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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel M Cap, Kirtland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313217 ; 313229 ; 313344 ;
Abstract
A metal vapor arc lamp having a filling including pyrolitically decomposing metal halides such as thorium iodide uses a loop electrode which allows the heat from the hot spot to flow in two directions. Such electrodes are less expensive to manufacture and, in an environment where the decomposing metal halide provides activation, they are less subject to deformation and consume less energy than conventional electrodes comprising shank plus overwind.