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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian R. Edwards, Raymond, ME (US);
Walter T. Manchester, Windham, ME (US);
Walter C. Hebold, Raymond, ME (US);
Assignee:
Syris Scientific, L.L.C., Gray, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
Abstract
A lighting apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a light source, counting means for counting an actual amount of time that the light source has been used, and recording means in communication with the counting means for recording the actual amount of time that the light source has been used. The method includes the steps of supplying power to the light source, counting an actual amount of time that the power has been supplied to the light source, and recording the actual amount of time that power has been supplied to the light source.