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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2011
George Wakalopulos, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
George Wakalopulos, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Adastra Technologies, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A UV curing lamp has variable resistive ballast provided by at least one resistance alloy wire and a set of switches tapping varying positions along the resistance alloy wire. The variable resistance ballast defines the lamp's maximum operating power consistent with the power supply. The wire in combination with a fan also doubles as thermal ballast provided by air flowing across the wire onto the UV lamp. A detachable reflector in a generally parabolic cylinder shape directs light from the lamp located on the reflector's focal axis. The curing lamp with resistive ballast can be in the form of a handheld unit or as a floor unit with rotating lamps within the housing.