|Publication number||US7618151 B2|
|Application number||US 12/057,049|
|Publication date||Nov 17, 2009|
|Priority date||Jul 2, 2003|
|Also published as||EP2087775A1, US7484860, US20070086199, US20080232091, WO2008051613A1|
|Publication number||057049, 12057049, US 7618151 B2, US 7618151B2, US-B2-7618151, US7618151 B2, US7618151B2|
|Inventors||Matthew Abbondanzio, Simon M. Conway|
|Original Assignee||S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (17), Classifications (51), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/553,127, filed on Oct. 26, 2006, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/426,055, filed on Jun. 23, 2006, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/069,964, filed on Mar. 3, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,246,919, which claims priority to Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/549,154, filed on Mar. 3, 2004. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/561,822, filed on Jul. 2, 2004, still pending, which claims priority to Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/483,913 filed on Jul. 2, 2003.
1. Technical Field
Substitutes for incandescent light bulbs are disclosed which provide energy-efficient emission of white light with a compact fluorescent light (CFL) and that also provide active ingredient vapor emission through a built-in dispenser. The disclosed light devices are used with conventional light sockets and the active ingredient is provided in the form of replaceable cartridges or containers.
2. Description of the Related Art
Creating a pleasant ambience is a popular aspect of home decor. This is often achieved through various combinations of fragrances. Lighting can also be combined with fragrance emission. For example, it is known to combine incandescent light bulbs with fragrance emission. Typically, heat from the light bulb is used to volatilize the fragrance material. Because heat from an incandescent bulb is relatively uncontrolled, the resulting fragrance emission is also uncontrolled. As a result, too much fragrance can be emitted and the fragrance can be used to quickly. Further, because fragrance materials can be flammable, the combination of an incandescent bulb and fragrance emission can present a fire safety issue.
Nightlight-type devices are also known which include fragrance dispensers. However, these devices are limited to use in bathrooms or on a wall with an electrical outlet. Because many homes do not include a sufficient number of electrical outlets, many consumers are reluctant to use them outside the bathroom. Further, while the utilitarian appearance of these devices in a bathroom is not bothersome to many consumers, their use outside of the bathroom, such as in a living room or family room, is not generally acceptable. Further, while nightlight-type fragrance dispensers may also provide light, because the devices are used in existing electrical outlets, they are generally positioned too low to provide effective lighting features, other than to operate as a nightlight. Conventional fragrance dispensers, such as plug-in diffusers, can provide pleasing aromas in a relatively inexpensive, compact package. However, as noted above with nightlight-type devices, such conventional fragrance dispensers generally take up outlets and are often located out of sight, causing a user to forget to adjust or refill the device.
Scented candles generate soft light and fragrance, thereby providing a pleasant mood. However, candles are a potential fire hazard and often produce unwanted smoke and wax drippings.
With growing concerns about energy costs and shortages, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are beginning to replace incandescent bulbs because they last longer and use a fraction of the energy consumed by incandescent bulbs. While CFLs are more expensive than incandescent bulbs, consumers save money over the life of a CFL because of the lower energy costs and longer operating life.
Further, numerous needs exist for the combination of ambient light with other volatile active emission other than fragrances such as air sanitization, air deodorization, the controlled release of insect repellent, insect attractant, insecticide, aromatherapy volatiles or other non-fragrant materials (any of which may be combined with fragrant materials if necessary to make the ambient environment more enjoyable or tolerable).
Therefore, there is a need for the combination of efficient white light emission, such as CFLs, with any one or more of the following: fragrance emission; air sanitization; air deodorization; insecticide emission; insect repellent emission; aromatherapy material emission; light emission that repels insects; light emission that attracts insects; and any combinations thereof.
In view of the drawbacks of the lighting and fragrance devices currently available, devices are disclosed herein which provide various combinations of energy-efficient lighting and emission of volatile actives. The disclosed devices combine energy efficient white light emission and fragrance and/or volatile active emission without adding clutter to a room, without requiring the purchase of new fixtures, without taking up additional electrical outlets, without requiring aesthetically pleasing designs for the unit itself, and without presenting the fire hazards associated with open flames or fire hazards associated with active or fragrance emission that is driven by uncontrolled heat from an incandescent light bulb.
