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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Elemental Led, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
William H. Avery, Jr., Reno, NV (US);
Elemental LED, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A regulator circuit and driver including the regulator circuit use a variable-resistance element, such as a transistor, to limit the current in the circuit when the current is above a defined current threshold. The circuit may be comprised of a first amplifier circuit that senses a current in the circuit and generates a voltage signal in proportion thereto. The circuit also includes a mechanism for controlling a voltage applied to the first circuit element to limit the current flow. That may be a second amplifier circuit that takes the voltage signal from the first op amp and a reference voltage and outputs a control voltage for the variable-resistance element, or it may be a digital computing device that outputs a control voltage that causes the variable-resistance element to stop current flow for some defined period of time around current peaks.