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US 9,756,690 B2Granted
LED caution lighting system
OwnerBuddy A. Stefanoff, Dana D. Stefanoffinventors
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Abstract
A lighting indicator system having a controller with an analog output signal and an LED array receiving the analog output signal and lighting a plurality of LEDs in response. The LED array provides a second analog output that echoes the received analog output signal from the controller.
Claims15
A lighting indicator system comprising:
- a controller having an analog output signal;
- an LED array receiving the analog output signal and lighting a plurality of LEDs in response, the LED array comprising an analog circuit, wherein each of the LEDs is electrically coupled with a transistor and a current limiter of the analog circuit, the transistor and the current limiter being coupled to the controller through an analog input lead, the transistor receiving the analog output signal through the analog input lead from the controller and wherein each of the plurality of LEDs produces one or more LED color colors;
- wherein the LED array provides a second analog output that echoes the received analog output signal from the controller;
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- a second LED array that is identical to the LED array, the second LED array receiving the second analog output signal from the LED array and lighting a plurality of LEDs in response.
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A signaling system comprising:
- a controller that accepts user input and provides electronic analog output signals;
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- a first multicolor indicator that provides a visual signal of a first color in response to a first predetermined signal from the controller, the first multicolor indicator comprising an analog circuit that comprises a plurality of pairs of transistors coupled with circuit limiters, wherein each transistor and circuit limiter pair is coupled to the controller through a dedicated analog input lead;
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- wherein the first multicolor indicators provides electronic analog output signals that echo the electronic analog output signals signal from the controller.
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A light emitting diode (LED) signaling system comprising:
- a controller producing a plurality of analog signals;
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- a first LED signal panel comprising:
- a first power supply;
- an LED of a first color;
- an LED of a second color;
- a first analog input lead corresponding to the LED of the first color that receives a first color analog output signal of the plurality of analog signals from the controller;
- a first transistor corresponding to the LED of the first color, coupled with the LED of the first color and the first analog input lead;
- a second analog input lead corresponding to the LED of the second color that receives a second color analog signal of the plurality of analog signals;
- a second transistor corresponding to the LED of the second color, coupled with the LED of the second color and the second analog input lead;
- a first analog output lead corresponding to the first color;
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- a second analog output lead corresponding to the second color;
- wherein the first LED signal panel utilizes the first power supply to drive the LED of the first color at an intensity according to the first color analog signal and to drive the LED of the second color at an intensity according to the second color analog signal;
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- wherein the first LED signal panel echoes the first color analog signal and the second color analog signals to the first and second analog outputs, respectively.
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