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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co., Lippstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Jürgen Heinrich, Kirchzarten, DE;
Assignee:
HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA, Lippstadt, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 33/0863 (2013.01); H05B 37/0245 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a lighting device having a first number of light-emitting elements and having a second number of control elements, operating contactlessly, for controlling the light-emitting elements such as especially for switching the light-emitting elements on or off and/or for controlling their brightness, the second number being less than or equal to the first number, the light-emitting elements being controlled contactlessly by a movement of at least one hand of a user over two or more control elements. The invention also relates to a relevant method.