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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:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Robert Quercia, Garden City, NY (US);
Greg Galluccio, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Antony Tufano, N. Massapequa, NY (US);
Francisco Schapira, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Ruel Sarino, Port Washington, NY (US);
Robert Quercia, Garden City, NY (US);
Greg Galluccio, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Antony Tufano, N. Massapequa, NY (US);
Francisco Schapira, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Ruel Sarino, Port Washington, NY (US);
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for supporting a lamp. The apparatus may include a ballast, a rigid power distribution unit, and a lamp holder. The lamp holder may be in electrical communication with the rigid power distribution unit. The rigid power distribution unit may include a track that has conducting rails for supplying power to lamp holders. The track may be used to position lamp holders at any desired spacing so the track may be used in connection with fixture designs requiring different center-to-center lamp spacing. In some embodiments, the rigid power distribution unit may include a printed circuit board. The lamp holder may clamp or be soldered onto the printed circuit board and draw power from it. The printed circuit board may have traces from each lamp holder to be plugged into it.