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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. 06, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 73 ; 313 25 ; 313568 ; 315 46 ; 315 47 ; 315 49 ; 315 74 ; 315100 ;
Abstract
In a metal vapor discharge lamp for operating it by high voltage generated in the actuation of a heat sensitive switch means in an outer bulb, a relatively low pressure of a sealed gas or mercury is sealed in the outer bulb to operate the heat sensitive switch means in the gas atmosphere to control the surge voltage to a desired degree whereby the discharge lamp is operated without failure and the insulation breakdown of a ballast and an operation circuit is prevented.