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Electrodeless ultraviolet light source

US4427921A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1981
Grant dateJan 24, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J65/046
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A source of ultraviolet radiation including an electrodeless lamp containing a metal iodide or iodine. When the contents of the electrodeless lamp are excited by high frequency power, excited iodine atoms emit ultraviolet radiation.

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