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Control of brightness level adapted to control of picture

CA 2026340 C · Owner: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. · Inventors: Lagoni, William Adamson

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A level setting means for adjusting the brightness of a television receiver is modified by the setting of an amplitude control means for adjusting the contrast such that the maximum brightness level of the image on a CRT is modified in direct relationship to the adjusted level of contrast.

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  • Filed September 27, 1990 and granted September 13, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 27, 2010.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 27, 2012.
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FiledSeptember 27, 1990
GrantedSeptember 13, 1994
Term endedSeptember 27, 2010
Patent numberCA 2026340 C
Classification (IPC)H04N5/57 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedSep 27, 1990Patent grantedSep 13, 1994Term endedSep 27, 2010

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