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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347705 | Adapter for a fluorescent tube An adapter for a fluorescent is adapted to apply to cold cathode fluorescent tube on LED display and has a cover with two inner grooves and a switch portion having a track, a body slidably engaged with the cover, a metallic terminal stand attached to and controlled ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7170121 | Computer system architecture using a proximity I/O switch One embodiment of the present invention provides a proximity I/O switch, which is configured to transfer data between the components in a computer system. This proximity I/O switch is comprised of multiple switch chips, which are coupled together through capacitive ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7041902 | Modular electrical device with circuit splitting member An electrical wiring device including a housing. The electrical wiring device further includes a first electrical device disposed within the housing. The first electrical device includes a plurality of terminals. The electrical wiring device further includes a secon... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033220 | Compact fluorescent lampholder A compact fluorescent lampholder includes a cap, a shell, an electric board and a base. The cap and the shell are combined together by hooking, and the electric board is combined with the base by plural pins, and then the electric board assembled together with the b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6531810 | Electric load The electric load comprises a carrier plate (1) of a synthetic resin material, at a first side (2) of which, synthetic resin projections (30) are present, which serve as a means for coupling the electric load to a holder. The projections (30) have a leg (... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6322381 | Cold cathode lamp lampholder with mains switching A lampholder for use with cold cathode lamps intended to be wired in a parallel configuration includes an insulating bulb-end receptacle mounted in a conductor housing. The receptacle is divided into a pair of individual bulb-end receiving portions, each ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6099336 | Cold cathode lamp lampholder with mains switching A lampholder for use with cold cathode lamps intended to be wired in a parallel configuration includes an insulating bulb-end receptacle mounted in a conductor housing. The receptacle is divided into a pair of individual bulb-end receiving portions, each ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5816837 | Fluorescent-lamp socket assembly A fluorescent-lamp socket assembly has a socket, a standard base, and a starter base. The socket has a nonconductive housing having an open end and a pair of conductors in the housing engageable with contact pins of a lamp fitted to the housing and expose... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5362246 | Convertible fluorescent adaptor with compacted installation mode A fluorescent adaptor designed to engage incandescent light bulb sockets such as the typical threaded socket, has movable parts which house all or part of the ballast. The parts are slidably or pivotally connected, and move into a low-profile configuratio... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4643504 | Lampholder assembly for loop-, u- or pi-shaped gas discharge or fluorescent lamps with a single lamp cap A lampholder for use with single ended, gas discharge lamp such as fluorescent lamps, and a ballast comprising a unitary housing into which all elements necessary for the operation of a gas discharge lamp may be directly inserted. The resulting lampholder... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4399390 | Built-in starter type fluorescent lamp socket A built-in starter type fluorescent lamp socket in which the starter is entirely incorporated with the socket with no protruding parts and in which it is not necessary to replace the starter. The socket includes a socket body, pairs of starter contacts an... | 08/16/1983 |
