US 12,276,382 B2
Miniature integrated omnidirectional LED bulb
Thomas Garber, Daniel Island, SC (US)
Assigned to Emery Allen, LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US)
Filed by EmeryAllen, LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/602,635.
Application 18/602,635 is a continuation of application No. 17/723,389, filed on Apr. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,927,311.
Application 17/723,389 is a continuation of application No. 16/836,340, filed on Mar. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,306,876, issued on Apr. 19, 2022.
Application 16/836,340 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/194,083, filed on Nov. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,605,412, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0344671 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21K 9/232 (2016.01); F21K 9/238 (2016.01); F21K 9/66 (2016.01); F21V 29/70 (2015.01); F21V 29/85 (2015.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21K 9/232 (2016.08) [F21K 9/238 (2016.08); F21K 9/66 (2016.08); F21V 29/70 (2015.01); F21V 29/86 (2015.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A miniature light emitting diode (LED) light bulb comprising:
a base portion including one or more electrical contacts arranged to mate with an electrical receptacle to receive electric current;
an envelope portion comprising:
a body portion coupled to the base portion; and
a light diffusing portion coupled to an upper circumference of the body portion, the light diffusing portion and the body portion defining an interior portion of the envelope portion, wherein the envelope portion is less than 75 mm in length and less than 25 mm in diameter; and
an LED light assembly housed in the interior portion of the envelope portion, the LED light assembly comprising:
a flexible printed circuit board;
a plurality of LEDs operably engaged with the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the plurality of LEDs are electrically and thermally connected to comprise an LED array; and
an electronics assembly operably engaged with the flexible printed circuit board and comprising an LED driver and an integrated circuit being operably engaged with the one or more electrical contacts and the plurality of LEDs to provide power to the LED array,
wherein the LED array and the electronics assembly are operably configured to comprise a luminous efficiency of at least 45 lumens per watt.