“These new patents are exciting, both for ilumisys and for our licensees,” said Dave Simon, president of ilumisys. “We look forward to the further extensions of our intellectual property through the company’s research and development efforts, and to moving many of these innovations into high-volume production.”
The U.S Patent numbers and titles are:
•7,815,338 “LED Lighting Unit Including Elongated Heat Sink and Elongated Lens”
•7,926,975 “Light Distribution Using a Light Emitting Diode Assembly”
•7,938,562 “Lighting Including Integral Communication Apparatus”
•7,946,729 “Fluorescent Tube Replacement Having Longitudinally Oriented LEDs”
With the backing of Altair, its majority owner, ilumisys has a deep and substantial investment in research and development that includes more than 75 patent applications filed to date. Altair continues to aggressively protect its LED lighting intellectual property against infringing manufacturers and distributors, while growing its patent licensing program.