Patents by Inventor Philippe Escaich

Philippe Escaich 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).

  • Modular electronic supply device for discharge lamp
    Patent number: 6356039
    Abstract: This invention relates to a supply device for discharge lamps, which comprises, for each lamp: a first module or current injection circuit comprising, inter alia, a high-frequency inverter delivering a current adapted to ensure stabilization of the discharge in the lamp, a high-frequency transformer providing galvanic insulation of this current with respect to a supply network, then a rectifier and a filter adapted to produce a direct current, a second module or starter-converter circuit, installed near the lamp and adapted to generate, by periodic inversions of the sign of the direct current at the output of the first module or current injection circuit, an alternating current in square-wave form for supplying the lamp, and a bifilar electrical connection between the first module and the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Bureau d'Etudes Eclairage Public - B.E.E.P.
    Inventors: Laurent Huot, Philippe Escaich
  • MODULAR ELECTRONIC SUPPLY DEVICE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP
    Publication number: 20020017874
    Abstract: This invention relates to a supply device for discharge lamps, which comprises, for each lamp:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Laurent Huot, Philippe Escaich