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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:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Boyd G Brower, Williamsport, PA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 61 ; 315 62 ; 315 57 ; 315290 ; 315 58 ; 315D / ; 361399 ; 361400 ; 361401 ;
Abstract
In a fluorescent lamp, a circuit board assembly is provided within the base of the lamp. The circuit board assembly includes a circuit board having a plurality of conductive runs thereon, a lamp starter circuit and device electrically coupling the pins of the lamp base to the circuit board. The conductive runs have a concave cut-out portion located immediately adjacent the location where an electrical coupling lead is coupled (e.g. by soldering) to the runs. The concave cut-out portion prevents the circuit runs from lifting off from the circuit board when the electrical coupling lead is bent after being coupled to the circuit runs.