RICHARD T. COTE, SW
Marriage and Family Therapists at North River Dr, Spokane, WA

6244728, Jun 12, 2001

Dec 13, 1999

9/459550

Richard A. Cote - Lake Forest Park WA
Mark S. Shander - Seattle WA
David F. King - Tukwila WA

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

F21Y10102, F21W10106

362249

A light emitting diode (LED) assembly is provided for use as an airplane position light which meets Federal Aviation Regulation lighting requirements and lasts longer than conventional incandescent and halogen position lights, while being relatively lightweight, cheap, and requiring relatively little power for operation. The LED assembly includes a first plurality of circuit boards in electrical communication with a base circuit board, wherein each circuit board of the first plurality of circuit boards is parallel to every other one of the first plurality of circuit boards, but is disposed at an acute angle to the base circuit board. The LED assembly also includes a second plurality of circuit boards in electrical communication with the base circuit board, wherein each circuit board of the second plurality of circuit boards is disposed at a different angle to the base circuit board such that the second plurality of circuit boards form a fan-shaped structure. In addition, the LED assembly includes a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically mounted to said first plurality of circuit boards and to said second plurality of circuit boards. The circuit boards and LEDs may be identical to facilitate construction and maintenance of the aircraft position light, and to decrease the cost of manufacturing the aircraft position light.