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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:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl H Hess, Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH (US);
Frank I Ewing, Solon, OH (US);
Ralph M Potter, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Timothy D Russell, Huntsburg, OH (US);
Edward G Zubler, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313 25 ; 313634 ; 313637 ;
Abstract
Metal halide lamps having better lumen maintenance over the life of the lamp contain metal frame parts whose surface is oxidized either prior to lamp assembly or oxidized in-situ during operation of the lamp by oxygen or an oxidizing agent present inside the outer vitreous envelope.