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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:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stuart E Sanders, Brandon, MS (US);
John L Cox, Hermitage, TN (US);
David S Stratton, Douglas, AZ (US);
Theodore Miller, Jr, Hattiesburg, MS (US);
Mark R Opperthauser, Brandon, MS (US);
Assignee:
MagneTek, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 61 ; 313 58 ; 313 63 ; 315 61 ;
Abstract
An one-piece plastic protective enclosure is provided for a glow bulb used as a starter for a fluorescent lamp. The enclosure has a latching hinged lid, a partition wall to isolate the glow bulb leads, and integral strain relief. The glow bulb enclosure is mounted inside a ballast assembly and the glow bulb leads are ultrasonically welded to the ballast power supply wires.