LED lamp with LEDs having a longitudinally directed emission profile

A lamp comprising:

• an optically transmissive enclosure and a base defining a longitudinal axis of the lamp extending from the base to a free end of the enclosure;
• an LED assembly in the optically transmissive enclosure, the LED assembly comprising a plurality of LEDs operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base, the LED assembly arranged such that the plurality of LEDs face perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the emission profile of at least selected ones of the plurality of LEDs being non-Lambertian where the non-Lambertian profile creates at least one light peak that is emitted laterally from the selected ones of the plurality of LEDs and the at least one light peak is directed along the longitudinal axis of the lamp.

A lamp comprising:

• an optically transmissive enclosure and a base defining a longitudinal axis of the lamp extending from the base to a free end of the enclosure;
• an LED assembly in the optically transmissive enclosure, the LED assembly comprising a plurality of LEDs operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base, the LED assembly arranged such that the plurality of LEDs face perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the emission profile of at least selected ones of the plurality of LEDs being asymmetric where the emission profile creates at least one light peak that is emitted laterally from the plurality of LEDs and the selected ones of the plurality of LEDs are oriented such that the at least one light peak is directed along the longitudinal axis of the lamp and the emission profile directs more light along the longitudinal axis of the lamp.