Energizing means for electroluminescent cell lighting system

Claim 1

IN AN ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING MAXIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF INPUT POWER TO A LIGHT PRODUCING SYSTEM, A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE ELECTROLUMINSECENT CELLS, A DELAY LINE INCLUDING INPUT MEANS CONNECTING ONLY ONE END OF SAID DELAY LINE TO A SOURCE OF ALTERNATING CURRENT, AND A PLURALITY OF SECTIONS, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES AN INDUCTANCE AND CAPACITANCE ELEMENT, AT LEAST CERTAIN OF WHICH SECTIONS INCLUDE AN ELECTROLUMINSECENT CELL CONNECTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE CAPACITANCE OF THE SECTION, AND TERMINATING MEANS TERMINATING THE OTHER END OF SAID DELAY LINE OPEN CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE STANDING WAVES OF AN INCREASED VOLTAGE SIMULTANEOUSLY AT A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POINTS ALONG SAID DELAY LINE RESPONSIVE TO ENERGIZATION BY SAID ALTERATING CURRENT, AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE SECTIONS INCLUDING THE ELECTROLUMINSECENT CELLS TO SAID POINTS ON SAID DELAY LINE AT WHCH THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE OF THE STANDING WAVES OCCURS, SAID TERMINATING MEANS REFLECTING THE UNUSED POWER AT THE OTHER END OF SAID LINE TO PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS ENERGIZATION OF SAID PLURALITY OF CELLS AT SAID POINTS WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY.