The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling on May 22, 2009 that rejected Epistar’s appeal of the International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) interpretation of the claims in Philips Lumileds’ U.S. Patent No. 5,008,718 (the ‘718 patent). In affirming the ITC’s interpretation, the Federal Circuit noted that “Epistar does not challenge the [...]

Philips MASTER LED, a solid-state light bulb identical in form factor to a conventional light bulb, has been honored by both the Institute Francais du Design and Equip’Hotel Paris for its innovative design and sustainability. MASTER LED is the first LUXEON Rebel based replacement bulb that delivers on the promise of high efficiency, uncompromised quality [...]

LUXEON power LEDs from Philips Lumileds are poised to rapidly increase their presence in front-of-vehicle applications with expected European Union regulations mandating daytime running lamps (DRLs) on new cars beginning in 2011. One of the major factors driving LUXEON use will be the dramatic reduction in DRL power consumption (Watts), (on the order of 80%), [...]

Payback from Energy and Maintenance Savings Expected in 12 Months
The Brazilian government has awarded a first-place Rational Use and Energy Conservation National Award to a project by electric power distributor Bandeirante Energia S.A. that replaced all the incandescent-based traffic lights in a Sao Paolo suburb with LUXEON LED-based lamps. The annual award recognizes initiatives [...]