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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. 25, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcel J Bucks, Eindhoven, NL;
Engbert B Nijhof, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315291 ; 315307 ; 3151693 ; 363 25 ; 363 89 ; 323222 ; 323282 ;
Abstract
A circuit arrangement for operating a semiconductor light source, includes input terminals for connecting a supply voltage, an input filter, a converter having a control circuit, and output terminals for connecting the semiconductor light source. The circuit arrangement is provided with a voltage detector for detecting the output voltage at the output terminals.