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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Alessandro Fortini, Pistoia, IT;
Pierre Deschenes, Muskego, WI (US);
Andrew Dan Bendtsen, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Alessandro Fortini, Pistoia, IT;
Pierre Deschenes, Muskego, WI (US);
Andrew Dan Bendtsen, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A driver is connectable to an external power supply and configured to output variable electrical power for one or more loads, such as LEDs. A module including a microcontroller is operable to output a control signal that automatically varies the electrical power outputted by the driver. The microcontroller is further configured to be powered by the control signal.