Inventor · Westford, MA, US

A. Bowman Budinger

21Patents
8h-index
19Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 4, 1982 → Mar 15, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4710679A Fluorescent light source excited by excimer emission Electricity 32 Expired
US4408141A Dual cathode beam mode fluorescent lamp Electricity 15 Expired
US4516057A Multi-electrode array for a beam mode fluorescent lamp Electricity 12 Expired
US4751435A Dual cathode beam mode fluorescent lamp with capacitive ballast Electricity 12 Expired
US6157141A Blue light electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp system Electricity 12 Expired
US4518897A Twin anode beam mode fluorescent lamp Electricity 11 Expired
US4521718A Beam mode lamp with voltage modifying electrode Electricity 10 Expired
US4450380A Multi-electrode array for a beam mode fluorescent lamp Electricity 9 Expired
US4413204A Non-uniform resistance cathode beam mode fluorescent lamp Electricity 8 Expired
US5990627A Hot relight system for electrodeless high intensity discharge lamps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5723951A Method of hot restarting a high intensity discharge lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4494046A Single cathode beam mode fluorescent lamp for DC use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5861706A Electrodeless high intensity discharge medical lamp Electricity 5 Expired
US5339005A Method and circuit for improving HID lamp starting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7187131B2 Discharge lamp with internal starting electrode Electricity 4 Expired
US5118994A Method and circuit for improved HID lamp maintenance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7176632B2 Slotted electrode for high intensity discharge lamp Electricity 2 Expired
US4866339A Beam mode fluorescent lamp Electricity 2 Expired
US6806646B2 UV enhancer for a metal halide lamp Electricity 2 Expired
US5086276A Method of determining condensate location in an HID lamp Physics 1 Expired
US7362041B2 Method of operating an arc discharge lamp and a lamp in which a salt reservoir site is locally cooled to provide a condensation site for iodine remote from the lamp's electrodes Electricity 0 Expired

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