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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Q Technology, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Stack, Oxford, MI (US);
Ted Huff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Q Technology, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 21/00 (2006.01); G09F 13/22 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); F21S 4/00 (2006.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); F21W 131/405 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01); F21Y 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/22 (2013.01); H01L 25/167 (2013.01); H05B 33/089 (2013.01); F21S 4/003 (2013.01); F21V 19/0045 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21W 2131/405 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/003 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48091 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48247 (2013.01); Y02B 20/341 (2013.01); Y10S 362/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system and protection means are disclosed. In particular, a Zener diode with pre-selected characteristics is used in parallel with an LED such that current will continue to flow through the circuit in case of LED failure. This adaptation in turn may be used in a series string combination.