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US 2001/0033488 A1Published application
Electronic flame
OwnerAlex Chliwnyj, Tanya D. Chliwnyjinventors
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Abstract
The invention provides improved flame-simulations via electronic flame simulation. In one embodiment, a microprocessor-based electronic artificial flame uses multiple LEDs that are controlled to give the appearance of flame motion (or “dance”). In one embodiment, the use of a white LED or LEDs to whiten the top of the flame and a blue LED or multiple blue LEDs to give a hint of blue at the bottom of the flame greatly improves the realism of the resulting simulated flame.
Claims20
A flame simulation device, comprising:
- a LED platform having at least one light emitting diodes (LED) thereon, the LED capable of producing a light beam;
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- a flame portion capable of selectively directing and capturing the light beam.
A method of simulating a flame, comprising:
- selectively articulating a plurality of LEDs, the plurality of LEDs comprising at least a white top-most LED and a blue bottom-most LED
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.