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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5384516 | Information processing apparatus including a control circuit for controlling a liquid crystal display illumination based on whether illuminatio power is being supplied from an AC power source or from a battery An information processing apparatus employs a liquid crystal display and a fluorescent lamp for backlighting the screen of the liquid crystal display. A lighting circuit for supplying alternating current lighting power to the fluorescent lamp receives inp... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5349269 | Power supply having dual inverters for electroluminescent lamps A power supply for an electroluminescent lamp includes a pair of inverters for alternately powering the EL lamp from a low voltage DC source. A first inverter is connected to a first electrode of the EL lamp and a transistor is connected between the first... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5349268 | High voltage discharge lamp device A high voltage discharge lamp device may include a step-up DC-DC converter connected to a power switch; polarity switching elements for alternatively changing the polarities of the electric voltage outputted from the step-up DC-DC converter; and a polarit... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5343121 | Naturalistic illumination system Apparatus for adjusting the circadian rhythm of a subject in a space by producing a variable light intensity level on a continuous basis in which there is a light source and the light output from the source made available to the subject in the space is co... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5315215 | High-voltage switching circuit A pair of transistors (110 and 112) configured with their channels connected in series. The gate of the "upper" transistor (110) is coupled to a relatively low-voltage, DC power supply voltage by a voltage-clamping and current-steering diode (144); to a r... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5079484 | Voltage-regulated supply, notably for microwave tubes A supply unit for a tube of the type requiring both a cathode supply and a collector supply, notably for a travelling wave tube. The tube features a collector biasing device, working essentially as a voltage source, delivering a weakly regulated or unregu... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5040185 | Large volume gaseous electric discharge system A control circuit for a laser system having a first and second power supply connected in parallel. A mode selector is available to the laser operator to change the operational mode of the laser system from continuous to pulse mode or vice versa, and any c... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5028844 | DC discharge lamp lighting device A DC discharge lamp lighting device includes a main discharge means providing a main discharge-lamp current to a DC discharge lamp including a filament and at least one anode to form between them a discharge path. The main discharge means comprises means ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4983885 | Thin film EL display panel drive circuit A thin-film EL display panel drive circuit capable of varying the drive voltage according to changes in the number of emitting picture elements.... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4755724 | Method for periodic triggering of several radiation-emitting elements The invention relates to a method of controlling several radiation-emitting elements. The invention consists in the compensation of differences in the emission power of the individual elements due to variations in the efficiency of the elements or to diff... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4749914 | Circuit system for igniting and operating a high-pressure discharge lamp, particularly a sodium vapor lamp A circuit system for igniting and lighting a high-pressure discharge lamp, particularly a sodium vapor lamp, comprising a pulse generator for generating signals of at least 1 kHz frequency being a high-frequency DC/AC converter connected to a direct curre... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4749908 | Emergency power supply An emergency power supply including an input for connection to a power line, an output for connecting the input to electrical equipment so as to supply power thereto from the power line, a supplemental power supply connected to the output and adapted to s... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4745613 | Laser flash lamp triggering circuit A laser flash lamp triggering circuit is connected in parallel with the flash lamp and between the flash lamp and the flash lamp power supply. A impedance element is connected between the parallel trigger circuit network and the pulse forming network in t... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4649322 | Energizing arrangement for controlling the luminous intensity of at least one discharge lamp and use of such arrangement The arrangement of the invention enables control of a light emitting element comprising at least one discharge tube. Firing of the tube is effected by a generator which provides voltage pulses at predetermined periodic intervals (Tr). The lumin... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4530550 | Power supply unit for electronic flash A power supply unit for electronic flash includes a plurality of charging units connected to a main capacitor of an electronic flash through diodes which prevent a reverse current flow. Each charging unit includes a d.c. source and a booster converter. An... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4392085 | Direct drive ballast with delayed starting circuit A delayed starting circuit for an electronic ballast system that includes an inverter coupled to a secondary voltage source. The starting circuit includes a voltage divider having an input coupled to a charge storage capacitance in the voltage source and ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 3978346 | High DC voltage generator A resistor is provided in parallel with a first coil. By suspending the supply of a DC current to the first coil while the DC current is flowing through the first coil, a high DC voltage is generated across the resistor and the high DC voltage is applied ... | 08/31/1976 |
