EP1594170A3

LED bulb

Abstract

An LED light source (10) has a housing (12) with a base (14). A central heat conductor (18) is centrally located within the hollow core (16) and is formed of a suitable heat-conducting material, such as copper. A cap (36) is fitted over a second printed circuit board (24), and a heat sink (38) is attached to the base (14) and in thermal contact with a first printed circuit board (20). The heat sink (38) has a bottom (40) with an upstanding side wall (42) terminating in a plurality of fingers (44), the fingers (44) being formed to overlie an upper surface (46) of the base (14). The heat sink (38) is preferably formed from black-anodized aluminum.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP1353120A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1-6
US2003214810A1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-6
US2004066142A1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-6
US6161910A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-6

58 members in 9 offices

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
838090	United States of America	–	2004-05-03
83809004	United States of America	A	2004-05-03
83809004	United States of America	A	2004-05-03
838090	–	–	–
US20040838090	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2477479A1	Canada	A1	2005-03-30
US2005067942A1	United States of America	A1	2005-03-31
EP1521034A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-04-06
CA2491772A1	Canada	A1	2005-11-03
US2005243559A1	United States of America	A1	2005-11-03
CN1693750A	China	A	2005-11-09
EP1594170A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-11-09
JP2005322643A	Japan	A	2005-11-17
KR20060044542A	Republic of Korea	A	2006-05-16
US7059748B2	United States of America	B2	2006-06-13
CA2518995A1	Canada	A1	2006-06-27
EP1674786A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2006-06-28
CN1796864A	China	A	2006-07-05
US7075224B2	United States of America	B2	2006-07-11
JP2006185918A	Japan	A	2006-07-13
CA2529399A1	Canada	A1	2006-08-10
US2006177193A1	United States of America	A1	2006-08-10
US7092612B1	United States of America	B1	2006-08-15
CN1818456A	China	A	2006-08-16
EP1691130A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2006-08-16
US2006181864A1	United States of America	A1	2006-08-17
KR20060093028A	Republic of Korea	A	2006-08-23
JP2006222085A	Japan	A	2006-08-24
US7110656B2	United States of America	B2	2006-09-19
EP1521034A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-11-02
EP1674786A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-11-02
EP1521034B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2007-08-15
AT370371T	Austria	T	2007-09-15
ATE370371T1	Austria	T1	2007-09-15
DE602004008178D1	Germany	D1	2007-09-27
ES2290598T3	Spain	T3	2008-02-16
DE602004008178T2	Germany	T2	2008-05-15
EP1674786B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2008-10-08
AT410635T	Austria	T	2008-10-15
ATE410635T1	Austria	T1	2008-10-15
DE602005010196D1	Germany	D1	2008-11-20
CN100498045C	China	C	2009-06-10
EP1594170A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2009-09-16
CN100559056C	China	C	2009-11-11
USD610543S	United States of America	S	2010-02-23
USD610544S	United States of America	S	2010-02-23
USD610545S	United States of America	S	2010-02-23
USD610991S	United States of America	S	2010-03-02
USD619964S	United States of America	S	2010-07-20
CN1818456B	China	B	2010-09-01
EP1594170B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-02-23
AT499569T	Austria	T	2011-03-15
ATE499569T1	Austria	T1	2011-03-15
DE602005026477D1	Germany	D1	2011-04-07
ES2359000T3	Spain	T3	2011-05-17
JP4783055B2	Japan	B2	2011-09-28
JP4838580B2	Japan	B2	2011-12-14
EP1691130B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-12-21
ES2378183T3	Spain	T3	2012-04-09
JP4921803B2	Japan	B2	2012-04-25
KR101238531B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2013-02-28
CA2491772C	Canada	C	2013-03-12
CA2529399C	Canada	C	2013-06-25

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2020-10-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2020-01-29	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2020-01-13	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	NL
2019-12-03	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2018-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2012-02-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2012-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-12-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2011-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2011-09-28	Filing of the translation of the text of european patentsAG4A	AG4A	HU
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2011-05-18	Translation files for an european patent granted for nl, confirming art. 52 par. 1 or 6 of the patents act 1995GrantedT3	T3	NL
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2005-09-23	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

LED bulb

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