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Solid lamp fill material and method of dosing HID lamps

US6833676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2003
Grant dateDec 21, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/125
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solid halogen-containing lamp fill material and a method of introducing small amounts of halogen into a HID lamp are disclosed. The solid material may include an admixture of a metal and a metal halide in the form of spheres of high purity, uniform size and uniform composition. Solid lamp fill material and methods of introducing small quantities of one or more metals into a HID lamp are also disclosed.

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