One disclosed substitute for a conventional light bulb includes a CFL with a specially equipped base structure disposed between the male connector and the coiled fluorescent tube. The modified base structure comprises an active vapor dispenser. In a refinement, the base includes a heater for increasing and/or controlling the rate of active vapor emission. The male connector may be a threaded male Edison-type connector or any other type of male connector for use with female light sockets. For example, a male connector may be a bayonet-type connector.
The placement of the active vapor dispenser in the base structure, or the structure disposed between the coiled fluorescent tube and the male connector, is ideal from active dispenser standpoint. If a heater is needed to control or increase active emission, access to power is conveniently provided in the middle base structure.
In a refinement, an active dispenser is not disposed in the base and/or is not an integral part of the base. Instead, a sidewall of the base comprises one or more electrical connection ports or outlets that enable the base to be connected to one or more different accessories that plug-in to the base. The plot-in accessories can include, but are not limited to a volatile active dispenser with a heater, a volatile active dispenser with a fan and a colored light emitting device, such as a device with an array of LEDs. The placement outlets on the base enables the consumer to change accessories or use multiple accessories. The plug-in accessories may also be combined with other non-electrical accessories, such as fragrance or active emitters that are mounted to or attached to the CFL tube.
Accordingly, in one refinement, an accessory that plugs into an outlet disposed on the base is a cartridge-type volatile active dispenser. Preferably, the dispenser includes a male connector that is received in the female outlet disposed on the base. Alternatively, the dispenser may be a bottle/wick-type dispenser used for emitting fragrance oils or other liquid actives. In such an embodiment, a fan may be employed to increase emission through the wick. Finally, a colored light accessory may plug into the female receptacle disposed on the base. In one embodiment, a LED/colored light show accessory is provided in the form of a ring that passes over the CFL tube and is supported on or above the base. In such an embodiment, the circuitry used to drive the CFL will also include circuitry used to drive the ring of LEDs will also include circuitry used to drive the LEDs and switch between pre-programmed colored light shows as disclosed fully in parent application Ser. Nos. 11/553,127, which is incorporated herein by reference.
In another refinement, permanently placing the active vapor dispenser in the base will typically cause the effective diameter of the base to increase. As a result, the outer diameter of the base may exceed the outer diameter of the coiled tube. Certain lamp designs may interfere with rotation of a wider base structure. As a result, partial disassembly of the lamp may be required to install a larger device. To alleviate this problem, three additional modified combination CFL/active vapor dispenser devices are disclosed.
One such device includes a CFL with a specially equipped base structure disposed between a modified threaded male connector and the coiled fluorescent tube. The modified male connector comprises two semi-cylindrical halves. One half of the male connector is fixed in position and includes outer threads or pins like a conventional male connector. The other half of the male connector is movable and can be pressed radially inward, against a spring bias, towards the other fixed half of the male connector. The movable half of the male connector includes threads or pins that match the threads or pins of the fixed half of the male connector when the movable half is biased outwards. When the movable half of the male connector is pressed inward towards the fixed half of the male connector, the effective outer diameter of the male connector is substantially reduced thereby enabling the connector to be stabbed into a conventional light socket without rotating the entire device. Release of the movable half of the male connector snaps both halves of the male connector into the light socket without rotation or with only minor amounts of rotation. Such a design is very convenient for use in certain lamp designs where the extra width of the base caused by the active vapor dispenser either prevents or inhibits rotation of the device when mating the male connector in the light socket.
The above design may be employed with Edison-type threaded connectors as well as non-Edison-type connectors that require at least some rotation to complete the connection. For example, the above design may be adapted for bayonet-type connectors which require the male connector to be rotated about 180°.
Further, the male connector may further comprise a spring-biased pin may extend downward between the two halves to increase the reliability of the electrical connection with the female socket.
Yet another combination CFL/active vapor emission device includes a modified male connector that is rotatable independent of the base structure that includes the active dispenser and that supports the coiled fluorescent tube. Specifically, a thumbwheel is provided at the underside of the base that is connected to the male connector. Rotation of the thumbwheel results in rotation of the male connector thereby enabling the device to be screwed into or inserted into a female socket without rotating the base or coiled tube.
