LED package with truncated encapsulant

- CREE, INC.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the LED package as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a top, front and right side perspective view of an LED package according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the LED package shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the LED package shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the LED package as shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view of the LED package shown in FIG. 8.

The broken lines shown in the above figures depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design in those embodiments.

Claims

The ornamental design for an LED package with truncated encapsulant, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D790486
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 2017
Assignee: CREE, INC. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Jesse Reiherzer (Wake Forest, NC), Jeremy Nevins (Cary, NC), Joseph Gates Clark (Raleigh, NC), Michael John Bergmann (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/503,928
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Electron Or Vacuum Tube (23) (D13/180)