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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2001
John Henry Backs, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Byron Richard Collins, Tuxedo, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A discharge lamp circuit includes a power source for creating a current flow. A ballast is electrically connected to the power source and controls the current flow produced by the power source. A capacitor is electrically connected in the ballast. At least one discharge lamp is connected in series with the capacitor. The current flow passes through the discharge lamp during normal operation of the discharge lamp circuit. The ballast includes a switching circuit, electrically connected to the capacitor and the discharge lamp. The switching circuit provides an alternate path for the current flow during a starting operation of the discharge lamp circuit. The switching circuit provides the alternate path in accordance with a charge associated with the capacitor. The charge associated with the capacitor increases when the current flow passes through the alternate path.
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