Patent ID: 9113504
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60Q,B62J,H05B

Abstract:
1. A portable lighting device having adjustable flashing speeds and brightness through the use of a microcontroller, the portable lighting device operating as a tail light for a bicycle comprising: a housing configured to fit in the palm of a hand, and further includes a slot for attachment to a portion of a bicycle frame or an article of clothing of a user; a high brightness light-emitting diode (Hi-LED) contained within the housing; one regular light-emitting diode (LED) contained within the housing; electrical circuitry including the microcontroller and a memory, the electrical circuitry contained within the housing and configured to operate the Hi-LED and LED; and a button positioned on an exterior of the housing having a first portion configured to operate a first switch and a second portion configured to operate a second switch, the first switch for both powering on and powering off the Hi-LED and for switching between a plurality of settings of operation for the Hi-LED, and the second switch for tuning within each of the plurality of settings of operation for the Hi-LED, wherein the memory is configured to store the plurality of settings of operation for the Hi-LED, further wherein the memory is configured to be reprogrammable by a user to store the tuned setting within each of the plurality of settings of operation for the Hi-LEDs in response to the user operating the second switch, wherein one of the plurality of setting is a zoom setting where the Hi-LED gradually dims then brightens per duty cycle, and wherein tuning the zoom setting includes changing the speed of the duty cycle.