Yet another combined CFL/active vapor dispenser comprises two parts: a modified CFL and a dispenser sleeve. The modified CFL includes a cylindrical base disposed between a male connector and a coiled fluorescent tube. The cylindrical base is axially received within the dispenser sleeve. In an embodiment, the cylindrical base and sleeve include electrical contacts for supplying power to a heater disposed in the dispensing sleeve. The dispensing sleeve is free to rotate about the cylindrical base. The dispensing sleeve includes a slot for accommodating an active cartridge or container and, as noted above, may include a heater for increasing or controlling active vapor emission. In another embodiment, a heater is disposed in the base as opposed to the dispensing sleeve thereby eliminating the need for an electrical connection between the cylindrical base and the sleeve. In either embodiment, because the CFL/cylindrical base/male connector is free to rotate with respect to the dispensing sleeve, the increased diameter presented by the dispensing sleeve will not interfere with certain lampshade designs and the device can be easily installed.
In a refinement, a disclosed substitute for a conventional light bulb that can be used indoors or outdoors and is configured to mate with a conventional light socket, provide white light with a CFL, fragrance emission and/or some sort of volatile active ingredient emission (e.g., insect repellent, insecticide, air sanitizer, air deodorizer, etc).
In a refinement, in addition to or instead of fragrance emission, the volatile actives control, attract, repel and/or terminate insects. The insect control functions may be combined with fragrance emission, a deodorizing function or an air sanitization function. Thus, in a refinement, the volatile active may provide a function selected from the group consisting of: insect control, insect termination, insect attraction, insect repellency, moth termination, fragrance emission, or deodorization, air sanitization, aromatherapy, volatile medicine emission and any combination thereof.
In a related refinement, a device made in accordance with this disclosure can release an active that repels insects, such as mosquitoes, to either keep such insects out of a home or to keep such insects away from an outdoor area such as a patio or porch. The active can repel or kill the problematic insects. In the alternative, the disclosed devices may be used to attract insects and keep them away from an outdoor area such as a porch or deck. Indoor applications include the use of a disclosed device in a closet that emits a volatile active that kills moths and further that emits energy efficient white light.
Thus, the combination CFL/active emitter device disclosed herein can be used in porch/deck lighting systems and outdoor perimeter lighting systems.
Preferably, the fragrance or active delivery may be provided by scented oil or scented gels provided in cartridges which may be removably secured in/to the device, at the base of the device disposed between the male connector and the coiled CFL tube to provide the desired fragrance emission. This allows a user to change between different fragrances and/or replace empty cartridges, without the need to change the entire bulb device. The convenient means for replacing an active cartridge is important as many CFLs are designed to last multiple years. Active cartridges or containers, such as fragrance cartridges, are not intended to last that long and will need to be replaced substantially more frequently.
In another refinement, a refill cue may be provided by the circuitry of the device that informs the user when the active or fragrance has become depleted and when a refill cartridge or bottle is needed.
Other advantages and features will be apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the attached drawings.
For a more complete understanding of the disclosed methods and apparatuses, reference should be made to the embodiment illustrated in greater detail on the accompanying drawings, wherein:
It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily to scale and that the disclosed embodiments are sometimes illustrated diagrammatically and in partial views. In certain instances, details which are not necessary for an understanding of the disclosed methods and apparatuses or which render other details difficult to perceive may have been omitted. It should be understood, of course, that this disclosure is not limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein.
The base 23 further comprises an active ingredient dispenser or volatilizer 25. The dispenser 25 may be integral with the base 23 as illustrated in
As seen in
As shown in
The grill 36 further includes a plurality of openings 52 to facilitate the passage of active vapor through the grill 36. The front panel 53 of the cartridge 33 may be a porous membrane that permits vaporized active to pass through the panel 53 and through the openings 52 of the grill 36. As noted above, the device 20 may be equipped with a heater to facilitate this process.
