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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:
Jan. 03, 1984
Filed:
May. 08, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andre C Bouchard, Peabody, MA (US);
George J English, Reading, MA (US);
Harold H Hall, Jr, Marblehead, MA (US);
John A Scholz, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431359 ; 431365 ; 431362 ; 313285 ; 313238 ; 362-6 ; 362 11 ; 362 13 ;
Abstract
An electrically-activated, miniature photoflash unit which includes a plurality (e.g., ten) of subminiature high voltage flash lamps arranged in a planar array. A singular mounting tab protrudes from the unit's housing and serves to connect the entire array when the tab is electrically connected to a power source (e.g., piezoelectric crystal) typically associated with many of today's cameras. Each of the lamps is inverted with respect to the tab and also serve to provide a low resistance circuit path therethrough subsequent to activation thereof.