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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Antony P. van de Ven, Hong Kong, CN;
Gerald H. Negley, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Terry Given, Papakura, NZ;
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); F21K 99/00 (2016.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0824 (2013.01); F21K 9/135 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a first substrate including a switching circuit, the switching circuit including a first port, a second port and a current control circuit configured to generate a current at the second port of the current control circuit responsive to a varying voltage at the first port. The apparatus further includes a second substrate mounted on the first substrate and including at least two LEDs electrically coupled to the second port of the current control circuit of the first substrate.