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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:
Sep. 24, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
A Gary Sigai, Lexington, MA (US);
Keith A Klinedinst, Marlboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 69 ; 427 64 ; 427 67 ; 427 68 ; 427213 ; 427215 ; 4271264 ; 4272553 ; 4274192 ; 4274193 ;
Abstract
The method of making a bi-layer coating on phosphor particles is disclosed. The first layer surrounding the phosphor is silica. The second layer surrounding the phosphor is alumina. The bi-layer phosphor is useful in fluorescent lamps providing improved maintenance and brightness. The bi-layer phosphor can also be used in high color rendition lamps employing blends of phosphors.