# US 10,455,673 B1 · Light string with a non-extinguishing function and an independent LED blinking function

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- Number: US 10,455,673 B1
- Document ID: US10455673B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/260,549
- Filed: 2019-01-29
- Granted: 2019-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2019-01-29
- Assignees: Jetmax Lighting Industrial Co., Limited
- Applicants: Jetmax Lighting Industrial Co., Limited
- Inventors: Ping Yang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455673B1

## CPC

- H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light
- F21S 4/10: with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
- H05B 45/48: having LEDs organised in strings and incorporating parallel shunting devices
- H05B 47/155: Coordinated control of two or more light sources
- H05B 47/16: by timing means
- F21V 23/0407: {for flashing}
- F21W 2121/00: Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light
- H05B 45/37: Converter circuits
- Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

## Abstract

A light string with a non-extinguishing function and an independent LED blinking function includes an LED light string having a plurality of LED bidirectional lamp groups and a plurality of LED independent blinking lamp groups connected in series, and a switchable-polarity power supply connected to the LED light string for providing a pair of DC voltages with switchable polarity to the LED light string. The LED bidirectional lamp group includes a plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel, and the LED independent blinking lamp group includes a blinking control circuit and a plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel. The plurality of LED bidirectional lamps may be a plurality of LED two-color bidirectional lamps or LED mono-color bidirectional lamps; and the blinking control circuit controls the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps to blink independently and to cyclically vary the brightness of the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A light string with a non-extinguishing function and an independent LED blinking function, including:
an LED light string including two voltage input terminals, a plurality of LED bidirectional lamp groups, and a plurality of LED independent blinking lamp groups connected in series;
a switchable polarity power supply having two DC voltage output terminals respectively connected to the two voltage input terminals of the LED light string for providing a pair of DC voltages with switchable polarity to the LED light string;
wherein, each LED bidirectional lamp group includes a plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel;
wherein, each LED independent blinking lamp group includes a blinking control circuit and a plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel of each LED bidirectional lamp group is a plurality of LED two-color bidirectional lamps or a plurality of LED mono-color bidirectional lamps; the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel of each LED independent blinking lamp group is the plurality of LED two-color bidirectional lamps or the plurality of LED mono-color bidirectional lamps.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the blinking control circuit controls the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel included in each LED independent blinking lamp group, so that when the plurality of LED bidirectional lamp groups included in each LED independent blinking lamp group emit light, the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel in the plurality of LED independent blinking lamp groups blink independently.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The light string as claimed in claim 3, wherein the blinking control circuit cyclically adjusts the plurality of LED bidirectional lamps connected in parallel included in each LED independent blinking lamp group to change from normal brightness to darkness within a first period, and then to remain in darkness for a second period, and then to change from darkness to normal brightness in a third period.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The light string as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first period, second period and third period are each between 0.5 and 5 seconds, or the first period, second period and third period are 1.25 seconds each.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The light string as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switchable polarity power supply further includes a controller and a voltage converter, wherein the voltage converter provides a DC power to the controller, the controller includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal, and according to a setting, the controller outputs the pair of DC voltages with switchable polarity to the two DC voltage output terminals of the switchable polarity power supply via the first output terminal and the second output terminal.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The light string as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller further includes a microcontroller unit, a memory unit, a plurality of transistors, and a plurality of resistors; the microcontroller unit includes a first output pin and a second output pin; the memory unit provides the setting to the microcontroller unit, and according to the setting, the microcontroller unit outputs a control signal through the first output pin and the second output pin to control the states of the plurality of transistors to generate and to output the pair of DC voltages with switchable polarity.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The light string as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the plurality of transistors include a first transistor to a sixth transistor, wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the fourth transistor, and the fifth transistor are NPN bipolar junction transistors, and the third transistor and the sixth transistor are PNP bipolar junction transistors; and the plurality of resistors include a first resistor to an eleventh resistor.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The light string as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first output terminal (L1) is connected to a collector of the first transistor (Q1), a collector of the third transistor (Q3), and a collector of the fourth transistor (Q4); and through the third resistor (R3), the first output terminal (L1) is also connected to a base of the third transistor (Q3), and through the fifth resistor (R5), the first output terminal (L1) is connected to a collector of the sixth transistor (Q6), a collector of the fifth transistor (Q5) and the second output terminal (L2); through the fourth resistor (R4), an emitter of the first transistor (Q1) is connected to a base of the fifth transistor (Q5), and through the eighth resistor (R8), the base of the fifth transistor (Q5) is connected to ground; through the seventh resistor (R7), an emitter of the second transistor (Q2) is connected to a base of the fourth transistor (Q4), and the base of the fourth transistor (Q4) is connected to the ground through the ninth resistor (R9); a base of the first transistor (Q1) is connected to the ground through the tenth resistor (R10), and an emitter of the fourth transistor (Q4) and an emitter of the fifth transistor (Q5) are both directly connected to the ground; through the first resistor (R1), the base of the first transistor (Q1) is connected to the first output pin (P1) of the microcontroller unit (U1), and through the second resistor (R2), a base of the second transistor (Q2) is connected to the second output pin (P2) of the microcontroller unit (U1); through the eleventh resistor (R11), the base of the second transistor (Q2) is connected to the ground, and through the sixth resistor (R6), a base of the sixth transistor (Q6) is connected to a collector of the second transistor (Q2); an emitter of the sixth transistor (Q6) and an emitter of the third transistor (Q3) are directly connected to the DC power supply provided by the voltage converter.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The light string as claimed in claim 1, further including a first connection plug, and through the first connection plug, the two voltage input terminals of the LED light string are respectively connected to the two voltage outputs of the switchable polarity power supply.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The light string as claimed in claim 10 further including a second connection plug, the second connection plug is connected to the first connection plug at a first position or at a second position, wherein the first position is adjacent to the first connection plug, and the second position is adjacent to the two voltage input terminals of the LED light string.