Patent ID: 8789971

Claim:
An integrally-formed light wire, comprising: a first bus element formed from a conductive material adapted to distribute power from a power source; a second bus element formed from a conductive material adapted to distribute power from the power source; a third bus element formed from a conductive material adapted to distribute a control signal; a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules, each of said plurality of LED modules comprising a microcontroller and at least one LED, wherein said microcontroller and said at least one LED are packaged together in each of said plurality of LED modules, each LED module being electrically coupled to the first, second, and third bus elements to draw power from the first and second bus elements and to receive a control signal from the third bus element; and a continuous unitary encapsulant completely and continuously encapsulating said first, second, and third bus elements, and said plurality of LED modules, including said respective microcontrollers, and wherein said first, second, and third bus elements, and said plurality of LED modules, including said respective microcontrollers, are encased within the encapsulant.