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US 2011/0204777 A1Published application
Settable light bulbs
AssigneeSwitch Bulb Company, Inc.
InventorRonald J. Lenk
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Abstract
A settable light bulb whose brightness can be set by the user, and more particularly, to the use of a switch or a slide built in to the bulb itself to control the brightness in either discrete or continuous increments.
Claims16
A settable LED light bulb comprising:
- at least one LED;
- an outer shell;
- a base adapted to fit within an electrical socket;
- and
- a control mechanism which is part of the bulb, said control mechanism setting a brightness of the bulb by controlling the current of the at least one LED.
2 more elements
A settable fluorescent light bulb comprising:
- a fluorescent light bulb;
- and
- a control mechanism which is part of the bulb, said control mechanism setting a brightness of the bulb by controlling current through a plasma column.
A settable incandescent light bulb comprising:
- an incandescent light bulb;
- and
- a switch which is part of the bulb, said switch setting a brightness of the bulb by controlling which of at least two filaments is powered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.