US Patent 8092042 Shield member in LED apparatus

Patent 8092042 was granted and assigned to Ruud Lighting, Inc. on January, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Ruud Lighting, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8092042

Date of Patent

January 10, 2012

Patent Application Number

11743961

Date Filed

May 3, 2007

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11746989 Extreme cutoff beam control optics

Patent Primary Examiner

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Anabel Ton

Patent abstract

An LED apparatus for illumination toward a preferential side in a downward and outward direction including a shield member in the form of a layer positioned over LED packages and secondary lens members. The shield member has a shield portion and a substantially planar non-shield portion thereabout. In preferred embodiments, the shield portion extends over a part of the lens portion of the secondary lens member. A cover preferably secures the shield member with respect to the secondary lens member, the primary lens and the LED package, the shield member preferably being sandwiched between the cover and the flange of the secondary lens member.