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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:
Jul. 05, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor K Lee, Plano, TX (US);
Donald B Rose, Rockwell, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361118 ; 361120 ; 361127 ; 361 56 ;
Abstract
A common mode lightning protection circuit includes a series circuit including a Y-capacitor and breakdown device connected between a current carrying input line and the frame ground of the power supply. This arrangement permits the ready application of current carrying line-to-frame ground dielectric tests needed to meet predefined safety requirements.