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Self ballasted compact fluorescent lamp

US5541477A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1994
Grant dateJul 30, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An elongated arc tube is folded into multiple parallel legs in a close packed peripheral array about a long, thin ballast housing, the combination constituting a retrofittable incandescent bulb replacement compact flourescent having a shorter overall length and a more uniform spatial light distribution.

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