Industry Patents

Patent: 7821212

Networkable Controllers for LED Lighting

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Patent Number: 7821212 
Title: Networkable Controllers for LED Lighting 
Abstract: LED controller devices (e.g., color changing modules) that may be connected to an LED fixture (e.g., an LED light strip or series of LED light strips) having multicolored LED lights or LED's which otherwise vary in intensity, color, brightness, etc. In some embodiments, the LED light strips may incorporate red/green/blue (RGB) LEDs or white/warm white/amber (WWA) LEDs. This LED controller device operates to vary the colors emitted by the LED lights in accordance with desired programs, colors, tones, light shows, etc. The controller devices of this invention may be used in a stand alone LED lighting fixture of part of a network, such as a network that uses a form of RS-485 architecture known as a "Digital Multiplexed Interface" (DMX) as frequently used for control of lighting.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Wray 
Assignee: J&J Electronics 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 37/00 
US Classification: 315/312 
Issue Date: 10-26-2010 
Filing Date: 04-12-2006 
Application : 11/403567 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7821212 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7821212 at Google Patents 

 

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