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Patent No.:

US 6504305 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2000

Fluorescent lamp

Applicant:
Inventors:

Kazuaki Ohkubo, Takatsuki, JP;

Yoshinori Tanabe, Hirakata, JP;

Masanori Shimizu, Kyotanabe, JP;

Takeshi Arakawa, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;

Attorney:

Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar

Primary Examiner:

Don Wong

Assistant Examiner:

Ephrem Alemu

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/346 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/346 ;
Abstract

A fluorescent lamp is capable of easily achieving a reduction of power consumption only be being mounted on a conventional lighting apparatus, whether or not the lighting apparatus has a dimming function. The fluorescent lamp includes an arc tube; and a current suppressing section for suppressing a lamp current which flows in the arc tube, after the elapse of a predetermined time after the power is turned on, and during an operation of the fluorescent lamp.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ohkubo, Kazuaki. (2003). Fluorescent lamp (U.S. Patent No. 6504305). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6504305

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