Patent ID: 8674626
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: F21K,F21V,F21Y,G01J,H05B

Abstract:
1. An LED lamp with failure alerting system comprising: a housing, the housing being at least partially transparent and comprising at least one LED and a circuit board within the housing; a connector located at an end of the housing, the connector connectable to an existing standard light fixture, wherein the housing and the connector at least partially define a single package sized for replacing a standard light in the fixture; at least one photodetector configured to detect an actual light output from the at least one LED; a regulator located within the housing and configured to: a low light output indicator carried by the housing and configured to receive a second signal from the at least one photodetector when the actual light output remains below the target minimum light output and to produce a low light output signal, wherein: the low light output signal is produced from within the housing, and the low light output signal is other than extinguishment of one or more of the at least one LED.