Resistive bypass for series lighting circuit
AssigneeSeasonal Specialties, LLC
InventorSteven J. Altamura
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Abstract
A resistor bypass circuit for a series lighting circuit includes a plurality of serially connected light sources and a bypass resistor being connected in parallel with at least one of the respective light sources, each respective light source being low wattage and being capable operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
Claims25
A resistor bypass circuit for a series lighting circuit comprising a plurality of serially connected light sources and a bypass resistor being connected in parallel with at least one of the respective light sources, each respective light source low wattage and being capable operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
A resistor bypass circuit for a series lighting circuit comprising a plurality of serially connected incandescent light sources and a bypass resistor being connected in parallel with at least one of the respective light sources, each respective light source being low wattage when conducting and being capable operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
A method of forming a resistor bypass circuit for a series lighting circuit comprising serially connecting a plurality of light sources, connecting a bypass resistor in parallel with at least one of the respective light sources, and to be capable of operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
An incandescent light bulb having an illuminating element disposed in a region of a bulb canopy that is displaced distant from a bulb base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.