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Patent No.:

US 10165642 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2016

Dimming device

Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Kiyosi Gotou, Hyogo, JP;

Tomohiro Miyake, Mie, JP;

Eiichirou Niikura, Mie, JP;

Kengo Miyamoto, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Vibol Tan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/0412 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H02M 7/25 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 1/083 (2013.01); H02M 7/25 (2013.01); H03K 17/0412 (2013.01); H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); H05B 37/02 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0029 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0054 (2013.01); H03K 17/04123 (2013.01); Y02B 20/42 (2013.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A signal source generates a drive signal according to a dimming level. A discharge part includes a series circuit having a Zener diode and a rectifier element connected in series. The series circuit enables passage of a reverse current of the Zener diode. In the discharge part, the series circuit is electrically connected between a control terminal and the signal source to enable the reverse current of the Zener diode to flow from the control terminal to the signal source.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gotou, Kiyosi. (2018). Dimming device (U.S. Patent No. 10165642). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10165642

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