As seen in
Alternative devices ate shown at 20 a, 20 b, 20 c in
While the connector 24 a and socket 68 is illustrated in
The cartridge containers 33 may be provided in almost any form that can be inserted into the slots 32, 32 a, 32 b, and 32 c. Another option is to utilize a solid mat-type structure or substrate that is impregnated with insect control material as disclosed, for example, in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,046,920 and 6,551,560, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. One type of exemplary cartridge 32 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,849,606 and, as another alternative, impregnated substrates such as “sand core” tablets or other types of structures as disclosed in “WO 2004/068945 maybe employed. Both of these references are also incorporated herein by reference. The active may also be impregnated into thin sheets of paper or other substrates that may be transparent, translucent or opaque. Honeycomb structures, such as cardboard honeycomb structures impregnated with active material may also be employed. Finally, as shown in
The operation of the LED accessory 102 will be described in connection with
A color point refers to the settings of the LEDs 103 at a given moment of the colored light show, which provides a specific perceived color. As the settings of the LED array 103 change over time in accordance with the instructions for the colored light show, the color points can ultimately be perceived as a “wash” or “waves” of colors. Because we are discussing “perceived” colors, the starting color point does not directly correspond to the wavelengths of light emitted by the LEDs 103 used in the color light show, inasmuch as those wavelengths are substantially constant. The starting and ending color points can, however, be defined by coordinates on the CIE chart of
The color points can also be defined by the relative intensities of the lights emitted from the LEDs 103 used to produce the color light show (e.g., the operational settings for the different LEDs 103 at specified points of the colored light show). For instance, a color point can be defined by the specific intensity level set at that point in time for each LED 103 being used, and the dominant wavelength of each LED 103. Preferably, intensity levels will be defined by the pulse widths of the LEDs 103 (e.g., as a percentage of full intensity of the LEDs 103).
It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the combination of the lights from different-colored LEDs 103 at specified intensities will directly correspond to a set point on the CIE chart. Therefore, the different possible methods discussed above for defining the color points (e.g., using CIE chart coordinates or specific LED 103 settings) are substantially equivalent for purposes of defining a perceived color.
It will be noted, however, that there are many ways in which the lights from the different LEDs 103 can be combined. In some methods, especially where a diffuser 104 is not used and the LEDs 103 are merely placed in close proximity to each other, a user may perceive different colors close to the emission points of the LEDs 103. Color points, as discussed herein, refer to the color of a substantially complete mixture of the lights from the different LEDs 103, even though there may be observable portions of the display in which the user sees distinct colors corresponding to the wavelengths from the individual LEDs 103, rather than the complete mixture.
The starting and ending color points are similar to the first and last entries in a look-up table setting forth all of the points of a color show in a conventional system; however, instead of providing all of the intervening points from the conventional look-up table, the LED/colored light show accessory 101 can dispense with the need to determine and store each and every intervening color point. To achieve this effect, the above-referenced timing information is provided. The timing information defines timing aspects of the colored light show and LED 103 control.
Using the timing information, a microprocessor U1 (
The LEDs 103 may be controlled by pulse width modulation (PWM) such that the pulse width of a constant current applied for a portion of the duty cycle is varied to alter the intensity of the light emitted from the LED 103. The intensity level of the LED 103 can be measured as a fraction of the duty cycle during which the constant current is applied, which, among other ways, can be expressed as a percentage. When an LED 103 is not on, the pulse width is at 0%. When a constant current is applied to the LED 103 for half of the duty cycle, the intensity of the LED is at 50%. Ramp speed may be defined as the amount of time between changes of intensity of one percentage point of total intensity. Consequently, if the ramp speed of an LED 103 is set at two seconds, then during the course of the colored light show that LED 103 will change its intensity by one percentage point every two seconds until reaching the target value (i.e., the intensity value of the LED 103 for achieving the ending color point). In an embodiment, ramp speed is defined as the percentage change per second. Of course, the speed can be defined in any one of a number of ways, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Also, the ramp speed can be a positive or negative value, depending on whether the intensity of the LED 103 is to be increased or decreased during the colored light show. Alternatively, a microprocessor U1 can be programmed to increase or decrease the intensity setting by comparing the starting intensity setting to the ending intensity setting. Thus, for instance, if the microprocessor U1 determines that the value of the ending setting is lower than the value of the starting setting, the microprocessor U1 will decrease the intensity of the LEDs 103 at a rate set by the given ramp speed.
With the timing information provided, the microprocessor 103 controlling the LEDs 103 may be provided with logic that calculates the intervening color points between the starting and ending points of the CIE chart of
The programming for achieving this would be readily understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, a detailed description of the many different ways of programming the microprocessor U1 will not be provided herein.
