Lucidity Lights, Inc.

Joseph T Mossoba

John R Goscha

Harris Miller

Bruce C Larson

Tenzin Wangjor Nanchung

Camil Ghiu

Jacob Agger

Donald C Straney

Harold Russo

An RF fluorescent lamp comprising an electric ballast comprising an inverter circuit operating at a first frequency that provides the voltage and current with reference to local ground to a switching node connected to a first end of a winding of a power coupler, a timing circuit operating at a second frequency equal to or less than half the first frequency, and an enable circuit activated by the timing circuit that enables and disables the inverter circuit.

Burst-mode for low power operation of RF fluorescent lamps

A fluorescent lamp, including a vitreous portion of the fluorescent lamp comprising a vitreous envelope filled with a working gas mixture, the vitreous envelope having an inner surface facing the working gas mixture side of the vitreous portion; a first coating deposited on the inner surface, the first coating comprising a first metal oxide; a second coating deposited on top of the first coating, the second coating comprising a phosphor; and a third coating deposited on top of the second coating, the third coating comprising a second metal oxide.

Lumen maintenance in fluorescent lamps

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Winchester, MA, United States of America

Joseph T Mossoba