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US 11,885,466 B2Granted
Expandable solar-powered light
AssigneeLuminAID LAB, LLC
InventorsAnna Stork, Andrea Sreshta
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Abstract
An inflatable solar-powered light is provided. The solar-powered light includes a bladder and a solar-powered light assembly disposed entirely within the bladder. The solar-powered light assembly includes a solar panel, a rechargeable battery in electrical communication with the solar panel, and at least one light-emitting diode in electrical communication with the rechargeable battery. The bladder is substantially transparent, flexible, inflatable, and collapsible.
Claims20
A solar-powered lamp, comprising:
- an expandable bladder comprising:
- a first flexible sheet defined by a first edge;
- and
- a second flexible sheet defined by a second edge, the second flexible sheet opposed to the first flexible sheet, the first flexible sheet sealed to the second flexible sheet at the first and second edges, the expandable bladder having a collapsed state and an expanded state;
- and
- an electronics assembly coupled to the first flexible sheet, the electronics assembly comprising:
- a solar panel,
- a circuit board,
- a rechargeable battery electrically connected to the circuit board, and
- at least one light-emitting diode (LED) configured to aim toward the second flexible sheet when the expandable bladder is in the expanded state;
- and
- a substantially transparent cover portion configured to cover the solar panel at an exterior surface of the first flexible sheet, the substantially transparent cover portion being waterproof.
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A solar-powered lamp, comprising:
- an expandable bladder comprising:
- a first panel defined by a first edge;
- and
- a second panel defined by a second edge, the second panel opposed to the first panel, the first panel sealed to the second panel at the first and second edges, the first and second panels configured to have at least partially rounded shapes defined by the first and second edges, respectively, and the expandable bladder having a collapsed state and an expanded state;
- and
- an electronics assembly coupled to the first panel, the electronics assembly comprising a solar panel and at least one light-emitting diode (LED) configured to aim toward the second panel when the expandable bladder is in the expanded state;
- and
- a substantially transparent cover portion configured to cover the solar panel, the substantially transparent cover portion being waterproof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.