Returning to FIG, 29, the light show circuitry includes the microcontroller U1 having a memory for storing three different light shows. The single switch SW1 is a button that, when first pushed, allows the LED driver 105 to be powered up. The LED driver 105 can be considered everything below and to the left of the LED array 103 which is shown in the upper right-hand corner of
1 -INITIAL STATE (Power up)
2 BUTTON PUSHED
EXECUTE LIGHT SHOW # 1
3 BUTTON PUSHED
EXECUTE LIGHT SHOW # 2
4 BUTTON PUSHED
EXECUTE LIGHT SHOW # 3
5 BUTTON PUSHED
Each group of series-connected LEDs 103 is isolated from the microprocessor U1 by a transistor TR1, TR2 or TR3 for selectively shunting around the group of LEDs 103 and protecting the microprocessor U1 from the higher operating voltage of the LEDs 103. Based on the switch SW1 sequence, the microprocessor U1 sends a control signal to control the transistors TR1-TR3, which in turn control the LED array 103 as described above. When the LED driver 105 is turned on, current flows through the inductor L1 and capacitor E1 to provide a DC voltage across E1. The DC voltage across E1 drives a switching power supply that is operated in constant current power mode, comprising an integrated power metal oxide field effect transistor (MOSFET) in the regulator module U2, the inductor L2, diode D1, and the capacitors E3 and C2.
Regulator module U2 is a high frequency switching buck-boost converter, such as part number LNK 305 as shown Control module U2 has 4 pins: FB=feedback, BP=bypass, D=drain, and S=source. The control module U2, inductor L2, diode D1, and capacitors C2 and E3 are configured in a buck-boost topology, to lower the line voltage to that needed to drive the LEDs A current sense resistor R1 provides a sample of the load current back to the control module U2, to set the current provided by the power supply in constant current mode.
The internal MOSFET of regulator module U2 conducts or is “on” when the BP pin voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage, e.g. 4.85V, and the input current delivered to the FB pin is less than a predetermined amperage, e.g., 49 μA. If a current in excess of the predetermined amperage is applied to the FB pin, the internal MOSFET does not conduct, or remains “off.” When the internal MOSFET of regulator module U2 is on, current is delivered to the LEDs 103 via inductor L2 and diodes D3 and D2. When the internal MOSFET of regulator module U2 is off, stored energy in inductor L2 delivers power to the load via diodes D3 and D2.
Microprocessor U1 is programmed such that, when powered, it outputs three pulse width modulation (PWM) signals at pins 5, 6, and 7. The PWM signals are coupled directly to the transistors TR1-3. When pins 5, 6, and/or 7 of the microprocessor U1 provide a logical high (5V) signal to one of the transistors TR1, TR2 or TR3, the transistor opens or is turned off. When pins 5, 6, and/or 7 of the microprocessor U1 provide a logical low (OV) signal to one of the transistors TR1, TR2 or TR3, the transistor closes or is turned on. When the transistors TR1-TR3 are off (open), current flows from the regulator module U2 through the LED load. When the transistors TR1-TR3 are on (closed) current is diverted away from the LEDs 103 and is shunted around the LEDs 103 associated with each closed transistor TR1-TR3. Since there is independent control of each transistor, current can be diverted away from each individual group of LEDs 103. In this way, the microprocessor U1 can use PWM to control the LED current in each group or color of LEDs 103 individually.
The average current applied to each group of LEDs can be adjusted by changing the duty cycle of the PWM signal applied to that group through the opening and closing of the transistors TR1-TR3. Thus, by adjusting the duty cycle applied to each transistor TR1-TR3, the average current applied to each group of LEDs 103 per cycle can be adjusted, and hence the brightness/intensity of each group can be adjusted. The capacitor E4 connected between the output of the switching power supply and the power return helps to stabilize the switching power supply by providing load current smoothing, such that the current supplied to the LEDs 103 is approximately DC with a small amount of AC ripple. Capacitor E4 also provides a modest amount of filtering for the power supply. Additional capacitance is distributed among capacitors C7, C8, and C9, which are arranged in parallel with the transistors TR1-TR3. The distributed capacitance arrangement suppresses the LED pulse currents delivered by capacitor E4 when any of the transistors TR1-TR3 are closed.
The LEDs 103 may also be operated as described in commonly assigned International Publication No. WO2005/003625, U.S. Publication Nos. US 2005/0169812 and US 2005/0169666, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
As shown in
An ingredient suitable for inclusion in the evaporative cartridges, bottles or packages disclosed herein, or passive dispensers disclosed herein, is a fragrance, air freshener, deodorizer, odor eliminator, malodor counteractant, insecticide, insect repellant, medicinal substance, aromatherapy substance, disinfectant, sanitizer, mood enhancer, or the like, in liquid, oil or gel form, although gels and oils are preferred.
