# US 8,783,906 B2 · Solid state outdoor overhead lamp assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,906 B2 - Document ID: US8783906B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/089,184 - Filed: 2011-04-18 - Published: 2012-02-02 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2010-04-16 - Assignees: Evolucia, Inc. - Applicants: Shawn R. Best; Robert Fugerer; Donald VanderSluis; Daniel Puccio; John LaCorte - Inventors: Shawn R. Best; Robert Fugerer; Donald VanderSluis; Daniel Puccio; John LaCorte - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783906B2 ## CPC - F21S 8/086: {with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways} - F21V 15/01: Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence {housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04}) - F21V 23/009: {the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device} - F21V 29/507: of means for protecting lighting devices from damage, e.g. housings - F21V 29/76: with essentially identical parallel planar fins or blades, e.g. with comb-like cross-section - F21V 23/0442: {activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors} - F21V 29/74: with fins or blades - F21W 2131/103: of streets or roads - F21Y 2105/10: comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements - F21Y 2113/13: comprising an assembly of point-like light sources - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract An outdoor overhead lamp assembly uses light emitting diodes to provide illumination for an area to be illuminated. The lamp assembly includes a unitary housing, which may be formed from a single casting. The housing includes mechanical mounting structure for mounting the housing to a mast arm. The housing includes an electrical compartment for housing electrical components and connections. Heat sink fins are formed on the integral housing that provide for thermal control of the electronic components and LED modules within the lamp assembly. The LED modules are mounted to aiming platforms within an optical compartment for the assembly. An external lens provides environmental protection for the LEDs and their individual lenses. The housing may also include structures for mounting decorative coverings or “skins” to accommodate different aesthetic requirements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An overhead street luminaire apparatus, comprising: a unitary housing comprising a mechanical mounting structure, an electrical compartment; a plurality of heat dissipation devices; a plurality aiming platforms; and an optical compartment in a cavity of the housing adjacent to the electrical compartment, and wherein the aiming platforms are located on a plurality of different planes within the optical compartment; a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules, each mounted to an aiming platforms; a control module located within the electrical compartment and coupled to the LED modules, and configured to control the operation of the LED modules; and a protective lens mounted to the housing to enclose the optical compartment, wherein the protective lens comprises a plurality of surfaces configured to be substantially parallel to the plurality of planes within the optical compartment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a decorative covering mounted to the unitary housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the decorative covering comprises one or more secondary light emitting diodes that are coupled to the control module, and wherein the control module is further configured to control the operation of the secondary light emitting diodes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control module is configured to be programmed to cause the secondary light emitting diodes to activate and deactivate in a predetermined sequence. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller interface is adapted to receive programming instructions via a wireless communications interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unitary housing comprises a housing formed of a single casting. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the single casting is an aluminum casting. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation devices comprise a plurality of transversely oriented heat dissipation fins. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the LED modules are mounted to the aiming platforms with a heat conducting epoxy. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the aiming platforms are connected to the heat dissipation devices, thereby providing a conductive thermal path between the LED modules and the heat dissipation devices. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a controller interface coupled to the control module and adapted to receive programming instructions for the control module.