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Lamp and alarm clock with gradually increasing light or sounds

US6236622A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04G13/023
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lighting fixture having a lamp and alarm clock with a wake-up cycle and sleep cycle with gradually increasing and decreasing light and sounds. The lighting fixture includes at least one lamp for emitting light in the wake-up cycle and in the sleep cycle. The lighting fixture also includes at least one speaker for emitting sound in the wake-up cycle and in the sleep cycle. The lighting fixture further includes a dimmer switch for dimming the light and wake-up cycle control buttons for setting and controlling a wake-up cycle having a light control button for setting the time when the wake-up cycle control buttons activates the light mode and gradually increases the lamp brightness emitted from the at least one lamp; and sound control buttons for setting and controlling the time when the wake-up cycle control buttons activates the sound mode and gradually increases the sound intensity emitted from the at least one speaker; and sound selection switches for selecting one of multiple pre-set sounds for the sound mode of the wake-up cycle, or for full time operation as background sound.

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