Lighting apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9860991
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14702921

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Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor.

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ROHM CO LTDJAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nagashima, Mitsunori Kyoto, JP 22 260
Tanaka, Masahide Osaka, JP 248 3098

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