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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Epic Universal Technologies, Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
George Erik McMillan, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for extending the lifetime of an LED device is provided. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an LED printed circuit board (PCB) having two or more LED circuits thereon, where each of the two or more LED circuits includes a plurality of LED emitters. The apparatus further includes a module electrically coupled to the LED PCB that has a selector configured to move between two or more positions, each position activating one of the one or more LED circuits and a relay configured to control a movement of the selector between the two or more positions based on a received input. Additionally, the apparatus includes a power supply that is electrically coupled to the relay.