Method and apparatus for using light emitting diodes

An apparatus for transporting thermal energy, the apparatus comprising;

• at least one heat pipe, each heat pipe having a first end and a second end and a cavity extending from the first end to the second end;
• and
• a light emitting device mounted directly to and contacting the first end of each heat pipe being free from any intervening substrate between the light emitting device and each heat pipe, each light emitting device having a “p-n” junction;
• wherein the axis of at least a portion of the vapor cavity intersects the plane of the “p-n” junction.

A light emitting apparatus comprising;

• a heat pipe having an evaporating end and a condensing end;
• a light emitting device mounted directly on the evaporating end of the heat pipe;
• a cone of light emitting from the light emitting device, the cone having a cone axis;
• wherein the light ray along the cone axis moves in a substantially parallel and opposite direction to the thermal energy moving along at least a portion of the vapor cavity axis.

A light emitting apparatus comprising;

• a heat pipe having an evaporating end and a condensing end;
• a light emitting device mounted directly on the evaporating end of the heat pipe;
• a cone of light emitting from the light emitting device, the cone having a cone axis;
• wherein the light ray along the cone axis moves in a substantially perpendicular direction to the thermal energy moving along at least a portion of the vapor cavity axis.