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UV light source

US6610990B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2002
Grant dateAug 26, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/2003
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is described an ultraviolet light source comprising an ultraviolet lamp, a microwave energy source for exciting said ultraviolet lamp and an enclosure for enclosing the ultraviolet lamp, the enclosure comprising an optically transparent waveguide. The ultraviolet light source is particularly suitable for use in the promotion of photochemical reactions and of molecular dissociation in liquids.

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