Abstract: A lamp assembly (50) employs a reflector (52) defining a light reflecting area (53), and a heat sink (54) defining a circuit housing area (55). A LED assembly (51) is disposed within the light reflecting area (53) and heat sink (54) dissipates heat away from LED assembly (51). One or more LEDs of LED assembly (51) emit a light in response to a flow of a LED current through the LEDs. One or more optical power sensors of LED assembly (51) sense an emission of the light by LED(s). A LED driver circuit (30) is disposed within the circuit housing area (55) to control the flow of the LED current through the LED(s) as a function of a sensing of the emission of the light by the optical power sensor(s) and a desired level of one or more lighting variables associated with the LED(s).

Abstract: An integrated LED light system (100) including a printed circuit board (110, 410) and a submount (120, 420) mounted on the printed circuit board (110, 410). System (100) further includes an array of LEDs (125, 425) in electrical communication with the submount (120, 420) to receive forward currents. The array of LEDs (125, 425) includes one or more LEDs for emitting one or more color of lights in response to a reception of the forward currents from the submount (120, 420). System (100) additionally includes a heatsink (130, 430) supporting the printed circuit board (110, 410) to conduct and dissipate heat away from the printed circuit board (110, 410), the submount (120, 420), and the LED(s) (125, 425). System (100) further includes a reflector cup (140, 440) mounted on the printed circuit board (110, 410) and in optical communication with the LED(s) (125, 425) to focus the at least one color of light.

Abstract: A scrolling backlight device includes a plurality of light guides, a power supply adapted to supply an output voltage, a plurality of microlight engines each adapted to provide light to one of the light guides when supplied with the output voltage; and a plurality of switches adapted to selectively connect the power signal to the microlight engines to sequentially provide light to the plurality of light guides. The horizontally-extending light guides are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. A controller sequentially activates the microlight engines to sequentially illuminate the light guides from top to bottom of the device in a repeating scrolling pattern. The microlight engines include an electronic light source such as a light emitting diode.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a presentation display system comprised of a display screen for displaying an electronic presentation and a presentation device configured to provide the electronic presentation. An input screen is coupled to the presentation device such that when a user enters a notation on the input screen the presentation device incorporates the notation into the electronic presentation. In addition, a projection unit can be coupled to the presentation device configured to project the electronic presentation onto the display screen, where the input screen is coupled to the projection unit such that when a user enters a notation on the input screen the projection unit incorporates the notation into the electronic presentation and projects the electronic presentation onto the display screen.

Abstract: A backlight for an LCD display comprised of an array of LEDs. The backlight may be driven and controlled by a fast pulse power converter, thus providing a response time for the backlight on the order of microseconds. The backlight may thus be used for image display, for example, in the depiction of images in a video input to the LCD and removal of image artifacts.

Abstract: A system and method particularly suited for the re-charging of portable devices includes a charger having a charge port adapted for wired, contact, or contactless re-charging. Although the charger could be wired for connection to an electrical outlet, the charger is preferably wireless, and is either solar powered, or it can operate on batteries or fuel cells. The charger can be enabled/disabled by a payment unit depending on whether or not payment has been received from a user, and whether the amount paid is sufficient. The payment unit permits the charger to provide a charge for a predetermined amount so that the user can contactlessly recharge a device within a predetermined distance of the charge port. The type of device to be recharged and amount of recharge desired can be selected by a user directly, or after receiving a recommendation regarding the optimal/typical amount of recharge to be provided. A wireless charging unit permits recharging of the power source of a device in unconventional locations.

Abstract: A multichip wirebond-less integrated circuit and power die package is based on a folded single-layer flex circuit. The package is formed with metal-studbumped power dies and IC's flipchiped to a patterned flex substrate. Extensions of the flex substrate are folded and attached to the backside of the dies for electrical and/or thermal contact. I/O pins are along the periphery of the package for standard SMT mounting while heatspreaders are attached to both sides of the package for double-sided cooling.

Abstract: A multichip wirebond-less integrated circuit and power die package is based on a folded single-layer flex circuit. The package is formed with metal-studbumped power dies and IC's flipchiped to a patterned flex substrate. Extensions of the flex substrate are folded and attached to the backside of the dies for electrical and/or thermal contact. I/O pins are along the periphery of the package for standard SMT mounting while heatspreaders are attached to both sides of the package for double-sided cooling.

