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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. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick Hetzel, North Royalton, OH (US);
Robert S McFeely, Valley View, OH (US);
Vito Joseph Arsena, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Joseph C Oberle, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
David O Wharmby, Ilkley, GB;
Steven John Everest, London, GB;
Mahomed Hanif Girach, Leicester, GB;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315248 ; 315 56 ; 315 58 ; 362365 ; 313493 ;
Abstract
A coil assembly for an electrodeless fluorescent lamp comprises a hollow ferrite core 30, and a coil 31. The core is retained on a base 32 by a coil former 34 surrounding the core. The core 30 is retained in the former 34 by a circlip 33 or projections. The coil 31 is wound on the former. Pins 36 to which the coil is soldered connect the coil to an energizing circuit.