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Lamp that emits colored light

US7176606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2004
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01K1/32
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lamp includes a transparent envelope having a first region defining an enclosed interior volume and a closure region adjacent to the first region, a light source in the interior volume and electrically coupled through the closure region, an interference filter coating on the exterior of the first region, and a light absorbing coating that is 7–40 nanometers thick on the exterior of the first region, except in a ring-shaped portion adjacent to the closure region that has a thickness of 50–200 nanometers.

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