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Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2007
Applicants:

Victor Lam, Hong Kong, HK;

GE Shichao, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Victor Lam, Hong Kong, HK;

Ge Shichao, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A lighting system for illuminating a chamber in a building includes a lighting fixture suitable for being mounted onto a surface of the chamber, so that light emitted by at least one CCFL device mechanically supported by the fixture illuminates the chamber. The one CCFL device includes at least one transformer. A driver adapted to be connected to a surface of the chamber is capable of converting input power from a power source to an AC power having a voltage in the range of about 5-400 volts and a current at a frequency in the range of about 1kc-100 kc. The at least one transformer is suitable for converting the AC power to an output power suitable for operating the at least one CCFL, causing the at least one CCFL to emit light.


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