Patent ID: 6918692

Claim:
A decorative optical fiber artificial plant comprising: a base having a housing and a colored light generator mounted in the housing, wherein the housing has a mounting cylinder into which colored light from the colored light generator shines; and the colored light generator has multiple LEDs and a controller to drive the LEDs, wherein the controller is positioned under the LEDs and comprises: a microprocessor having multiple input ports and output ports; multiple electronic switches respectively connected to the LEDs and the output ports of the microprocessor; and an AC to DC power converter connected to the microprocessor and the electronic switches and converting AC power to DC power that is provided to the microprocessor and the electronic switches; and an artificial foliage arrangement mounted in the housing, wherein the artificial plant is composed of a bundle of optical fibers having a proximal end mounted in the mounting cylinder; whereby the controller controls how long the LEDs are driven to generate different colored lights with various characteristics.