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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. 29, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hakan Andersson, Malmo, SE;
Bo Ekdahl, Staffanstorp, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
M01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3403841 ; 3403 / ; 3403 / ; 361160 ; 381104 ; 324145 ; 84-124 ;
Abstract
A relatively high voltage is developed across a buzzer by placing a resistance in the discharge path of an buzzer, e.g., by shunting one or more Zener diodes or LEDs across a switching transistor, the switching transistor being connected in series with the buzzer between a voltage potential and ground. Alternatively, the buzzer is shunted with a resistive element, with or without series connected a reversed biased diode. The result is a higher audio output without a corresponding increase in power consumption.