Industry Patents

Patent: 7014336

Systems and Methods for Generating and Modulating Illumination Conditions

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Patent Number:	7014336
Title:	Systems and Methods for Generating and Modulating Illumination Conditions
Abstract:	The present invention relates to systems and methods for generating and/or modulating illumination conditions to generate high-quality light of a desired and controllable color, for creating lighting fixtures for producing light in desirable and reproducible colors, and for modifying the color temperature or color shade of light within a prespecified range after a lighting fixture is constructed. In one embodiment, LED lighting units capable of generating light of a range of colors are used to provide light or supplement ambient light to afford lighting conditions suitable for a wide range of applications.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Ducharme, Mlorgan, Lys, Dowling, Mueller
Assignee:	Color Kinetics
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	F21V 9/10
US Classification:	362/231
Issue Date:	03-21-2006
Filing Date:	11-20-2000
Application :	09/716819
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	7014336 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	7014336 at Google Patents

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