Patents by Inventor Dietrich Eckert

Dietrich Eckert 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).

  • Device and method for the multi-phase operation of a gas discharge or metal vapor lamp
    Patent number: 7157863
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus and methods for operating one or more gas arc lamps or metal vapor, wherein a rectified multiphase voltage is directly used by an electronic ballast device without intermittently connecting any active component, so as to achieve an efficient control of a gas arc lamp with a reduced interference radiation, wherein the power factor is inherently higher than 0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Eckert Electronik GmbH
    Inventor: Dietrich Eckert
  • Device and method for the multi-phase operation of a gas discharge or metal vapour lamp
    Publication number: 20040085032
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus and methods for operating one or more gas arc lamps or metal vapor, wherein a rectified multiphase voltage is directly used by an electronic ballast device without intermittently connecting any active component, so as to achieve an efficient control of a gas arc lamp with a reduced interference radiation, wherein the power factor is inherently higher than 0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Dietrich Eckert