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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:
Jul. 24, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
John M Anderson, Scotia, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313240 ; 313339 ; 313356 ;
Abstract
A hollow cathode electrode, particularly useful in fluorescent lamps, comprises an outer metal sleeve, an inner metal sleeve disposed within the outer sleeve and an emissive mix disposed on the inner sleeve. In one embodiment, the inner sleeve is a folded cylinder having a square cross section disposed within a circular cylinder. The object of the present invention is to prevent heat loss from the inner sleeve and to minimize sputtering. The electrode of the present invention may also include a third exterior sleeve surrounding but not contacting the interior sleeve or sleeves.