US 12,078,300 B1
Three dimensional LED device and method of manufacture
Robert Wilcox, Rolesville, NC (US); Michael Check, Holly Springs, NC (US); Colin Blakely, Raleigh, NC (US); David Suich, Durham, NC (US); Joseph G. Sokol, Durham, NC (US); and Andre Pertuit, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to CreeLED, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed by CreeLED, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,339.
Int. Cl. F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21K 9/237 (2016.01); F21K 9/90 (2016.01); F21V 29/71 (2015.01); F21Y 113/17 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21K 9/237 (2016.08) [F21K 9/90 (2013.01); F21V 19/005 (2013.01); F21V 29/713 (2015.01); F21Y 2113/17 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:
a submount comprising a plurality of submount portions that have respective surfaces that are angled with respect to each other and with respect to a surface of a remainder of the submount, wherein a first end of each submount portion is flexibly attached to an edge of the submount that forms a boundary around a recess, and wherein a second end of each submount portion, opposite the first end, extends into the recess, and wherein respective second ends are not in contact with each other; and
an LED chip that is mounted on each of the respective surfaces of the plurality of submount portions.