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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J Roche, Merrimac, MA (US);
Ralph P Parks, Jr, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313492 ; 313613 ;
Abstract
An energy saving fluorescent lamp includes an elongated envelope having an interior coating with phosphor and an ionizable fill material, hermetically sealed end walls, an operating electrode affixed inwardly of each end wall and a starting electrode spaced at a lesser distance from each end wall with an electron shielding means adjacent a portion of the starting electrode and intermediate thereto and the operating electrode whereby a reduction in long wattage use is effected.