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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Alfred D. Ducharme, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Frederick M. Morgan, Quincy, MA (US);
Ihor A. Lys, Boston, MA (US);
Kevin J. Dowling, Westford, MA (US);
George G. Mueller, Boston, MA (US);
Alfred D. Ducharme, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Frederick M. Morgan, Quincy, MA (US);
Ihor A. Lys, Boston, MA (US);
Kevin J. Dowling, Westford, MA (US);
George G. Mueller, Boston, MA (US);
Color Kinetics Incorporated, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for generating and/or modulating illumination conditions to generate high-quality light of a desired and controllable color, for creating lighting fixtures for producing light in desirable and reproducible colors, and for modifying the color temperature or color shade of light within a prespecified range after a lighting fixture is constructed. In one embodiment, LED lighting units capable of generating light of a range of colors are used to provide light or supplement ambient light to afford lighting conditions suitable for a wide range of applications.