Philips Electronics North America Corporation

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.v.

Dirk Van Pijkeren

Edward Willem Albert Young

Vincent Adrianus Henneken

Ke Wang

Michel Marcel Jose Decré

Jacobus Adrianus Johanna Maria Deckers

Eduardus J Cottaar

Michel Marcel Jose DecrÉ

A lead for use in neural stimulation comprises a core section having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of electrodes is coupled to the core section proximate the distal end. At least one contact is coupled to the core section proximate the proximal end. At least one thin film is wound around the core section from the proximal end to the distal end and electrically coupling the at least one contact and the plurality of electrodes. The at least one thin film forms a curved substantially planar shape in a relaxed state before being wound around the core section.

Freestanding thin film for a system for neural applications

A lighting system having a gas discharge lamp and a stabilization ballast further includes a low loss device to reduce the current through the ballast and lamp, thereby reducing system wattage for energy savings. For a lead-type ballast, the current reducing device is a capacitive device in parallel with the discharge lamp. For a lag-type ballast, the device is an inductive device in parallel with the lamp. The device may be in a housing connected between the lamp ballast and the lamp, or may be included within the outer envelope of the discharge lamp. This enables an existing system to be easily retrofit without disturbing the existing ballast.

Lighting system with a device for reducing system wattage

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Waalre, Netherlands

Dirk Van Pijkeren