Patents Assigned to American Electric Cord, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7443105
    Abstract: A ballast circuit for a gas discharge lamp, having the capability to shift frequency after starting to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI). Embodiments of the circuit contain an oscillator circuit that generates and supplies an oscillating signal and a time delay circuit, which generates a time delay to signal the oscillator to shift frequency. In embodiments of the circuit, the frequency shift is achieved by selecting different passive components used to generate the oscillator frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Chen Xiequn
  • Patent number: D567977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Sun Jianwei
  • Patent number: D567978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Sun Jianwei
  • Patent number: D575430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D575842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Sun Jianwei
  • Patent number: D581256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D590529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D596326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D596327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D597692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D606218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D611179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D612966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang
  • Patent number: D627497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: American Electric Cord, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng Jiang