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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Creeled, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Everett Bradford, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
CreeLED, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/30 (2020.01); G09G 3/32 (2016.01); H05B 45/44 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/44 (2020.01); G09G 3/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Light-emitting diode (LED) fixture circuits and devices with LEDs as shunt voltage regulators to power low-voltage circuits are disclosed. LED fixture circuits and devices are disclosed where a direct current (DC) input voltage supplied to an LED array of a plurality of LEDs is regulated using a shunt LED comprising one or more LEDs. The shunt LED is configured to provide a regulated voltage lower than the DC input voltage while generating a light that contributes to the overall luminescence of a given circuit or device.