Light emitting device

- Cree, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a light emitting device showing the design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a ftheth embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 16 a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design, wherein the traces are metal as indicated by the metal shading;

FIG. 18 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown; and

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design, wherein the traces are metal as indicated by the metal shading;

FIG. 22 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a seventh embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design, wherein the traces are metal as indicated by the metal shading;

FIG. 26 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of an eighth embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design, wherein the traces are metal as indicated by the metal shading;

FIG. 30 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown;

FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a ninth embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design, wherein the hatched circular area is white and the traces are metal as indicated by the metal shading;

FIG. 34 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 36 a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown.

FIG. 37 is a perspective view of a tenth embodiment of a light emitting device showing the design;

FIG. 38 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 40 is a side view thereof, the opposing and adjacent sides being identical images of that shown.

The dashed broken lines are for illustrative purpose only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a light emitting device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D823492
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 2016
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2018
Assignee: Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Erin R. F. Welch (Chapel Hill, NC), Colin Kelly Blakely (Franklinton, NC)
Primary Examiner: Marcus Jackson
Application Number: 29/579,906
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