Durable super-cooled intelligent light bulb
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1. A self cooling light effects device for use in a light bulb socket providing power comprising:
- a) a housing having an exterior surface, an upper portion, and a lower portion;
b) a plurality of LEDs surrounding said upper portion of said housing;
c) an adaptor associated with said lower portion of said housing and formed to electrically and frictionally engage said light bulb socket;
d) means for cooling said device;
e) means for generating light effects, wherein said light effects generating means includes;
i) a plurality of fiber optic cables extending from within said housing to said exterior surface of said housing;
ii) and a light source associated with said plurality of fiber optic cables within said housing, wherein said housing defines a plurality of holes, each of said holes associated with each of said plurality of fiber optic cables to transmit light from said light source through said housing; and
f) a wireless interface for controlling light effects incorporated in said device.
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Abstract
A self cooling light effects device for use in a standard light bulb socket having a socket adaptor, surface embedded LEDs for generating light effects, controllable light effects, and various ways for cooling. Fiber optic cables provide further light effects. Controlling light effects may include a logic board. Cooling may be accomplished by any combination of fans, heat sinks, heat pipes, thermoelectric cooling, a heat conductive filler, and a heat conductive housing.
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1. A self cooling light effects device for use in a light bulb socket providing power comprising:
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a) a housing having an exterior surface, an upper portion, and a lower portion; b) a plurality of LEDs surrounding said upper portion of said housing; c) an adaptor associated with said lower portion of said housing and formed to electrically and frictionally engage said light bulb socket; d) means for cooling said device; e) means for generating light effects, wherein said light effects generating means includes; i) a plurality of fiber optic cables extending from within said housing to said exterior surface of said housing; ii) and a light source associated with said plurality of fiber optic cables within said housing, wherein said housing defines a plurality of holes, each of said holes associated with each of said plurality of fiber optic cables to transmit light from said light source through said housing; and f) a wireless interface for controlling light effects incorporated in said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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