LEC Technology

CeeLite^® is an innovator in researching, developing and commercializing Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) technology and was also the first to commercialize lighting panels utilizing LEC technology. The lighting industry currently includes traditional light sources such as incandescent, fluorescent, electroluminescence (“EL”) and neon lighting, as well as newer light sources such as light-emitting diode (“LED”) and organic light-emitting diode (“OLED”) technologies. LEC technology is distinct from existing lighting sources and can be considered a separate category of products from anything currently available in the lighting industry.

The technology underlying CeeLite LEC panels has its genesis in an older technology known as EL. However, the platform LEC technology is distinguished from traditional EL technology in that, among other things, CeeLite LEC panels provide whiter light without a blue cast, have a significantly longer life, provide a more uniform illumination across their surface, emit less noise and electromagnetic interference (“EMI”), utilize power inverters to regulate power output and maintain a more constant brightness and contain certain safety features not contained in traditional EL panels.

Lighting products utilizing LED and OLED technologies produce light by combining multiple smaller points of light into a larger light source. CeeLite LEC technology is distinguished from LED and OLED technologies in that the LEC panels produce a uniform source of light without multiple points, across a larger flexible area, are visible from a wide angle, are more durable and are not sensitive to vibration. CeeLite LEC panels also produce light that ensures the color accuracy of the illuminated surface or object.

CeeLite’s platform LEC technology was named as one of the “Best Inventions 2006” by Time Magazine, one of the “Products of the Year 2007” by Electronics Products Magazine, “Editors Choice Top 100 Products 2007” in Buildings Magazine and the “Green Company Executive Award 2008” by Emerald Asset Management.

In addition, Drexel University has received grant approval from the Green Building Alliance for the use of CeeLite LEC panels in their “Smart House Project.” The Smart House Project will use the platform LEC technology to design a commercially viable product for residential lighting applications.

CeeLite LEC technology is a platform technology that can be easily configured to work with existing technologies, therefore enabling its delivery and use in a large number of end-use products. For example, CeeLite licenses Eastman Encapsulation Technology™ for production of encapsulated LEC panels and has developed an illuminated bus-advertising LEC panel product for buses which is specifically designed to operate in harsh, outdoor advertising conditions.

CeeLite has also developed outdoor street and traffic sign systems illuminated by encapsulated LEC panels which may be installed by end-users on existing sign mast arms. As part of the systemization of the platform LEC technology, CeeLite has also developed a unique connector design utilizing patent-pending safety circuits to cut power to LEC panels in case of an accident. These custom inverters, together with the encapsulated LEC panels, create a standard product that may be easily installed by distributors and end-users.