Lighting apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8803446
APP PUB NO 20130147356A1
SERIAL NO

13706843

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The lighting apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a dimming control unit configured to control, in accordance with a dimming ratio, a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements designed to emit light in response to DC power. The dimming control unit is configured to, when the dimming ratio falls within a first dimming range, vary supply power to the light source in accordance with the dimming ratio. The dimming control unit is configured to, when the dimming ratio falls within a second dimming range different from the first dimming range, vary, in accordance with the dimming ratio, a lighting number defined as the number of the light emitting elements to be lit.

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PANASONIC CORPORATION1006 OAZA KADOMA KADOMA-SHI OSAKA 5718501 ?5718501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Masumoto, Shingo Osaka, JP 18 91

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