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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Mark Edward Dixon, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 37/0209 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); H05B 37/02 (2013.01); H05B 37/0254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a light source, a power input coupled to the light source, and a dimming control module coupled to the power input and the light source. The dimming control module is configured to change a brightness level of the light source in response to toggling of a power signal supplied at the power input. Related methods of operating a lighting apparatus are also disclosed.