LED package

- CREE, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side perspective view of an LED package according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the LED shown in FIG. 1, the rear elevation view being a mirror image.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1, the right side elevation view being a mirror image.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1.

Broken lines in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an LED package, as shown and described herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D777122
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 2015
Date of Patent: Jan 24, 2017
Assignee: CREE, INC. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Michael John Bergmann (Raleigh, NC), Jesse Reiherzer (Wake Forest, NC), Joseph Gates Clark (Raleigh, NC), Benjamin Jacobson (Santa Barbara, CA), Sung Chul Joo (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/518,882
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Electron Or Vacuum Tube (23) (D13/180)