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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Timothy Glen Wright, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Gerry Thornton, Sharpsburg, GA (US);
Smita Anaokar, Smyrna, GA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Glen Wright, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Gerry Thornton, Sharpsburg, GA (US);
Smita Anaokar, Smyrna, GA (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture has monitoring and control circuits that sense when a freezing condition is present that could result in ice and/or snow accumulation on a lens of the LED lighting fixture, thereby reducing the light output therefrom. Heat may be supplied to the lens from a transparent resistive coating thereon, an internal space heater and/or increased power dissipate from the LEDs.