1995 - Permlight is founded by Ben George from Tivoli, the same year the white LED was invented by Nichia
1996 - Permlight is granted US Patent 6,082,870 for tread area and edge lighting system
1999 - Permlight is granted US Patent 6,712,486 with the CLAIM: A light emitting diode (LED) module for mounting on a heat conducting surface that is substantially larger than the module. This is the most prior patent in the industry for thermal management of LED modules and established Permlight as the pioneer for theatre, signs and general lighting.
2004 - Permlight is awarded Chase Bank’s national LED channel letter sign program and continues to be the specified source more than a decade later
2005 - Permlight receives independent magazine award for the first residential LED downlight one year before LLF, who later became part of Cree
2006 - Permlight becomes the LED lighting source for Progress Lighting fixtures and Kim Lighting engines, both Divisions of Hubbell Lighting
2007- Permlight is awarded Chevron national LED blue sign face program
2008 - Permlight sells tooling and fixtures to Progress and forms a separate division to focus on supporting OEM Lighting with LED engines, design, engineering and testing
2009 - Permlight unveils a catalog of custom and off-the-shelf light engines for general lighting, enabling lighting OEMs to change the face of retail illumination with LEDs
2010 - El Plato HO for Signs is introduced at ISA
2011 - Permlight develops a series of waterproof and corrosion resistant encapsulated LED Light engines for landscape lighting that survives any irrigation system
2012 - Permlight launches two series of constant current drivers with industry-leading triac (incandescent) and ELV dimming for OEM luminaires
2013 - Linearray, integrated LED solution for T12HO sign cabinets is launched at ISA Expo
2013 - x2 Technology for hard-to-reach channel letter sign applications sets a 10 year lifetime bar
2014 - Heat Island Technology – patent pending is launched as Permlight’s newest thermal management technology to improve LED engine performance
2016 - Permlight Technologies acquires Permlight Products
2016 - Permlight Technologies releases architectural 24VDC driver with microprocessor control for smooth, less than 1 percent dimming
2016 - Permlight Technologies launches two series of drivers compatible with the latest COB product technology
2018 - Permlight launches industry first 13W Class 2, UL 8750 Listed, Class P metal case driver with dual dimming (triac/ELV and/or 0-10V).
2018 - Permlight develops the industry's smallest triac dimming cylindrical driver (35x35mm) for landscape and pendant fixtures.
2018 - Permlight releases it's first LED Retrofit Luminaire Conversion Kit, UL 1598C, Classified, to replace Terralux SR95, requires no UL testing in applicable fixtures.