Preferably, if a fragrance is to be dispensed, the fragrance or air freshener is a fragrance comprising one or more volatile organic compounds which are available from perfumery suppliers such as Firmenich Inc., Takasago Inc., Noville Inc., Quest Co., International Flavors & Fragrances, and Givaudan-Roure Corp. Most conventional fragrance materials are volatile essential oils. The fragrance can be a synthetically formed material, or a naturally derived oil such as oil of Bergamot, Bitter Orange, Lemon, Mandarin, Caraway, Cedar Leaf, Clove Leaf, Cedar Wood, Geranium, Lavender, Orange, Origanum, Petitgrain, White Cedar, Patchouli, Lavandin, Neroli, Rose absolute, and the like.
A wide variety of chemicals are known for perfumery, such as aldehydes, ketones, esters, alcohols, terpenes, and the like. A fragrance can be relatively simple in composition, or can be a complex mixture of natural and synthetic chemical components. Synthetic types of fragrance compositions either alone or in combination with natural oils are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,324,915, 4,411,829; and 4,434,306, which are incorporated herein by reference. Other artificial liquid fragrances include geraniol, geranyl acetate, eugenol, isoeugenol, linalool, linalyl acetate, phenethyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, methylionone, isobomyl acetate, and the like.
A liquid fragrance may also be formed into a thixotropic gel by the addition of a thickening agent, such as a cellulosic material, a polymeric thickener, or a fumed silica of the type marketed under the Cabosil trademark by Cabot Corporation. A fragrance ingredient can also be in the form of a crystalline solid, which has the ability to sublime into the vapor phase at ambient temperatures. A crystalline fragrance starting material can be selected from organic compounds which include vanillin, ethyl vanillin, coumarin, tonalid, calone, heliotropene, musk xylol, cedrol, musk ketone benzophenone, raspberry ketone, methyl naphthyl ketone beta, phenyl ethyl salicylate, veltol, maltol, maple lactone, proeugenol acetate, evemyl, and the like. This type of fragrance can contribute a long term air-treatment capability to an air freshener dispenser device for use with the devices disclosed herein.
Suitable insect repellents, insect attractants and insecticides are well-known and will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Regarding the use of insect control actives, the disclosed devices may be particularly useful for patio/deck lighting and outdoor promoter lighting where it is desirable to keep insects away from a defined area such as a patio, deck or pool area and/or where it is desirable to attract insects away from such a defined area. Still further, use of the disclosed devices in an enclosed area such as the closet provides the opportunity for the volatile active to be a moth, cockroach, housefly, fruit fly, ant, gnat or other household insect killer or repellent.
The devices of this disclosure make it possible to combine energy-efficient white light emission with active ingredient emission in a single device that can serve as a substitute for conventional incandescent light bulb.
While only certain embodiments have been set forth, alternatives and modifications will be apparent from the above description to those skilled in the art. These and other alternatives are considered equivalents and within the spirit and scope of this disclosure and the appended claims.
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|U.S. Classification||362/96, 362/253, 362/643|
|International Classification||F21K99/00, F21V33/00|
|Cooperative Classification||F21V29/83, F21V3/02, F21W2121/00, H05B33/0818, H01R31/065, H01J61/70, H05B37/0272, H05B35/00, H01J61/327, Y02B20/383, H05B33/0803, Y02B20/19, H01K1/46, H01R33/94, A61L9/037, A61L2209/12, A61L9/03, F21V33/0004, Y02B20/386, F21Y2101/02, H05B41/2828, H01J5/54, H01R33/9453, F21V19/006, H05B33/0857, A01M1/2083, F21K9/135, F21V3/0427, F21Y2113/02|
|European Classification||A01M1/20C4K, F21V33/00A, F21V19/00C, H01K1/46, H01J61/70, H05B41/282P4, H01J5/54, A61L9/03W, H05B35/00, F21K9/00, H01J61/32C, H01R33/94, H05B37/02B6R, A61L9/03, H05B33/08D3K, H05B33/08D, H05B33/08D1C4H|
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