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Fluorescent light dimming

US4904906A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1988
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S315/07
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dimmer for a fluorescent light in which the fluorescent light is supplied with an electrical signal having a varying magnitude, the dimmer positioning a notch of reduced signal magnitude within the electrical signal for controlling the illumination level of the fluorescent light wherein the illumination level is dependent upon the position of the notch within the varying electrical signal.

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