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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Jeffrey Glenn Felty, Elyria, OH (US);
Joseph G. Elek, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Glenn Felty, Elyria, OH (US);
Joseph G. Elek, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Electronic ballasts, driver apparatus, and methods are provided in which a heating current is generated by the driver to power a resistive heating element of an insulation detector associated with a recessed can fixture using a regulated current source/sink circuit.