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Phosphor blend for broad spectrum fluorescent lamp

US4891550A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1989
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/48
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A full spectrum fluorescent lamp having a phosphor coating for producing visible light having a high color rendering index and balanced amounts of ultraviolet energy at the same correlated color temperature in which the coating is formed of two groups of phosphors, the first producing the full spectrum when excited and the second narrow bands of visible light to improve the lumen output of the lamp.

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