Patents Assigned to Central Japanese Railway Company
  • Patent number: 6348766
    Abstract: A LED lamp with an integrally build-in a function for preannouncement end of life time in a LED lamp per se and to realize the LED lamp having such function with simple construction and at low cost. The LED lamp system has an alternating current power source connecting portion for receiving an alternating current, a power source converting portion for receiving the alternating current and rectifying the received alternating current for generating a direct current power, LED group consisted of a plurality of LEDs and received a direct current power output from the power source converting portion, the LED group having a life time preannouncement portion for integrating power supply period for issuing preannouncement indicative of approaching to the end of the life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignees: Avix Inc., Central Japanese Railway Company
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohishi, Toyotaro Tokimoto, Fumio Imai