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Operating circuit for electric discharge lamp

CA 1214201 A · Owner: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · Inventors: Kimura, Mitsutoshi; Morita, Masayuki

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17-, Abstract of the Disclosure, There is disclosed an operating circuit for an electric discharge lamp in which a first DC operating circuit for starting an electric discharge lamp a, second DC operating circuit for making the electric discharge lamp operative by a voltage near a rated lamp voltage and by a current near a rated lamp current and, a third DC operating circuit for supplying a relatively large current to the electric discharge lamp immediately after the electric discharge lamp is started and for stabilizing the lamp luminous flux in a short time are connected in parallel. A switching circuit for cutting off the first DC operating circuit after the electric discharge lamp is …

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  • Granted November 18, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 18, 2003.
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FiledMarch 28, 1984
GrantedNovember 18, 1986
Term endedNovember 18, 2003
Patent numberCA 1214201 A
Classification (IPC)H05B41/28 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedMarch 28, 1984Patent grantedNov 18, 1986Term endedNov 18, 2003

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