Abstract: A system and method particularly suited for the re-charging of portable devices includes a charger having a charge port adapted for wired, contact, or contactless re-charging. Although the charger could be wired for connection to an electrical outlet, the charger is preferably wireless, and is either solar powered, or it can operate on batteries or fuel cells. The charger can be enabled/disabled by a payment unit depending on whether or not payment has been received from a user, and whether the amount paid is sufficient. The payment unit permits the charger to provide a charge for a predetermined amount so that the user can contactlessly recharge a device within a predetermined distance of the charge port. The type of device to be recharged and amount of recharge desired can be selected by a user directly, or after receiving a recommendation regarding the optimal/typical amount of recharge to be provided. A wireless charging unit permits recharging of the power source of a device in unconventional locations.

Abstract: A capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp package having a capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp; an inverter circuit for driving the lamp; and supply nodes for receiving a supply voltage is disclosed. The capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp package includes a resonant circuit lamp driving scheme for driving the capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp. The driving scheme reduces parasitic capacitance leakage current; compensates the reactive power using the secondary side leakage inductance in order to have the resonant frequency approximately equal the inverter circuit operating frequency for current source-type driven circuits; and forms a series resonant sub-circuit with the embedded ballasting capacitor and the secondary side leakage inductance for voltage source-type driven circuits, such that the resonant frequency is substantially less than the inverter circuit operating frequency and that the lamp current is properly shaped along with current ballasting.

Abstract: A capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp package having a capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp; an inverter circuit for driving the lamp; and supply nodes for receiving a supply voltage is disclosed. The capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp package includes a resonant circuit lamp driving scheme for driving the capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp. The driving scheme reduces parasitic capacitance leakage current; compensates the reactive power using the secondary side leakage inductance in order to have the resonant frequency approximately equal the inverter circuit operating frequency for current source-type driven circuits; and forms a series resonant sub-circuit with the embedded ballasting capacitor and the secondary side leakage inductance for voltage source-type driven circuits, such that the resonant frequency is substantially less than the inverter circuit operating frequency and that the lamp current is properly shaped along with current ballasting.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a presentation display system comprised of a display screen for displaying an electronic presentation and a presentation device configured to provide the electronic presentation. An input screen is coupled to the presentation device such that when a user enters a notation on the input screen the presentation device incorporates the notation into the electronic presentation. In addition, a projection unit can be coupled to the presentation device configured to project the electronic presentation onto the display screen, where the input screen is coupled to the projection unit such that when a user enters a notation on the input screen the projection unit incorporates the notation into the electronic presentation and projects the electronic presentation onto the display screen.

Abstract: A capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp package having a capacitively coupled fluorescent lamp having cylindrical ceramic tubes is disclosed. The lamp package further includes an electronic driver or inverter circuit for driving the lamp and supply nodes for receiving a supply voltage. The inverter circuit is a conventional inverter circuit, such as, for example, current-fed push-pull, voltage-fed push-pull, active clamped Flyback, and voltage-fed half-bridge inverter circuits, used in conventional CCFLs. A ballast circuit may be connected to the inverter circuit for properly ballasting the lamp.

Abstract: An LED luminary system for providing power to LED light sources to generate a desired light color comprises a power supply stage configured to provide a DC current signal. A light mixing circuit is coupled to said power supply stage and includes a plurality of LED light sources with red, green and blue colors to produce various desired lights with desired color temperatures. A controller system is coupled to the power supply stage and is configured to provide control signals to the power supply stage so as to maintain the DC current signal at a desired level for maintaining the desired light output. The controller system is further configured to estimate lumen output fractions associated with the LED light sources based on junction temperature of the LED light sources and chromaticity coordinates of the desired light to be generated at the light mixing circuit.

Abstract: An LED luminary system for providing power to LED light sources to generate a desired light color comprises a power supply stage configured to provide a DC current signal. A light mixing circuit is coupled to said power supply stage and includes a plurality of LED light sources with red, green and blue colors to produce various desired lights with desired color temperatures. A controller system is coupled to the power supply stage and is configured to provide control signals to the power supply stage so as to maintain the DC current signal at a desired level for maintaining the desired light output. The controller system is further configured to estimate lumen output fractions associated with the LED light sources based on junction temperature of the LED light sources and chromaticity coordinates of the desired light to be generated at the light mixing circuit.

Abstract: A switchable power converter includes an input section that receives an AC input voltage and rectifies the AC input voltage and a switchable converter section operative to receive the rectified AC input voltage and convert the rectified AC input voltage to an intermediate DC output voltage. The switchable converter section includes at least one configuration switch operative to switch the switchable converter section between a boost converter topology, for low input line voltages, and either a flyback or SEPIC converter circuit topology, for high input line voltages.