US 8,362,700 C2 (13,148th)
Solar powered light assembly to produce light of varying colors
Simon N. Richmond, Princeton, NJ (US)
Filed by Simon N. Richmond, Princeton, NJ (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/014,402, Nov. 5, 2019.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,362,700, issued Jan. 29, 2013, Appl. No. 12/978,358, Dec. 23, 2010.
Reexamination Certificate C1 8,362,700, issued Oct. 25, 2019.
Application 90/014,402 is a continuation of application No. 12/286,553, filed on Sep. 29, 2008, abandoned.
Application 12/286,553 is a continuation of application No. 11/102,229, filed on Apr. 7, 2005, granted, now 7,429,827.
Application 11/102,229 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/789,488, filed on Feb. 26, 2004, granted, now 7,196,477.
Claims priority of application No. 2003271383 (AU), filed on Dec. 23, 2003.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jan. 20, 2026.
Int. Cl. H05B 37/02 (2006.01); F21S 6/00 (2006.01); F21S 9/03 (2006.01); F21S 10/04 (2006.01); F21V 21/08 (2006.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21W 131/10 (2006.01); F21W 131/109 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21S 9/037 (2013.01) [F21S 6/004 (2013.01); F21S 9/035 (2013.01); F21S 10/04 (2013.01); F21V 21/0824 (2013.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); F21V 23/0442 (2013.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01); F21W 2131/109 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); Y02B 20/72 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-47 are cancelled.
1. A lighting device, said device including:
a lens;
a circuit comprising:
at least two light sources of different colors mounted to direct light through at least part of said lens;
an activation sub-circuit to provide power to said light sources only at low light levels;
a light sub-circuit to independently control delivery of power to each of said at least two light sources so as to ramp up and ramp down intensity of light emitted over time by said at least two light sources to produce a color changing cycle of more than two colors;
connections for at least one rechargeable battery to power said circuit; and
at least one solar cell mounted so as to be exposed to light and operatively associated with said connections to charge said battery.