- Patent Title: LED retrofit assembly with electrically biased support structure
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Application No.: US16183555Application Date: 2018-11-07
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Publication No.: US10400960B1Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: John Bryan Vincent , Nicholas Keith Kadlacek
- Applicant: Principal Lighting Group, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX San Angelo
- Assignee: Principal Lighting Group, LLC
- Current Assignee: Principal Lighting Group, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Angelo
- Agency: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F21K9/272
- IPC: F21K9/272 ; F21K9/90 ; F21K9/275 ; F21V23/06 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
A lighting assembly includes an LED string affixed to a lamp support connected between first and second lighting sockets and includes an non-conductive coupling and a pair of conductive support segments. Each support segment is connected between the coupling a corresponding lighting socket, either directly or via an intervening endcap. The LED string includes an LED module and a pair of interconnects. The LED module includes one or more LEDs and power circuitry for coupling a supply voltage to the LEDs. The interconnect pair may include positive and negative interconnects. A fixed end of each interconnect is electrically and mechanically connected to a corresponding support segment. The first support segment is electrically coupled to a positive terminal of a voltage source and the second support segment is electrically coupled to a negative terminal of the voltage source, the interconnect pair conveys a supply voltage to each LED module.
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