(19)
(11) EP 1 665 905 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/08

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35

(21) Application number: 04769952.5

(22) Date of filing: 07.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H05B 41/38(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2004/051702
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/027592 (24.03.2005 Gazette 2005/12)

(54)

CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP

SCHALTUNGSANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER GASENTLADUNGSLAMPE

AGENCEMENT DE CIRCUIT ET PROCEDE DE COMMANDE D'UNE LAMPE A DECHARGE DANS UN GAZ

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 17.09.2003 EP 03103434

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23

(73) Proprietors:
  • Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 
  • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR 

(72) Inventor:
  • LÜRKENS, Peter, c/o Philips IP & Standards GmbH
    52066 Aachen (DE)

(74) Representative: Volmer, Georg 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH Postfach 50 04 42
52088 Aachen
52088 Aachen (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 765 107
WO-A-98/36622
DE-A- 19 829 600
 WO-A-02/41670
WO-A-98/36623
US-A- 4 484 107
   
       
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