material defines at least one recess configured for positioning and orientating said first and second light-emitting diodes, a first contact layer comprising a first material and disposed between said first light-emitting diode and said housing, and a second contact layer comprising a second material is disposed between said second light-emitting diode and said housing, the first and second layers receiving at least a second portion of said light and connecting said first and second light-emitting diodes, respectively, to said housing, at least one of said first and second materials comprising a luminescent material.