The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan H Ference, Riegelsville, PA (US);
Donald F Hausman, Emmaus, PA (US);
John F Loar, Allentown, PA (US);
Robert S Spehalski, Emmaus, PA (US);
Walter S Zaharchuk, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315362 ; 315295 ; 315324 ; 315D / ; 315119 ;
Abstract
A lighting dimmer for controlling the current through a lighting load includes circuitry for applying a predetermined dimming level control signal to a control circuit in response to the absence of a dimming level control signal and the cycling OFF and ON of a circuit breaker. The dimmer further includes voltage compensation circuitry for maintaining a constant lighting load current notwithstanding short-lived changes in nominal line voltage.