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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
David Simon, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
John Ivey, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Philip Kosarek, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Craig Mackiewicz, Clawson, MI (US);
David Simon, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
John Ivey, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Philip Kosarek, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Craig Mackiewicz, Clawson, MI (US);
iLumisys, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an LED-based light for replacing a fluorescent bulb in a conventional fluorescent light fixture. The LED-based light includes a housing having a first end opposing a second end, a circuit board disposed within the housing and extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing, at least one LED mounted to the circuit board, at least one end cap disposed on one of the first and second ends of the housing, the end cap including a switch and at least one electrically conductive pin configured for physical and electrical connection to the light fixture; and circuitry configured to provide a current path between the at least one LED and the at least one electrically conductive pin, wherein the switch is configured to selectively disconnect the current path.