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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, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward E Hammer, Mayfield Village, OH (US);
Eugene Lemmers, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313198 ; 313201 ; 313220 ;
Abstract
A U-shaped discharge lamp, such as a fluorescent lamp, is provided with a starting strip in the form of a pair of conductors respectively extending partially along the legs of the lamp, and an electrical connection is made between the conductors at one end thereof. This electrical connection can consist of or be combined with a support strap. An additional starting strip component can be provided on the U-bend portion of the lamp.