Industry Patents

Patent: 7255457

Methods and Apparatus for Generating and Modulating Illumination Conditions

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Patent Number: 7255457 
Title: Methods and Apparatus for Generating and Modulating Illumination Conditions 
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating essentially white light. In one example, a white light generating apparatus comprises at least one first white LED characterized by a first spectrum, and at least one second white LED characterized by a second spectrum, wherein the first spectrum is substantially different than the second spectrum.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Ducharme, Morgan, Lys, Dowling, Mueller 
Assignee: Color Kinetics 
Continuation or Divisional of: 7014336 
International Classification: F21V 9/00 
US Classification: 362/231 
Issue Date: 08-14-2007 
Filing Date: 08-31-2004 
Application : 10/930345 
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7255457 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7255457 at Google Patents 

 

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