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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:
Jan. 26, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph M Proud, Wellesley Hills, MA (US);
Wojciech W Byszewski, Concord, MA (US);
Charles N Fallier, Jr, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 60 ; 315 59 ; 315150 ; 315289 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for increasing the reliability of an arc discharge occurring in metal halide gas discharge lamps by providing UV radiation in the gas discharge path.