US 12,000,544 B2
Omnidirectional light emitting diode filament holder
Alan Barry Feit, Encino, CA (US)
Assigned to FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Pico Rivera, CA (US)
Filed by Feit Electric Company, Inc., Pico Rivera, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,155.
Application 18/062,155 is a continuation of application No. 17/471,969, filed on Sep. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,543,084.
Application 17/471,969 is a continuation of application No. 16/904,326, filed on Jun. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,143,363, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Application 16/904,326 is a continuation of application No. 15/901,602, filed on Feb. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,724,690, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 15/901,602 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/520,892, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, granted, now D818153, issued on May 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0100614 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21K 9/232 (2016.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); H05B 45/30 (2020.01); F21K 9/235 (2016.01); F21V 3/02 (2006.01); F21W 121/00 (2006.01); F21Y 107/00 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21K 9/232 (2016.08) [F21V 23/06 (2013.01); H05B 45/30 (2020.01); F21K 9/235 (2016.08); F21V 3/02 (2013.01); F21W 2121/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2107/00 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A decorative Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulb providing omnidirectional light output, the bulb comprising:
a globe having a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end; and
a filament tree extending from adjacent the bottom end and comprising a plurality of linear LED filaments,
wherein:
each of the plurality of linear LED filaments has opposing top and bottom ends, and a twisted arrangement around a support stalk, and
each of the plurality of linear LED filaments overlaps a portion of at least two other of the plurality of linear LED filaments when viewed from the top end of the globe.