Point-of use water treatment system
US6514420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0003
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a lamp assembly for use in a point-of-use water treatment system or other device. The lamp assembly includes a condensing element to condense mercury in a bulb within the arc path of opposing filaments when the bulb is de-energized. In one embodiment, the time required for the lamp assembly to produce light upon subsequent re-energization of the bulb is significantly reduced because the mercury is in the intermediate portion of the bulb, within the filament arc path.
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