An LED strip light, including: a first signal line, a second power supply wire and a third power supply wire along a first direction as well as a first LED luminous body and a second LED luminous body along a second direction, and the first LED luminous body being electrically connected to the second LED luminous body; a first type of pins of the first LED luminous body and a first type of pins of the second LED luminous body are in a roughly aligned spatial location relationship along the second direction; and moreover, the strip light has any one of the following characteristics: when the first LED luminous body and the second LED luminous body are connected in series, different types of power supply pins are arranged on a same straight line in a staggered manner.

An LED strip light, including: a first signal line, a second power supply wire and a third power supply wire along a first direction as well as a first LED luminous body and a second LED luminous body along a second direction, and the first LED luminous body being electrically connected to the second LED luminous body; a first type of pins of the first LED luminous body and a first type of pins of the second LED luminous body are in a roughly aligned spatial location relationship along the second direction; and moreover, the strip light has any one of the following characteristics: when the first LED luminous body and the second LED luminous body are connected in series, different types of power supply pins are arranged on a same straight line in a staggered manner.

Flexible light engines capable of being cut, and methods thereof, are provided. A cuttable flexible light engine includes a flexible strip and strings of solid state light sources coupled in parallel. A voltage balancer establishes a desired current flow through the strings of solid state light sources when the flexible strip is cut to a desired length, and may be part of a connector placed where the strip is cut. The strings may be provided in a first set of strings coupled in parallel between a first conductive path and an intermediate conductive path and a second set of strings coupled in parallel between the intermediated conductive path and a second conductive path. A cuttable flexible light engine may also include test points positioned within the strings.

A strip of linear lighting with distributed power conversion is disclosed. The linear lighting includes a flexible PCB. The flexible PCB is divided into repeating blocks, which are arranged electrically in parallel with one another between power and ground. Each repeating block includes power conversion and conditioning circuits. A plurality of LED light engines are connected to the outputs of the power conversion and conditioning circuits, electrically in series with one another. The power conversion and conditioning circuits typically include at least a full-bridge rectifier. A pair of conductors run the length of the PCB adjacent to it and are connected to each of the repeating blocks. A flexible, transparent covering surrounds the PCB and pair of conductors.

Lighting devices, methods of manufacturing a lighting device, automotive lighting systems including the lighting device are described. A lighting device includes at least one light guide with an elongated recess. Multiple light-emitting elements are embedded into the recess of the light guide, arranged on a flexfoil that is bendable in three different connections, and connected to one another to mimic a filament. At least one encapsulating material encapsulates, at least in part, the at least one light guide. The at least one encapsulating material includes at least one opening and at least one reference element for aligning the at least one light guide in relation o the encapsulating material so that the multiple light-emitting elements emit light exiting the opening. The at least one encapsulating aterial is flexible so that the lighting device is bendable in three different directions.

The present invention provides various aspects of a novel safety light that can be attached to a bicyclist or around the body of an athlete so as to define a well lit, safe distance to avoid collision by a motorist. The present safety concerns would find advantage in an easy to attach safety light that is much larger, more conspicuous and one that provides greater lumens. It would be desirable for athletes and the sports industry if there was provided an improved safety light system to provide a significant warning to let motorists know the safe distance that any motorist and/or his vehicle needs to avoid so as not to hit the cyclist or athlete.

The present invention provides various aspects of a novel safety light that can be attached to a bicyclist or around the body of an athlete so as to define a well lit, safe distance to avoid collision by a motorist. The present safety concerns would find advantage in an easy to attach safety light that is much larger, more conspicuous and one that provides greater lumens. It would be desirable for athletes and the sports industry if there was provided an improved safety light system to provide a significant warning to let motorists know the safe distance that any motorist and/or his vehicle needs to avoid so as not to hit the cyclist or athlete.

An LED lighting tape system has an elongated flexible band supporting a plurality of LED lamps. A positively charged pin member is fitted into and is contact with the inner surface of one of the plurality of holes and a positively charged solder material component. A negatively charged pin member is fitted into and is in contact with the inner surface of one of the plurality of holes and a negatively charged solder material component. An electrical power source provides electricity through wiring extending through the positively and negatively charged pin members, such that electricity is transmitted through the wiring, to the pin members, and ultimately to the positively and negatively charged solder material component in order to illuminate the LED lamps.

A multi-conductor bus with radially arranged conductor wires on which addressable bead devices that may incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other surface mount devices (SMDs) can be easily mounted. The radial bus is designed to provide an improved range of flexibility and motion while allowing for easy addition of bead devices along its length that utilize self-addressing bus protocols such as cascading device protocols. The design of the flexible, interruptible radial bus facilitates the use of pass-through and interrupted paths along the bus that simplifies the installation of addressable devices along the bus such as the bus-mounted bead devices disclosed herein.

A lighting apparatus formed from a translucent cylindrical foam tube such as a white “pool noodle” that is soft, flexible, and resilient and has a flexible electrically powered internal illumination source such as an LED strip bearing multiple LEDs extending through its interior. The lighting apparatus is typically provided with electricity via a plug adapted for insertion into an automobile cigarette lighter socket, and is readily positioned along the interior edges of an automobile window for illumination of areas where window tint/film is being applied to the window. The lighting apparatus can also have a self-contained power source and be connected in series for added versatility and utility.