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Induction rf fluorescent lamp

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Publication number
EP2923373A4
EP2923373A4 EP13856820.9A EP13856820A EP2923373A4 EP 2923373 A4 EP2923373 A4 EP 2923373A4 EP 13856820 A EP13856820 A EP 13856820A EP 2923373 A4 EP2923373 A4 EP 2923373A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
induction
fluorescent lamp
fluorescent
lamp
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP13856820.9A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2923373A1 (en
Inventor
John Goscha
Victor D Roberts
Walter Peter Lapatovich
David Alan Goodman
David Wentzel
Thomas Farkas
James N Lester
Luke Christopher Raymond
Juan Manuel Rivas-Davila
Zengzhi Yu
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Lucidity Lights Inc
Original Assignee
Lucidity Lights Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US13/684,660 external-priority patent/US8872426B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/684,664 external-priority patent/US20140145609A1/en
Priority claimed from US13/837,034 external-priority patent/US9161422B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/870,022 external-priority patent/US8901842B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/898,560 external-priority patent/US8975829B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/946,391 external-priority patent/US9129791B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/957,846 external-priority patent/US20140145592A1/en
Priority claimed from US13/968,766 external-priority patent/US20140145615A1/en
Priority claimed from US14/016,363 external-priority patent/US20140145616A1/en
Priority claimed from US14/030,758 external-priority patent/US10141179B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/039,066 external-priority patent/US9305765B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/042,580 external-priority patent/US9524861B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/042,598 external-priority patent/US20140145600A1/en
Application filed by Lucidity Lights Inc filed Critical Lucidity Lights Inc
Publication of EP2923373A1 publication Critical patent/EP2923373A1/en
Publication of EP2923373A4 publication Critical patent/EP2923373A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters
    • H05B41/295—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters with semiconductor devices and specially adapted for lamps with preheating electrodes, e.g. for fluorescent lamps
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/56—One or more circuit elements structurally associated with the lamp
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J5/00—Details relating to vessels or to leading-in conductors common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J5/50—Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it
    • H01J5/54—Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it supported by a separate part, e.g. base
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/24—Means for obtaining or maintaining the desired pressure within the vessel
    • H01J61/28—Means for producing, introducing, or replenishing gas or vapour during operation of the lamp
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J65/00—Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
    • H01J65/04—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels
    • H01J65/042—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field
    • H01J65/048—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field the field being produced by using an excitation coil
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters
    • H05B41/2806—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters with semiconductor devices and specially adapted for lamps without electrodes in the vessel, e.g. surface discharge lamps, electrodeless discharge lamps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
EP13856820.9A 2012-11-26 2013-11-25 Induction rf fluorescent lamp Withdrawn EP2923373A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (14)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/684,660 US8872426B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2012-11-26 Arrangements and methods for triac dimming of gas discharge lamps powered by electronic ballasts
US13/684,664 US20140145609A1 (en) 2012-11-26 2012-11-26 Rf induction lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference
US13/837,034 US9161422B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-03-15 Electronic ballast having improved power factor and total harmonic distortion
US13/870,022 US8901842B2 (en) 2013-04-25 2013-04-25 RF induction lamp with ferrite isolation system
US13/898,560 US8975829B2 (en) 2013-04-25 2013-05-21 RF induction lamp with isolation system for air-core power coupler
US13/946,391 US9129791B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-07-19 RF coupler stabilization in an induction RF fluorescent light bulb
US13/957,846 US20140145592A1 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-08-02 Induction rf fluorescent light bulb
US13/968,766 US20140145615A1 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-08-16 Induction rf fluorescent light bulb with burst-mode dimming
US14/016,363 US20140145616A1 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-09-03 Reduced emi in rf induction lamp with ferromagnetic core
US14/030,758 US10141179B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-09-18 Fast start RF induction lamp with metallic structure
US14/039,066 US9305765B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-09-27 High frequency induction lighting
US14/042,580 US9524861B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-09-30 Fast start RF induction lamp
US14/042,598 US20140145600A1 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-09-30 High frequency induction rf fluorescent lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference
PCT/US2013/071709 WO2014082039A1 (en) 2012-11-26 2013-11-25 Induction rf fluorescent lamp

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2923373A1 EP2923373A1 (en) 2015-09-30
EP2923373A4 true EP2923373A4 (en) 2016-09-07

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Country Status (3)

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CN (2) CN107889333A (en)
WO (1) WO2014082039A1 (en)

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US8941304B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2015-01-27 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start dimmable induction RF fluorescent light bulb
US10128101B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2018-11-13 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Dimmable induction RF fluorescent lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference
US10141179B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2018-11-27 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start RF induction lamp with metallic structure
US9129792B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2015-09-08 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start induction RF fluorescent lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference
US9524861B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2016-12-20 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start RF induction lamp
US9305765B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2016-04-05 Lucidity Lights, Inc. High frequency induction lighting
US9209008B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2015-12-08 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start induction RF fluorescent light bulb
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US9245734B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2016-01-26 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start induction RF fluorescent lamp with burst-mode dimming
US9129791B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2015-09-08 Lucidity Lights, Inc. RF coupler stabilization in an induction RF fluorescent light bulb
US8975829B2 (en) 2013-04-25 2015-03-10 Lucidity Lights, Inc. RF induction lamp with isolation system for air-core power coupler
US8872426B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2014-10-28 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Arrangements and methods for triac dimming of gas discharge lamps powered by electronic ballasts
US8901842B2 (en) 2013-04-25 2014-12-02 Lucidity Lights, Inc. RF induction lamp with ferrite isolation system
US9161422B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2015-10-13 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Electronic ballast having improved power factor and total harmonic distortion
US10529551B2 (en) 2012-11-26 2020-01-07 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Fast start fluorescent light bulb
USD746490S1 (en) 2013-07-19 2015-12-29 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Inductive lamp
USD745981S1 (en) 2013-07-19 2015-12-22 Lucidity Lights, Inc. Inductive lamp
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