Multi-sequenced LEDs on two or more wires
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first electrically conductive wire;
a second electrically conductive wire;
a first plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a first semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the first plurality of LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the first electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to the second electrically conductive wire;
a second plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a second semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the second plurality of LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the second electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to the first electrically conductive wire;
a controller that alternates the flow of a current through the first electrically conductive wire and the second electrically conductive wire between a first state and a second state;
a third electrically conductive wire;
a third plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a third semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the third plurality of LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the third electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to either the first electrically conductive wire or the second electrically conductive wire; and
a fourth plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a fourth semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the fourth plurality of LEDs has its positive lead contact electrically connected to the third electrically conductive wire and its negative lead contact electrically connected to either the first electrically conductive wire or the second electrically conductive wire;
wherein the first semiconductor material in each of the second plurality of LEDs is actuated to emit light in the first state with a direct current but not in the second state with an alternated current while the second semiconductor material in each of the first plurality of LEDs is actuated to emit light in the second state but not in the first state; and
wherein every LED in the first and the second plurality of LEDs are electrically connected to the first and the second electrically conductive wires in parallel to form a string of LEDs.
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to sequencing two or more LEDs on two or more wires; if more than two wires are used, any two pairs of wires can be used as a pair of wires. Each pair of wires can be used to sequence two or more LEDs, and a sequencer can control sequencing of LEDs on multiple wires connected in a group, or in multiple groups of multiple wires. For a given pair of wires, a first group of LEDs is wired opposite a second group of LEDs so that only one group will emit light at one time depending upon the flow of an alternating current. Two groups of LEDs can also be created by using two different semiconductor materials alternately wired to a single anode and cathode pair of a single LED physical package.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first electrically conductive wire; a second electrically conductive wire; a first plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a first semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the first plurality of LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the first electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to the second electrically conductive wire;a second plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a second semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the second plurality of LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the second electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to the first electrically conductive wire;a controller that alternates the flow of a current through the first electrically conductive wire and the second electrically conductive wire between a first state and a second state; a third electrically conductive wire; a third plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a third semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the third plurality of LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the third electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to either the first electrically conductive wire or the second electrically conductive wire; anda fourth plurality of light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a fourth semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the fourth plurality of LEDs has its positive lead contact electrically connected to the third electrically conductive wire and its negative lead contact electrically connected to either the first electrically conductive wire or the second electrically conductive wire;wherein the first semiconductor material in each of the second plurality of LEDs is actuated to emit light in the first state with a direct current but not in the second state with an alternated current while the second semiconductor material in each of the first plurality of LEDs is actuated to emit light in the second state but not in the first state; and wherein every LED in the first and the second plurality of LEDs are electrically connected to the first and the second electrically conductive wires in parallel to form a string of LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrical circuit, comprising:
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a first electrically conductive wire; a second electrically conductive wire; at least one additional electrically conductive wire; a first group of one or more light emitting diodes (“
LEDs”
), each of which is comprised of a first semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the first group of one or more LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to the first electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to the second electrically conductive wire;a second group of one or more LEDs, each of which is comprised of a second semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the second group of one or more LEDs has its positive lead contact electrically connected to the first electrically conductive wire and its negative lead contact electrically connected to the second electrically conductive wire; a third group of one or more LEDs, each of which is comprised of a third semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the third group of one or more LEDs has its negative lead contact electrically connected to a third electrically conductive wire from the at least one additional electrically conductive wire and its positive lead contact electrically connected to either the first electrically conductive wire or the second electrically conductive wire; and a fourth group of one or more LEDs, each of which is comprised of a fourth semiconductor material having both a negative lead contact and a positive lead contact, wherein each of the fourth group of one or more LEDs has its positive lead contact electrically connected to the third electrically conductive wire and its negative lead contact electrically connected to either the first electrically conductive wire or the second electrically conductive wire; a power source; and a controller that alternates the flow of a current through the first electrically conductive wire and the second electrically conductive wire between a first state and a second state; wherein the first semiconductor material in each of the first group of one or more LEDs is actuated to emit light in the first state but not in the second state while the second semiconductor material in each of the second group of one or more LEDs is actuated to emit light in the second state but not in the first state; and wherein every LED in the first and the second groups of one or more LEDs are electrically connected to the first and the second electrically conductive wires in parallel to form a string of LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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