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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:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
May. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark E Martich, Hanover, MA (US);
Thomas E Beling, Framingham, MA (US);
John M Ossenmacher, Scituate, MA (US);
Assignee:
Pacific Scientific Company, Weymouth, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315158 ; 315 56 ; 315150 ; 315151 ; 315156 ; 250205 ; 250206 ; 2502 / ; 2502 / ;
Abstract
Dimmable fluorescent lamp apparatus includes a dimming control element housed in an integral adapter having a base which installs directly on an existing incandescent or other lighting fixture. The adapter mounts a fluorescent illumination element either fixedly or removably and replaceably. The lamp apparatus includes a manually accessible adjustment element connected with the control element and mounted on the adapter. The adjustment element can be an electrical adjustment element or an optical adjustment element.