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Personal electronic device having EL lamp and buzzer powered from a single inductor

US6407507B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 1996
Grant dateJun 18, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A personal electronic device includes and inverter having a single inductor for powering an EL lamp and a buzzer. The lamp and the buzzer are coupled together to the output of the inverter and are in parallel with each other or are coupled in series between a source of direct current and ground.

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