Industry Patents

Patent: 8820972

LED-Based Luminaires for Large-Scale Architectural Illumination

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Patent Number:	8820972
Title:	LED-Based Luminaires for Large-Scale Architectural Illumination
Abstract:	Disclosed herein are exterior architectural fixtures employing LED-based light sources that are capable of projecting light over long distances and providing a wide variety of lighting effects with high lumen output. These lighting fixtures have improved heat dissipation properties and are particularly suitable for large-scale facade washing and for illuminating large architectural structures, such as skyscrapers, casinos, and retail establishments, integrating efficient and compact power supply and control components for driving high-intensity LEDs to achieve a vast variety of lighting effects on a large scale.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Mollnow, Williamson, Kondo, Roth, Lys
Assignee:	Philips
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	F21S 10/02
US Classification:	362/294
Issue Date:	09-02-2014
Filing Date:	12-22-2008
Application :	12/808910
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	8820972 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	8820972 at Google Patents

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