Permlight Products, manufacturers of the EnbrytenLED line, has announced the issuance of a new patent covering its thermal management techniques to increase brightness in LED systems without adversely affecting lifetime and allowing for a very low cost solution to be produced.

The 6,846,093 patent, titled "Modular mounting arrangement and method for light emitting diodes" claims: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module includes a heat conductive body portion adapted to conduct heat generated by the LEDs to an adjacent heat sink. A heat conductive adhesive tape connects the LED module to the mount surface. As a result, the LEDs are able to be operated with a higher current than normally allowed. Thus, brightness and performance of the LEDs is increased without decreasing the life expectancy of the LEDs. A plurality of such LED modules can be pre-wired together in a substantially continuous fashion and provided in a dispenser, such as a roll or box. Thus, to install a plurality of such LED modules, a worker simply pulls modules from the dispenser as needed, secures the appropriate number of modules in place, and connects the assembled modules to a power source.

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/948,338, which was filed on Sep. 5, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,578,986, and which claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 60/301,951, which was filed on Jun. 29, 2001.

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