Patents by Inventor Ben Flaster

Ben Flaster 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).

  • Event and arc detection in lamps
    Patent number: 6713966
    Abstract: A power supply system has a battery for supplying power and a lamp having a plurality of filaments therein. Each of the filaments is connected to the battery through a filament power feed line, respectively. A switch is provided on each of the filament power feed line. A fault detection circuit measures a current that flows in a non-active filament and generates a fault signal that shuts off the switch for the filament when the current flows in the non-active filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Shultz, Ben Flaster
  • Event and arc detection in lamps
    Publication number: 20030218426
    Abstract: A power supply system has a battery for supplying power and a lamp having a plurality of filaments therein. Each of the filaments is connected to the battery through a filament power feed line, respectively. A switch is provided on each of the filament power feed line. A fault detection circuit measures a current that flows in a non-active filament and generates a fault signal that shuts off the switch for the filament when the current flows in the non-active filament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Shultz, Ben Flaster