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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:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald F Welch, Jr, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
William R Tombs, Clark, NJ (US);
Muthu Murugan, Howell, NJ (US);
Robert Saccomanno, Montville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315307 ; 315224 ; 3152 / ; 315D / ;
Abstract
A broad range of brightness in a fluorescent lamp may be achieved by applying low-frequency, pulse-width modulated voltage or current to the lamp for a low level of brightness, or high-frequency voltage or current for a high level of brightness. Switching is provided to select between the two signals.