Hybrid reflector system for a lighting unit
Pickard , et al. February 26, 2
Patent Grant D676981
U.S. patent number D676,981 [Application Number D/384,101] was granted by the patent office on 2013-02-26 for hybrid reflector system for a lighting unit. This patent grant is currently assigned to Cree, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is James Michael Lay, Paul Kenneth Pickard. Invention is credited to James Michael Lay, Paul Kenneth Pickard.
| United States Patent | D676,981 |
| Pickard , et al. | February 26, 2013 |
Hybrid reflector system for a lighting unit
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a hybrid reflector system for a lighting unit, as shown and described herein.
| Inventors: | Pickard; Paul Kenneth (Morrisville, NC), Lay; James Michael (Cary, NC) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Cree, Inc. (Durham,
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| Family ID: | 43479244 | ||||||||||
| Appl. No.: | D/384,101 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | January 26, 2011 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 12606377 | Oct 27, 2009 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D26/2 |
| Current CPC Class: | F21V7/0025 20130101; F21K9/23 20160801; F21V29/507 20150115; F21V29/74 20150115; F21V29/505 20150115; F21K9/233 20160801; F21V17/164 20130101; F21Y2113/17 20160801; F21Y2115/10 20160801; F21V29/89 20150115; F21V7/04 20130101 |
| Current International Class: | 2604 |
| Field of Search: | ;D26/1-4 ;313/313,315,316,317,318,493 ;315/52,53,56,57,58 |
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Primary Examiner: Jackson; Marcus
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Philpott
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the rear view being substantially identical in ornamental appearance.
FIG. 3 is a right side view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the left side view being substantially identical in ornamental appearance.
FIG. 4 is a top view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention; and,
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The broken line showing of the bottom portion is included for the purpose of illustrating only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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