# US 12,000,559 B2 · Stainless steel led power switch > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,000,559 B2 - Document ID: US12000559B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/332,239 - Filed: 2023-06-09 - Published: 2023-10-05 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-02 - Assignees: Bocatech Inc. - Applicants: Bocatech, Inc. - Inventors: Keith Rollinson; John Paul Santana - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000559B2 ## CPC - F21S 41/645: {by electro-optic means, e.g. liquid crystal or electrochromic devices} - F21V 23/006: {the substrate being distinct from the light source holder} - F21V 23/04: the elements being switches (safety devices F21V25/00) - F21V 31/005: {Sealing arrangements therefor} - H05B 45/30: Driver circuits - F21W 2107/20: for water vehicles - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - H05B 45/395: Linear regulators - Y02B 20/30: Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED] - 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 - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - 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 An encapsulated LED switch that incorporates a MOSFET power drivers, high current transistors, or other suitable power drivers in a PCB that attaches to the LED switch such that a low power LED switch controls the output of a high-power driver. The selected power driver PCB can be adapted to different load requirements by making simple changes. The PCB's can be interchanged to provide for a predetermined output power required for a particular application. In addition, the wire gauge size of the wires attached to the MOSFET power driver PCB can also be varied to match intended load requirements. For applications in which the LED switch is used in hostile environments, such as marine applications, the LED switch and its associated power driver PCB are encapsulated to protect the circuitry from environmental factors such as high humidity, salt water, etc. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A switch assembly comprising: a light-emitting diode, LED, switch, the LED switch being selectable between an on state and an off state; a printed circuit board, PCB, driver, the PCB driver being in electrical communication with the LED switch; the PCB driver being configured to drive at least one output based on the LED switch being in one of the on state and the off state; and the LED switch being configured for a first amperage load, the PCB driver being configured for a second amperage load, the first amperage load being greater than the second amperage load when the LED switch is in the on state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The switch assembly of claim 1, wherein the output is in electrical communication with a circuit, the circuit comprising a marine pump, a horn, an anchor light, an alarm, a navigation light, or a sensor, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The switch assembly of claim 2, further comprising: a PCB board, at least one of the LED switch and PCB driver being attached to the PCB board; and the PCB board comprising at least one of a water pressure sensor, a current monitoring sensor, an alarm module, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The switch assembly of claim 2, wherein the sensor is a water pressure sensor, air pressure sensor, fuel pressure sensor, oil pressure sensor, or vacuum pressure sensor, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The switch assembly of claim 1, wherein the PCB driver is a Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, MOSFET, driver. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The switch assembly of claim 1, further comprising a resettable thermal breaker in electrical communication with the LED switch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The switch assembly of claim 1, further comprising a programmable microcontroller in electrical communication with the PCB driver, the microcontroller being configured to control the at least one output. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The switch assembly of claim 7, wherein the microcontroller is configured to deactivate the at least one output based on expiration of a pre-determined timer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The switch assembly of claim 7, wherein the microcontroller is resettable. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The switch assembly of claim 9, wherein the microcontroller is configured to detect an overvoltage condition of a circuit, the circuit being in electrical communication with the at least one output, and to cause deactivation of the output based on detection of the overvoltage condition of the circuit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The switch assembly of claim 7, wherein the microcontroller is configured to: monitor currents on the at least one output; and deactivate the at least one output upon a predetermined condition associated with the currents on the at least one output. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The switch assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a PCB board, at least one of the LED switch and PCB driver being attached to the PCB board; and the PCB board comprising at least one of a water pressure sensor, a current monitoring sensor, an alarm module, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 13 A switch assembly comprising: a light-emitting diode, LED, switch, the LED switch being selectable between an on state and an off state; a printed circuit board, PCB, driver, the PCB driver being in electrical communication with the LED switch; the PCB driver being configured to drive at least one output based on the LED switch being in one of the on state and the off state; the LED switch being configured for a first amperage load, the PCB driver being configured for a second amperage load, the first amperage load being greater than the second amperage load when the LED switch is in the on state; a programmable microcontroller in electrical communication with the PCB driver, the microcontroller being configured to control the at least one output; and the output being in electrical communication with a circuit, the circuit comprising a marine pump, a horn, an anchor light, an alarm, a navigation light, or a sensor, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The switch assembly of claim 13, further comprising a resettable thermal breaker in electrical communication with the LED switch. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The switch assembly of claim 13, wherein the microcontroller is resettable. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The switch assembly of claim 13, further comprising: a PCB board, at least one of the LED switch and PCB driver being attached to the PCB board; and the PCB board comprising at least one of a water pressure sensor, a current monitoring sensor, an alarm module, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The switch assembly of claim 13, wherein the sensor is a water pressure sensor, air pressure sensor, fuel pressure sensor, oil pressure sensor, or vacuum pressure sensor, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 18 A switch assembly comprising: a light-emitting diode, LED, switch, the LED switch being selectable between an on state and an off state; a printed circuit board, PCB, driver, the PCB driver being in electrical communication with the LED switch; the PCB driver being configured to drive at least one output based on the LED switch being in one of the on state and the off state; and the LED switch being configured for a first amperage load, the PCB driver being configured for a second amperage load, the first amperage load being greater than the second amperage load when the LED switch is in the on state; the at least one output being in electrical communication with a circuit, the circuit comprising a marine pump, a horn, an anchor light, an alarm, a navigation light, or a sensor, or any combination thereof; the sensor including a water pressure sensor, air pressure sensor, fuel pressure sensor, oil pressure sensor, or vacuum pressure sensor, or any combination thereof a resettable thermal breaker in electrical communication with the LED switch; and a programmable microcontroller in electrical communication with the PCB driver, the microcontroller being configured to control the output, and the microcontroller being resettable. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The switch assembly of claim 18, wherein: the microcontroller is further configured to: deactivate the at least one output based on expiration of a pre-determined timer; monitor currents on the at least one output and deactivate the at least one output upon a predetermined condition associated with the currents on the at least one output; or detect an overvoltage condition of the circuit, and cause deactivation of the output based on detection of the overvoltage condition of the circuit; or any combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The switch assembly of claim 19, further comprising: a PCB board, at least one of the LED switch and PCB driver being attached to the PCB board; and the PCB board comprising at least one of a water pressure sensor, a current monitoring sensor, an alarm module, or any combination thereof.