Patents by Inventor Antonio Forghieri

Antonio Forghieri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6541926
    Abstract: An energy saving electronic control circuit for fluorescent tubes, where it controls the tubes' light output. This system uses a half-bridge topology, which is supplied from an AC to DC current source obtained from the mains supply. The switching transistors are driven at rather high frequencies. An inductor is connected in series with a capacitor, forming an LC circuit, which is connected to the junction between the switching transistors and these resonant at the same switching frequency of the transistors. At least one tube is connected across one capacitor, in other words in series with the inductor at one end and at the center junction of a passive half-bridge formed by two capacitors in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Inventor: Antonio Forghieri