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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:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Isaac Lynnwood Flory, IV, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Christopher Allen Hudson, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Hubbell Incorporated, Orange, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 4/116 ; H05B 4/114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 4/116 ; H05B 4/114 ;
Abstract
A starter circuit is provided for starting an HID lamp. The circuit de-couples the high voltage starting pulse from the input lines (ballast output lines) so that the starter can function properly regardless of the distance between the ballast and the lamp.