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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Shimer, Topsfield, MA (US);
Joseph A Dombrowski, Manchester, MA (US);
Sheppard Cohen, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ; H01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 58 ; 315D / ; 315D / ; 315 59 ; 339 / ;
Abstract
An integral fluorescent lamp-ballast unit comprises a fluorescent lamp fastened to an end cap at one end and a housing at the other end. An elongated support member extends between the end cap and the housing, is fastened to both, and serves as a backing for the lamp. The ballast comprises a choke and a preheat starter which are disposed in the end cap and/or housing.