H05B 45/10
Controlling the intensity of the light
H05B45/10 (Controlling the intensity of the light) appears on 7,603 US grants and 8,590 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05B- Granted patents
- 7,603
- Published applications
- 8,590
- Assignees
- 2,369
- Inventors
- 11,048
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 383 | 340 |
| 2025 | 318 | 323 |
| 2026 | 210 | 218 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- LED driving circuit6 Oct 2026US 12,757,301 B2Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
- Illumination device and method for calibrating an illumination device over changes in temperature, drive current, and time6 Oct 2026US 12,757,304 B2Lutron Technology Company LLC
- LED lamp and misuse warning module thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,836 B2Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd
- Load control device for high-efficiency loads29 Sep 2026US 12,750,930 B2Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Special light effects system29 Sep 2026US 12,750,931 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Ultra-efficient dimmable led driver with switchable led load8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313764 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Electronic device with inline load metering verification port8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313765 A1
- Power control method for light source, lighting device, and storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313766 A1Nitelab Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for an adaptable vehicle light fixture8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313768 A1Nacho LED LLC
- Circuit for driving a led string8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313769 A1ams-OSRAM International GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Universal lighting network methods and systems1,007US 6,548,967 B1Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for controlling devices in a networked lighting system584US 6,608,453 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2003
- Method and apparatus for an L.E.D. flashlight530US 6,095,661 APPT Vision, Inc. · 2000
- Power supply for light emitting diode array454US 5,661,645 A1997
- Universal lighting network methods and systems437US 7,309,965 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2007