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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
GB 2334571 8/1999
JP 2002150812 5/2002
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner — Ismael Negron
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Thomas I. Rozsa
(57) ABSTRACT
A light assembly including a housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) on a circuit board, a lens, a lens cover and a heating board positioned within the housing. The heating board is positioned behind the lens and in front of LEDs within the housing, such that light from the LEDs shines through the heating board. The heating board also includes a sensor and a microcontroller to activate, deactivate and control the heating board in response to an outside air temperature.
26 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets
