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Fluorescent lamp with improved lumen output

US4670688A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 1981
Grant dateJun 2, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/42
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The lumen output of a fluorescent lamp is improved by the triode radio frequency sputter coating of a continuous protective coating of vitreous alumina overlying the lamp phosphor layer.

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