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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:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1997
Pawel M Gradzki, Potomac, MD (US);
Ihor T Wacyk, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A light source including a ballast characterized by a resonant frequency and including a reference bus and a transformer having a secondary winding. The fluorescent lamp is partially covered by a shield, connected to the reference bus and coupled to the secondary winding. The ballast further includes a current sensor connected between the secondary winding and reference bus for sensing current flow through at least the lamp including that portion of lamp current attributable to parasitic capacitances affecting the resonant frequency.
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