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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. 02, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen C Corona, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 30 ; 355 69 ; 313490 ; 313 15 ;
Abstract
An amalgam fluorescent lamp is operated under high output and loading conditions by implementation of a control circuit to monitor and adjust lamp temperature. A variable density multi-element heater sleeve is connected to a controller which monitors the sleeve temperature and adjusts the power input to one or more of the sleeve segments. A separate control circuit maintains the lamp illumination output at a programmed level by monitoring a detected level of lamp output and comparing it with a pre-established reference signal.