Cree is rolling out a revamped lineup of new LED light bulbs – 25 in all. The Durham firm also has secured a patent for a new LED light.
The new lineup is aimed at “providing consumers with better light experiences at a better price,” Cree says.
The lineup produced some glowing headlines:
Reported Cnet: “Cree’s new line of LEDS promise better performance at a lower pirce.”
Added techHive: “Cree soft-white dimmable LED review: Great light and perfect dimming“
Cree is trying to point out to consumers that “not all LEDs are created equally and unfortunately most consumers don’t realize this.”Noted news site Compound Semiconductor: “Cree Offers 25 improved LED Bulbs”
The new bulbs offer “better light quality, a better lifetime and better dimming capabilities – all at a lower price and backed by the best warranty in the industry,” Cree adds.
(Learn more about the bulbs at: http://creebulb.com/ )
New patent
Also this week, Evanne Timberlake of the UNC-CH North Carolina Business News Wire, reported that Cree secured a patent for an LED light that disperses heat better.
Cree has 1,482 patents issued in the United States, and 2,582 issued in foreign counties, as well as over 3,100 patents pending approval, according to its website.
The patent is for an LED light that can be used in various high-luminance area lighting applications such as roadways, factories, parking lots and commercial buildings, according to the filing.
The inventors, David P. Goelz, Craig Raleigh, Don Miletich and Kurt S. Wilcox, took into consideration three key issues — the increasing demand for LED, the difficulty to achieve high levels of illumination over large areas of distribution and the need to minimize common LED problems, such as heat dissipation.
With this patent, Cree addressed the need for heat to be transferred away from the LEDs to avoid thermal damage. Another issue is protecting the LEDs from elements such as water while mounted in various locations.
