Lighting system with flexible lighting sheet and intelligent light bulb base

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9504099-B2
Application number	US-201314063006-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2013
Priority date	Apr 26, 2011
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A light bulb base includes a power source interface configured to couple the light bulb base to a light bulb socket. It also includes a bulb-coupling interface configured to removably couple the light bulb base to a bulb assembly. A user interface mechanism is also included in the light bulb base, and is operable to control a function of the bulb assembly or the base when the base is coupled to the bulb assembly. The light bulb base may also include a receiver for receiving a signal from a remote control source and/or a controller configured to perform the function.

First claim

We claim:

1. A lighting system comprising:
a bulb assembly comprising:
a light emitting element comprising a curved, bent or folded flexible lighting sheet, the flexible lighting sheet comprising an array of light emitting diodes arranged on a flexible substrate; and
a coupling interface, the coupling interface comprising:
a first power interface circuit;
a data interface circuit; and
an electronic key circuit;

and
a light bulb base comprising:
a second pow…

Assignees

• Nthdegree Tech Worldwide Inc

Inventors

• Mcguire Kenneth Stephen
• Steinhardt Mark John
• Bischoff Corey Michael
• Sawicki Edward Mack
• Hasenoehrl Erik John

Classifications

• H05B47/196

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B47/1985

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B47/197

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B47/1965

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B47/19

  Electricity · mapped topic