Fluorescent lamps with imprinted color logos and method of making same
US5552664A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/42
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp having a logo, design or graphic information formed thereon. The glass envelope of the lamp is provided internally thereof with a coating of pigmented layer superimposed with a layer of a reflective material and one or more layers of a fluorescent material to generate the desired colored light when the lamp is energized. The logo or design is laser engraved onto the glass envelope of the lamp is a manner to ablate the respective layers of material wherever the laser beam engages the glass envelope. The arrangement is such that when the lamp is energized, the logo or design will be illuminated in the color of the light generated by the fluorescent material associated with the logo or design. In one form of the invention, multiple color light is generated by layering multiple coatings of fluorescent material internally of a lamp wherein each layer of fluorescent material will generate light of different colors. In another form, the various color light is produced by a plurality of fluorescent bands formed internally of the lamp, each band being formed by a different fluorescent material.
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