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Photoflash lamp array having shielded switching circuit

CA 1058591 A · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Blount, Richard

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A flash lamp array having a plurality of lamps positioned over a side of a circuit board having thereon circuitry for sequentially flashing the lamps. A metal shield, in the form of a sheet of metal foil or foil-covered paper, is positioned adjacent to the other side of the circuit board and is in contact with a common electrical run on the circuit board. Strips of radiation-sensitive plastic are positioned between the shield and the circuit board to function as electrical insulation, and also function as flash indicators by distorting due to radiation from an adjacent flashing lamp. Preferably, a conductive reflector member is positioned between the lamps and the circuit board and is …

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  • Granted July 17, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 17, 1996.
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GrantedJuly 17, 1979
Term endedJuly 17, 1996
Patent numberCA 1058591 A
Classification (IPC)G03B15/04 +1 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedJuly 17, 1979Term endedJuly 17, 1996

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