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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:
Mar. 23, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M Keeffe, Rockport, MA (US);
Frederic Koury, Alexandria, NH (US);
Assignee:
GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313174 ; 313224 ; 313229 ;
Abstract
A thin foil of hafnium or a hafnium alloy is disposed within a high pressure metal halide discharge lamp for selectively gettering any hydrogen contaminant within the lamp. In one embodiment a long strip of hafnium foil is welded along the current return wire which extends from the remote end of the arc tube to the base of the lamp, while in another embodiment, bowed-out strips are welded to support straps on each of the arc tube press seals. In this manner, a significant portion of the hafnium getter is disposed in a location where it is subjected to operating temperatures lower than about 330.degree.C.