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US 2006/0221609 A1Published application
Lighting strip
OwnerPatrick Ryaninventor
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Abstract
The lighting strip has two elongated flexible conductors for carrying primary power to a plurality of modules. Each module has rectification diodes and a series lighting element. The series lighting element has at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode (LED). The LED operates using the full-wave rectified power. The lighting strip may be provided in a spool which can be easily cut to the desired length. The number of light emitting diodes in a module, the spacing between components in a module, and the use of multiple lighting strips, can be selected to provide the desired illumination level or effect.
Claims23
A lighting system, comprising:
- first and second conductors,
- a plurality of modules, each module comprising:
- a third conductor,
- a first diode connected between said first and third conductors, and having a first predetermined polarity with respect to said third conductor,
- a second diode connected between said second and third conductors, and having said first predetermined polarity with respect to said third conductor, and
- a fourth conductor;
- a third diode connected between said first and fourth conductors and having a second predetermined polarity with respect to said fourth conductor, said second polarity being opposite said first polarity,
- a fourth diode connected between said second and fourth conductors and having said second predetermined polarity with respect to said fourth conductor, and
- a series lighting element comprising the series combination of at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode, the series lighting element having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the third conductor and the second end being connected to the fourth conductor.
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A method for installing lighting between a desired first point and a desired second point, comprising:
- (a) placing one end of a lighting strip near the desired first point, the lighting strip comprising first and second conductors and a plurality of modules, each module including rectification diodes connected to the first and second conductors and a series lighting element connected to the rectification diodes, a series lighting element including the series combination of at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode;
- (b) fastening said lighting strip near the desired first point;
- (c) dispensing said lighting strip from the desired first point to the desired second point;
- (c) cutting and fastening said lighting strip near the desired second point.
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A lighting system, comprising:
- first and second conductors,
- a module of a first module type comprising:
- a third conductor,
- a first diode connected between said first and third conductors, and having a first predetermined polarity with respect to said third conductor,
- a second diode connected between said second and third conductors, and having said first predetermined polarity with respect to said third conductor, and
- a series lighting element comprising the series combination of at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode, the series lighting element having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the third conductor;
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- a module of a second module type comprising:
- a fourth conductor;
- a third diode connected between said first and fourth conductors and having a second predetermined polarity with respect to said fourth conductor, said second polarity being opposite said first polarity,
- a fourth diode connected between said second and fourth conductors and having said second predetermined polarity with respect to said fourth conductor, and
- a series lighting element comprising the series combination of at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode, the series lighting element having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the fourth conductor;
- and wherein at least one of:
- the second end of the series lighting element of a module of the first module type is electrically connected to the first end of the series lighting element of a module of the second module type, or the second end of the series lighting element of a module of the second module type is electrically connected to the first end of the series lighting element of a module of the first module type.
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A method for installing lighting between a desired first point and a desired second point, comprising:
- (a) placing one end of a lighting strip near the desired first point, the lighting strip comprising first and second conductors and a plurality of modules of first and second module types, each module including a rectification diode connected to the first and second conductors and shared with at least one other said module of a different module type and a series lighting element connected to the rectification diode, a series lighting element including the series combination of at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode, each module further including;
- (b) fastening said lighting strip near the desired first point;
- (c) dispensing said lighting strip from the desired first point to the desired second point;
- (c) cutting and fastening said lighting strip near the desired second point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.