Ex parte NILSSEN - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1997-2289                                                        
          Application 08/395,691                                                      


          the claims in the application.                                              


               The invention relates to a source operative to provide an              
          AC power line voltage between a pair of power terminals and a               
          control voltage between a control output terminal and one of                
          the power line terminals, the source including a control means              
          to adjust the control voltage and an electronic ballast having              
          input terminals connected with the power line terminals and a               
          control input terminal connected with the control output                    
          terminal.  The ballast output terminals are connected with a                
          gas discharge lamp.  The control circuitry is responsive to                 
          the control voltage and functions to control the magnitude of               
          the lamp current supplied to the gas discharge lamp.  The                   
          invention is further illustrated by the following claim.                    
               1.  An arrangement comprising:                                         
               a source operative to provide: (i) an AC power line                    
          voltage between a pair of power line terminals; and (ii) a                  
          control voltage between a control output terminal and one of                
          the power line terminals; the source including a control means              
          operative to effectuate adjustment of the control voltage; and              
               an electronic ballast having: (i) two power input                      
          terminals connected with the power line terminals and one                   
          control input terminal connected with the control output                    
          terminal; (ii) a set of ballast output terminals connected,                 

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