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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Walter M. Duncan, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael Mignardi, Richardson, TX (US);
John David Jackson, Euless, TX (US);
Inventors:
Walter M. Duncan, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael Mignardi, Richardson, TX (US);
John David Jackson, Euless, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosure in one aspect provides an illuminator that includes a plurality of segmented diodes to generate a plurality of light beams. In another aspect, the illuminator may independently control current to some or all of the diodes.