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References Cited
APPARATUS AND METHODS
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Us‘ PATENT DOCUMENTS
Inventors: Ihor A. ‘Lys, Milton, MA (US); Kevin J- DOWllIlg, WeSIfOrd, MA Frederick M. Morgan, Quincy, MA (US)
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(e-g, intensity, color, color temperature, temporal charac ten'stics, em) may be Conveniently Controlled via Operation of a conventional A.C. dimmer and/or other signals present
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3,601,621 3,643,088 3,746,918 3,818,216 3,832,503 3,858,086 3,909,670 3,924,120 3,958,885 3,974,637 4,001,571 4,054,814 4,070,568 4,082,395 4,096,349 4,241,295 4,271,408 4,272,689 4,273,999 4,298,869 4,329,625 4,339,788 4,342,947 4,367,464 4,388,567 4,388,589 4,392,187 4,420,711 4,455,562 4,500,796 4,597,033 4,622,881 4,625,152 4,635,052 4,647,217 4,656,398 4,668,895 4,675,575 4,682,079 4,686,425 4,687,340 4,688,154 4,688,869 4,695,769 4,701,669 4,705,406 4,707,141 4,727,289 4,740,882 4,753,148 4,771,274 4,780,621 4,794,383 4,818,072 4,824,269 4,837,565 4,843,627 4,845,481 4,845,745 4,857,801 4,863,223 4,870,325 4,874,320 4,887,074 4,922,154 4,934,852 4,962,687 4,965,561 4,973,835 4,979,081 4,980,806
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