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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1981
Filed:
May. 14, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter D Johnson, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313 25 ; 313 44 ; 313 47 ; 313221 ;
Abstract
In high intensity discharge lamps, particularly those that are configured to operate in a particular orientation, end coatings are provided which increase the efficacy of the lamp. In one embodiment of the present invention, reflective end coatings are provided exteriorly and at the ends of the discharge tube except for an approximately semicircularly shaped portion through which the optical output of the lamp radiates. The particular coating pattern provided in the present invention reduces the number of internal reflections occurring within the discharge tube and accordingly increases the efficacy of the lamp.