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Electric discharge lamp with an improved sealing structure improving uniformity of light output and method of making

US6335593B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 1999
Grant dateJan 1, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J9/265
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric discharge lamp is provided comprising; a lamp envelop including a first and a second sealing tubes both of which are sealed and a light-emitting portion located between the sealing tubes; a pier of electrodes disposed in the light-emitting portion; and a filler substance encapsulated within the lamp envelop, one of the sealing tubes having a seal-cut trace of a tip tube that has been used for introducing the filler substance into the lamp envelop therethrough.

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