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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:
Nov. 30, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilbert H Reiling, Chardon, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 73 ; 315 74 ; 313 25 ;
Abstract
A jacketed discharge lamp which would release ultraviolet radiation in the event of fracture of the outer envelope is provided with a disabling fuse link which oxidizes in the event of breakage. The link consists of an alkaline earth metal film, suitably a barium film which may be deposited on a ceramic substrate for connection into the circuit. The outer envelope is evacuated or may contain an inert gas.