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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. 08, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1981
Jozef C Moerkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Leonardus G Verhees, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A starter for igniting a gas and/or vapor discharge tube (1) comprising two main electrodes 53, 54 and an auxiliary electrode 70. The discharge tube is connected to an inductive stabilization ballast 52. The starter applies an ignition voltage between the auxiliary electrode and a main electrode of the discharge tube. Tube ignition is promoted by connecting a capacitor 55 in series with a semiconductor switching element 58 across the starter input terminals A,B so that - in addition to the said ignition voltage - an increased voltage is generated between the two main electrodes of the discharge tube by cooperation of the inductive ballast and the capacitor.
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