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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:
Aug. 01, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Kusko, Needham Heights, MA (US);
Noshirwan K Medora, South Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315101 ; 315D / ; 315D / ; 315291 ; 3152 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for energizing a fluorescent lamp having two filament electrodes. The apparatus comprises a rectifier circuit responsive to an AC voltage for providing DC voltage and a transformer having at least a primary winding and a secondary winding for providing transformed power to said lamp. A switch intermittently connects said DC voltage to said primary winding to develop current pulses at an ultrasonic frequency. Said secondary winding is coupled to said filament electrodes to both heat said filament electrodes and establish a potential thereacross for initiating and maintaining an arc therebetween.