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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:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy B Crane, Wilmington, MA (US);
Paul T Metcalf, II, Danville, NH (US);
William C Fabbri, Barnstead, NH (US);
Assignee:
Genlyte Thomas Group LLC, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362221 ; 362225 ; 362260 ; 362365 ; 361674 ;
Abstract
A fluorescent lighting fixture utilizing a printed circuit board as an electronic ballast. The printed circuit board ballast includes outlet pins which are directly mounted and connected to the lampholders, thereby to minimize or eliminate a number of wires running between the ballast and lampholders.