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Inductively coupled substantially flat fluorescent light source

US5500574A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1994
Grant dateMar 19, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Electrodeless, low pressure, fluorescent discharge lamp of high aspect ratio, with a substantially flat spiral rf coil adjacent a back face (and insulated therefrom), that emits light through a front surface or selected portions under control of internal reflective and phosphor coatings placement to afford minimum resonance trapping, high efficiency and uniform illumination of high specific intensity over a selected area of the front wall.

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