Patent Application
20200137845
The invention relates to a lamp, including a lamp with a stand, and a healthy lighting lamp.
Sunlight is an essential ingredient for a healthy lifestyle, and many people do not receive enough natural light. Healthy lighting lamps mimic sunlight to enhance mood, energy, sleep, and focus. Healthy lighting lamps have been shown to help with common problems such as winter blues, sleep disorders, light deprivation, jet lag, shift work and other symptoms alleviated by exposure to healthy light. In addition, healthy lighting lamps can help promote brain functionality.
Healthy lighting lamps are often large and bulky due to their size and shape. Since healthy lighting lamps must generally stand up during use, they either must be large enough to support themselves or include a stand. Lamps and stands may be difficult to pack or ship due to their size or shape. This frustrates users who travel with their lamps and increases shipping costs for manufacturers and distributors. Therefore, a more packable healthy lighting lamp is desirable.
In addition, healthy lighting lamps are often limited to one working intensity and color temperature. Since users benefit from being able to select their optimal intensity and/or color temperature, there is a desire for a healthy lighting device that allows such user selection.
Moreover, it is recommended that users of healthy lighting lamps do so for approximately 20 minutes. Therefore, there is a need for healthy lighting lamps that shut off automatically or alert the user when this (or another) recommended amount of time has been reached.
Furthermore, healthy lighting lamps are often limited to outputting light at a single, standard frequency. Therefore, there is a need for a healthy lighting lamp that can output light at variable or non-standard frequencies.
Finally, current healthy lighting lamps use custom light bulbs that are often short-lived and need replacement. There is a need for a longer-lasting full-spectrum light source for healthy lighting lamps.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a more packable or shippable lamp.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a lamp with multiple selectable and operative light intensities, color temperatures, and light frequencies.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a lamp with a timer and indicator.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a lamp with a longer-lasting full-spectrum light source, such as LEDs.
Case 2 surrounds a light emitting surface 3. Button 4 on a surface of case 2 may be used to turn lamp 1 on and off. Case 2 and stand 10 may be made from any suitable material such as a rigid plastic, a metal composite or composition, or combinations thereof. In addition, lamp 1 may comprise any finish and color desired to match an interior design of a workspace.
Lamp 1 may include a countdown timer that changes functionality after a certain amount of time from being turned on. For example, the emitted light may change brightness, color temperature, or frequency buttons after a certain amount of time. In one embodiment, the lamp 1 emits light at 40 Hz when turned on, and after a twenty-minute timer, lamp 1 emits light at a frequency between 20-32 KHz In addition, button 4 may be pressed in such a way that it can control these functionalities, such as with a short-, long-, or multiple press. Such button control of functions is described below with respect to lamps 21 and 41.
As shown in
U-shaped clip 11 may be attached to case 2 in multiple ways. For example, as shown in
When lamp 1 is to be shipped, packed or otherwise stowed, stand 10 can be locked on protrusion 6, which extends from a back surface of case 2. Protrusion 6 is and cut-out portion 12 of stand 10 are sized such that they are engageable with one another, as shown in
For example, buttons 27 or 28 may set lamp 21 to emit light at a brightness of 2,000-15,000 lux at a distance of 4-6 inches. In one preferred embodiment, buttons 27 or 28 may be pressed to cycle emitted light between 2,500, 5,000, 7,500, or 10,000 lux. Buttons 27 or 28 may also set the light temperature of the light emitted from lamp 21 between 3,000 K and 6,500 K. In one preferred embodiment, buttons 27 or 28 may cycle light temperature levels between 3,000 K and 5,000 K in 500 K increments. Buttons 27 or 28 may also set a usage timer for 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes, after which the lamp may notify the user of the elapsed time, shut off, or both. In one preferred embodiment, the usage time is set for 20 minutes. In another embodiment, the countdown timer may be set in five minute increments up to one hour (sixty minutes). In another embodiment, the countdown timer may be in fifteen minute increments up to one hour (sixty minutes). The values for each of these functions are exemplary, as buttons 27 and 28 may be programmed to set any value associated with any function.
In addition, buttons 27 or 28 may set lamp 21 to emit light at a certain frequency. Standard light bulbs flicker at 100-120 Hz. LED light bulbs have a frequency of between 20 KHz and 32 KHz. Pressing buttons 27 or 28 may cause the light to emit light at different frequencies, including at 2 Hz-60 Hz, 100-120 Hz, or 20-32 KHz. In one embodiment, the frequency of the light is set to 40 Hz. When setting the light frequency to a particular frequency, such as 40 Hz, a usage timer may also be set automatically or using the other of buttons 27 and 28. In one embodiment the usage timer is set for 20 mins, and following its expiration, the frequency of the light is returned to another frequency, such as 100-120 Hz or 20-32 Khz. The light source may also emit light at multiple frequencies.
In some embodiments, lamp 21 may also include an indicator showing a progression of a function. The indicator may be a series of lights or a circular ring that is used to indicate the elapsed or remaining amount of time on a usage timer, the brightness level, the light temperature, or the light frequency. For example, the indicator may show a 20-minute usage timer by illuminating neighboring lights or portions of a circular ring after two-minute increments.
