Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100258330 | HERMETICALLY SEALED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed electrical connection is provided. The method includes providing an electrically conductive wire, surrounding the electrically conductive wire with a metal layer, providing an insulating layer between the metal layer and the electrically conductive wire, and applying a magnetically-induced compressive force to the metal layer such that the metal layer is compressed against the insulating layer and the insulating layer is compressed against the electrically conductive wire to form a hermetic seal between the metal layer and the conductive wire while maintaining the insulating layer therebetween. | 10-14-2010 |
20120081866 | BRACKETS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - An apparatus includes, in combination, an electrical component and a bracket. The electrical component has a first end configured to electrically connect to a circuit board. The electrical component defines an axis and has a width measured in a direction transverse to the axis. The bracket has a body defining a bore shaped to receive the electrical component. The body further includes a break in communication with the bore to allow expansion of the bore. In an at-rest state of the bracket, the bore has a bore width smaller than the width of the electrical component, and when the electrical component is received in the bore, the bracket is elastically deformed such that the electrical component is clamped in the transverse direction solely by the residual stress within the bracket without any additional clamp or fastener. | 04-05-2012 |
20120234583 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CERAMIC COMPONENT, CERAMIC COMPONENT AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a method for producing a ceramic component, a ceramic component, and a component assembly having a ceramic component and a connection component. The method according to the invention for producing a ceramic component ( | 09-20-2012 |
20130293107 | BALLAST INCLUDING A HEATER CIRCUIT - A ballast. The ballast includes a power converter, a transformer, a heater circuit, and a controller. The power converter is configured to receive an input power and convert the input power to a relatively high direct current (DC) voltage. The transformer has a center-tapped primary winding coupled to the power converter and a secondary winding coupled to a lamp. The heater circuit is separate from the transformer and is configured to provide a current to an electrode of the lamp to heat the electrode. The controller is configured to control the heater circuit for providing the current to the electrode. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293110 | BALLAST WITH MONITORING - A ballast. The ballast includes a lamp driver and a controller. The lamp driver is configured to power a gas discharge lamp, and the controller, which includes a non-volatile memory, is configured to control the lamp driver and to save one or more parameters related to operation of the gas discharge lamp in the non-volatile memory. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293119 | UNIVERSAL BALLAST - A universal ballast. The ballast includes a power converter, a transformer, a current sensor, and a controller. The power converter is configured to receive an input signal and convert the input signal to a direct current (DC) voltage having a first magnitude. The transformer has a center-tapped primary winding coupled to the power converter and a secondary winding coupled to a lamp. The current sensor is configured to sense a current in the secondary winding. And the controller is configured to receive an indication of the detected current from the current sensor and to determine correct operating parameters for the lamp. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293120 | LUMINENCE CONTROL OF GAS-DISCHARGE LAMPS - A ballast. The ballast includes a lamp driver and a controller. The lamp driver is configured to power a gas discharge lamp, and the controller includes a non-volatile memory configured to save one or more parameters related to operation of the gas discharge lamp in the non-volatile memory. The controller is further configured to control the lamp driver based on the one or more parameters. | 11-07-2013 |