END-OF LIFE CIRCUITRY
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1. An end-of-life detecting LED light bulb comprising:
- an LED light bulb; and
a microcontroller having a circuit for detecting operational time of the bulb; and
wherein the microcontroller turns the bulb off upon reaching a preset amount of operational time.
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Abstract
An LED light bulb which turns itself permanently off when it reaches the end of its useful life, and more particularly, to a scheme which slightly varies the end-of-life condition from unit to unit.
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1. An end-of-life detecting LED light bulb comprising:
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an LED light bulb; and a microcontroller having a circuit for detecting operational time of the bulb; and wherein the microcontroller turns the bulb off upon reaching a preset amount of operational time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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