Patent ID: 8303158

Claim:
An LED light device with special effects, comprising: at least one LED array arranged on a substrate; at least one spin means having an axis, said substrate rotatably coupled to said spin means at said axis, and said spin means being for causing said substrate to rotate at a predetermined speed about said axis; and a housing for housing said substrate and at least one LED array, wherein the LEDs of said LED array are arranged to turn on and off according to a predetermined pattern, timing, color, and function to achieve predetermined lighting effects, the LEDs being controlled by components within said housing including at least one of a switch, sensor, timer, auto turn off and on circuitry, gear set, motor, and integrated circuit, said components being connected by conductive means to an AC, DC, or interchangeable AC and DC power source, said lighting effects selected from the group consisting of light patterns, a message display, a time display, a color changing display, a word display, a logo display, and an advertisement display, wherein the LEDs are turned on and off in cycles to provide a persistence of vision effect, said cycles having a duration of less than the human eyes' response time of 1/16 to 1/24 second so that predetermined images will persist in the eye of an observer even though the LEDs are turned off for part of each cycle to save power, and wherein said light device is a desk top or outlet plug-in light device.