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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Noriyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hirokazu Otake, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshio Tsuji, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Noriyuki Kitamura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hirokazu Otake, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshio Tsuji, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); Y02B 20/346 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a power supply for lighting includes an output element. The output element is connected between a power supply and a lighting load, and configured to be capable of being switched to a switching operation repeating an ON state and an OFF state and an ON continuation operation continuing the ON state.