So that lamp 21 may stand upright during use, stand 30 is attachable to lamp 21, as shown in
For example, buttons 47, 48, or 49 may set lamp 21 to emit light at a brightness of 2,000-15,000 lux at a distance of 4-6 inches. In one preferred embodiment, buttons 47, 48, or 49 may be pressed to cycle emitted light between 2,500, 5,000, 7,500, or 10,000 lux. Buttons 47, 48, or 49 may also set the light temperature of the light emitted from lamp 21 between 3,000 K and 6,500 K. In one preferred embodiment, buttons 47, 48, or 49 may cycle light temperature levels between 3,000 K and 5,000 K in 500 K increments. Buttons 47, 48, or 49 may also set a usage timer for 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes, after which the lamp may notify the user of the elapsed time, shut off, or both. In one preferred embodiment, the usage time is set for 20 minutes. In another embodiment, the countdown timer may be set in five minute increments up to one hour (sixty minutes). In another embodiment, the countdown timer may be in fifteen minute increments up to one hour (sixty minutes). The values for each of these functions are exemplary, as buttons 47, 48, or 49 may be programmed to set any value associated with any function.
In addition, buttons 47, 48, or 49 may set lamp 41 to emit light at a certain frequency. Standard light bulbs flicker at 100-120 Hz. LED light bulbs have a frequency of between 20 KHz and 32 KHz. Pressing buttons 27 or 28 may cause the light to emit light at different frequencies, including at 2 Hz-60 Hz, 100-120 Hz, or 20-32 Khz. In one embodiment, the frequency of the light is set to 40 Hz. When setting the light frequency to a particular frequency, such as 40 Hz, a usage timer may also be set automatically or using the other of buttons 27 and 28. In one embodiment the usage timer is set for 20 mins, and following its expiration, the frequency of the light is returned to another frequency, such as 100-120 Hz or 20-32 Khz. The light source may also emit light at multiple frequencies.
Lamp 41 may also include an indicator showing a progression of a function. The indicator may be a series of lights or a circular ring that is used to indicate the elapsed or remaining amount of time on a usage timer, the brightness level, the light temperature, or the light frequency. For example, circular ring 49 may show a 20-minute usage timer by illuminating neighboring portions of the circular ring after two-minute increments.
So that lamp 41 may stand upright during use, stand 50 is attachable to lamp 41, as shown in
Lamps 1, 21, or 41 may use various types of light sources, including fluorescent, compact fluorescent, neodymium, and LED. LEDs may include various types of LEDs, including through-hole LEDs, SMD LEDs, bi-color LEDs, RGB LEDs, High-Power LEDs, and others. Light sources of different color temperatures may be used in order to dynamically change the output color temperature. For example, by selectively mixing an LED with a cool temperature of light and an LED with a warm temperature of light, any temperature of light may be emitted by lamps 1, 21, and 41. Buttons 27, 28, 47, 48, and 49 may control the temperature of the emitted light in this manner. The light source may be planar, cylindrical, or in a standard light-bulb shape.
Lamps 1, 21, or 41 may include a flush lens or a recessed lens. Lamps 1, 21, or 41 may also be edge-lit or back-lit. Back-lit lamps allow for the use of more LEDs (or other light sources) to control the output characteristics of the light. Edge-lit lamps provide the benefit of creating a more uniform and aesthetic light output.
Lamps 1, 21, or 41 may also include a wall-mount feature. The wall-mount feature may allow a user to quickly and easily remove it from the wall for travel purposes.
Lamps 1, 21, or 41 may also include a speaker. The speaker may emit sound at a certain frequency. The speaker may be integrated into the lamp 1, 21, or 41, or connectable to and/or controlled by the lamp. The speaker may emit sound at the frequency of the light emitted from the lamp. Alternatively, the speaker may emit sound at a frequency different from the frequency of the light emitted from the lamp. The speaker can also emit multiple frequencies of sound.
Lamps 1, 21, or 41 may also include a vibrating device. The vibrating device may vibrate at a certain frequency. The vibrating device may be a hand mitt, head band, wrist band, massage chair, or other type of vibrating device. The vibrating device may be integrated into the lamp 1, 21, or 41, or connectable to and/or controlled by the lamp. The vibrating device may vibrate at the frequency of the light emitted from the lamp. Alternatively, the vibrating device may vibrate at a frequency different from the frequency of the light emitted from the lamp. The vibrating device can also vibrate at multiple frequencies.
In some embodiments, lamps 1, 21, and 41 may have both a speaker and a vibrating device. The lamp, speaker, and vibrating device may all work at the same frequency, or different frequencies. Each of the lamp, speaker, and vibrating device's frequencies may be set by the user.
Although the invention has been described with reference to a particular arrangement of parts, features and the like, these are not intended to exhaust all possible arrangements or features, and indeed many other modifications and variations will be ascertainable to those of skill in the art.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 16169401 | Oct 2018 | US |
| Child | 16414187 | US |
