Conventionally-shaped light bulbs employing white LEDs
First Claim
1. An LED-based light bulb, comprising:
- at least one first white LED to generate first radiation having a first spectrum;
at least one power connection having a form to engage mechanically and electrically with one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket, a conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and a conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement;
at least one voltage transformation device, coupled to the at least one white LED and the at least one power connection, to electrically transform a first voltage applied to the at least one power connection, via the one of the conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket, the conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and the conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement, to a second voltage that provides operating power to the at least one white LED;
at least one processor, coupled to the at least one voltage transformation device and the at least one white LED, to control the first radiation; and
at least one data connection coupled to the at least one processor to receive data to be processed by the at least one processor to control the first radiation,wherein the LED-based light bulb substantially corresponds in shape to a corresponding one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb, a conventional fluorescent tube, and a conventional halogen MR-16 light bulb based on the form of the at least one power connection.
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Abstract
LED-based light bulbs having one or more white LEDs, for replacing/retrofitting conventional light bulbs. An exemplary bulb includes at least one first white LED and at least one power connection having a form configured to engage mechanically and electrically with one of a conventional Edison-mount (screw-type) light bulb socket, a conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and a conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement. The bulb further includes at least one voltage transformation device configured to electrically transform a first voltage applied to the at least one power connection (via the corresponding conventional socket/coupler) to a second voltage that provides operating power to at least the white LED(s). The LED-based light bulb substantially corresponds in shape to a corresponding one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb, a conventional fluorescent tube, and a conventional halogen MR-16 light bulb, based on the form of the at least one power connection.
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25 Claims
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1. An LED-based light bulb, comprising:
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at least one first white LED to generate first radiation having a first spectrum; at least one power connection having a form to engage mechanically and electrically with one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket, a conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and a conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement; at least one voltage transformation device, coupled to the at least one white LED and the at least one power connection, to electrically transform a first voltage applied to the at least one power connection, via the one of the conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket, the conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and the conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement, to a second voltage that provides operating power to the at least one white LED; at least one processor, coupled to the at least one voltage transformation device and the at least one white LED, to control the first radiation; and at least one data connection coupled to the at least one processor to receive data to be processed by the at least one processor to control the first radiation, wherein the LED-based light bulb substantially corresponds in shape to a corresponding one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb, a conventional fluorescent tube, and a conventional halogen MR-16 light bulb based on the form of the at least one power connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An LED-based light bulb, comprising:
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at least one first white LED to generate first radiation having a first spectrum; at least one second LED to generate second radiation having a second spectrum different than the first spectrum; at least one power connection having a form to engage mechanically and electrically with one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket, a conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and a conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement; and at least one voltage transformation device, coupled to the at least one first white LED, the at least one second LED, and the at least one power connection, to electrically transform a first voltage applied to the at least one power connection, via the one of the conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket, the conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement, and the conventional halogen MR-16 socket arrangement, to a second voltage that provides operating power to the at least one first white LED and the at least one second LED, wherein the LED-based light bulb substantially corresponds in shape to a corresponding one of a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb, a conventional fluorescent tube, and a conventional halogen MR-16 light bulb based on the form of the at least one power connection. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An LED-based light bulb, comprising:
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at least one first white LED to generate first radiation having a first spectrum; at least one power connection to engage mechanically and electrically with a conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket; at least one voltage transformation device, coupled to the at least one white LED and the at least one power connection, to electrically transform a first voltage applied to the at least one power connection via the conventional Edison-mount screw-type light bulb socket to a second voltage that provides operating power to the at least one white LED; at least one processor, coupled to the at least one voltage transformation device and the at least one white LED, to control the first radiation; and at least one data connection coupled to the at least one processor to receive data to be processed by the at least one processor to control the first radiation. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An LED-based light bulb, comprising:
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at least one first white LED to generate first radiation having a first spectrum; at least one power connection to engage mechanically and electrically with a conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement; at least one voltage transformation device, coupled to the at least one white LED and the at least one power connection, to electrically transform a first voltage applied to the at least one power connection via the conventional fluorescent tube coupler arrangement to a second voltage that provides operating power to the at least one white LED; at least one processor, coupled to the at least one voltage transformation device and the at least one white LED, to control the first radiation; and at least one data connection coupled to the at least one processor to receive data to be processed by the at least one processor to control the first radiation. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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