Patent Inventor: Louis R. Nerone
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Fluorescent ballast with inherent end-of-life protection
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 8084949
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Complementary application specific integrated circuit for compact fluorescent lamps
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 7956550
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Organic light emitting diode power converter
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 7868558
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Voltage fed programmed start ballast
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 7839094
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Dimmable instant start ballast
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 7816872
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Combined ballast for fluorescent lamp and light emitting diode and method of driving same
Inventor: Maros, et al. | Patent Number: 7759880
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Apparatus and method for providing an isolated set point from an input signal applied to a lamp ballast
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 7750577
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Auxiliary lighting circuit for high intensity discharge system
Inventor: Ilyes, et al. | Patent Number: 7649324
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Standby lighting for lamp ballasts
Inventor: Rouaud, et al. | Patent Number: 7573204
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Voltage fed inverter for fluorescent lamps
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 7436124
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Output short circuit protection for electronic ballasts
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 7378806
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Crest factor reduction method for electronically ballasted lamps
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 7365499
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Ripple reduction method for electronic ballasts
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 7323827
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Pulse starting circuit
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 7279847
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Auxilary lighting circuit for high intensity discharge system
Inventor: Ilyes, et al. | Patent Number: 7276855
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Integral lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 7102298
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Charge pump circuit to operate control circuit
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6975076
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Continuous mode ballast with pulsed operation
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6952085
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Continuous mode voltage fed inverter
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6867553
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Lighting ballast with reverse current flow protection
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6847175
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Electronic elimination of striations in linear lamps
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6836077
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Electronic distribution system for 36V automobiles
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6800957
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Method and apparatus for a protective ballast circuit
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6794829
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Multiple ballasts operable from a single DC bus
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6794827
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Method of delaying and sequencing the starting of inverters that ballast lamps
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6756746
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Ballast circuit with multiple inverters and dimming controller
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6686705
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Portable electronic ballast
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6677715
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LED power source
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6636027
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Power factor correction circuit with faster bus charging rate during startup
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6621238
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Method of making a coil
Inventor: Abdel-Tawab, et al. | Patent Number: 6594885
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Wiring geometry for multiple integral lamps
Inventor: Cline, et al. | Patent Number: 6555974
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Self-oscillating synchronous boost converter
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6525488
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Power regulation circuit for high frequency electronic ballast for ceramic metal halide lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6479949
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Electronic elimination of striations in linear lamps
Inventor: Kachmarik, et al. | Patent Number: 6465972
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Integral lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6459215
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Lamp electronic end cap for integral lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6443769
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Electronic power converter for triac based controller circuits
Inventor: Ilyes, et al. | Patent Number: 6433493
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Incandescent power converter with complementary switches
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6426570
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Shutdown circuit for a half-bridge converter
Inventor: Trevino, et al. | Patent Number: 6421260
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Integrated bridge inverter circuit for discharge lighting
Inventor: Chen, et al. | Patent Number: 6417631
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Light emitting diode power supply
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6411045
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High frequency electronic ballast for ceramic metal halide lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6404140
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Traic dimmable electrodeless fluorescent lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6392366
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Interface circuit and method
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6373200
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Electronic ballast with continued conduction of line current
Inventor: Chen, et al. | Patent Number: 6348767
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Floating IC driven dimming ballast
Inventor: Chen, et al. | Patent Number: 6218788
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Halogen power converter with complementary switches
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6208086
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Electrodeless fluorescent lamp dimming system
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6175198
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Low cost, precision electronic starter
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6169369
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Full wave electronic starter
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6153983
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Gas discharge lamp ballast with tapless feedback circuit
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6150769
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Gas discharge lamp ballast circuit with electronic starter
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6147455
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Single switch electronic ballast
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6144173
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Ballast shutdown circuit for a gas discharge lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6111363
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Gas discharge lamp ballast with output voltage clamping circuit
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6078143
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Gas discharge lamp ballast with piezoelectric transformer
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 6057648
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Gas discharge lamp ballast circuit with high speed gate drive circuitry
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6051934
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Gas discharge lamp ballast circuit with a non-electrolytic smoothing capacitor for rectified current
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 6018220
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Integrated circuit for use in a ballast circuit for a gas discharge lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5986410
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Dimmable ballast with complementary converter switches
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5965985
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Lamp ballast circuit with simplified starting circuit
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5952790
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Power supply circuit with complementary converter switches
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5939834
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Circuit with small package for mosfets
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5929520
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Lamp ballast with triggerless starting circuit
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5917289
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Compact lamp circuit structure having an inverter/boaster combination that shares the use of a first n-channel MOSFET of substantially lower on resistance than its p-channel counterpart
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5914570
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Gas discharge lamp ballast circuit with complementary converter switches
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5910708
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High power factor ballast circuit with complementary converter switches
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5877595
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Electrodeless lamp arrangement wherein the excitation coil also forms the primary of the feedback transformer used to switch the transistors of the arrangement
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5874810
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Lamp ballast circuit with cathode preheat function
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5859504
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Ballast circuit with synchronization and preheat functions
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5838117
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External metallization configuration for an electrodeless fluorescent lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5825130
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Ballast circuit for gas discharge lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5796214
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High voltage IC-driven half-bridge gas discharge lamp ballast
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5723953
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High voltage IC-driven half-bridge gas discharge ballast
Inventor: Kachmarik, et al. | Patent Number: 5719472
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Lamp power supply circuit with feedback circuit for dynamically adjusting lamp current
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5717295
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Lamp power supply circuit with electronic feedback circuit for switch control
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5703439
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Fluorescent lamp ballast with selectable power levels
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5592054
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Ballast circuit for a gas discharge lamp having a cathode pre-heat arrangement
Inventor: Kachmarik, et al. | Patent Number: 5483125
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Impedance matching circuit for an electrodeless fluorescent lamp ballast
Inventor: El-Hamamsy, et al. | Patent Number: 5446350
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Power supply circuit with power factor correction
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5408403
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Gas discharge lamp ballast circuit with compact starting circuit
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5406177
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Lamp ballast circuit with overload detection and ballast operability indication features
Inventor: Minarczyk, et al. | Patent Number: 5394062
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Power supply circuit for a gas discharge lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5382882
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Metal halide electronic ballast
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5381076
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High-pressure sodium lamp control circuit providing constant peak current and color
Inventor: Kachmarik, et al. | Patent Number: 5367228
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Feedback-controlled circuit and method for powering a high intensity discharge lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5357174
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Ballast circuit arrangement for a high pressure sodium lamp
Inventor: Kachmarik, et al. | Patent Number: 5357173
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Electronic ballast arrangement for a compact fluorescent lamp
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 5341068
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High frequency resonant converter for operating metal halide lamps
Inventor: Basch, et al. | Patent Number: 5270620
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Tapped-inductor boost convertor for operating a gas discharge lamp
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5144204
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Ballast circuit with improved transfer functions
Inventor: Nerone, et al. | Patent Number: 5059867
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Power control circuit for discharge lamp and method of operating same
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 4928038
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Series resonant converter with parallel resonant circuit
Inventor: Kuwata, et al. | Patent Number: 4691273
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Control of a series resonant converter
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 4648017
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Power supply employing low power and high power series resonant converters
Inventor: Nerone | Patent Number: 4587604
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Conveyor calibration technique
Inventor: Finet, et al. | Patent Number: 4418773
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Product-to-frequency converter
Inventor: Finet, et al. | Patent Number: 4418389