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 [...]
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A world-premier solution delivers greener, more efficient street lighting
The streets of Pombal, Portugal, are brighter — and more eco-friendly — thanks to a patent-pending optical street-lighting solution developed by Fraen Corporation in partnership with Philips Lumileds.
Fraen and Philips collaborated to develop technology that would allow BlueSpan, a European company focused on sustainable lighting [...]
BlueSpan today announced that it has developed and implemented the first solid-state street lighting solution in Portugal along the Fidalgo Aprendiz in Pombal City using LUXEON® Rebel LEDs. The new street lights are approximately 60% more efficient than the most common High-Pressure Sodium lamps that were initially considered to replace the actual Mercury Vapor lamps [...]
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 Automotive LEDs Light the Way for EU-Mandated Daytime Running Lamps With 80% Energy Reduction
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 [...]
New LUXEON K2 With TFFC Is the First of a New Class of Products That Will Deliver More Light and Higher Efficacy, and Lower the Cost of Light.
Philips Lumileds today announced its new cool-white LUXEON K2 with TFFC LED. Chip and packaging advancements by the company enable extended capabilities that deliver maximum performance in any [...]
Philips Lumileds CTO Wins Prestigious Economist Innovation Award for Energy and the Environment
The Economist Honors Pioneering Work in Development of Bright, Energy-Efficient Light-Emitting Silicon Chips
Philips Lumileds, the leading manufacturer of high-power LEDs, is pleased to announce that George Craford, its Chief Technology Officer, was honored last night with the Innovation Prize in Energy and [...]
