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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1992
Raymond A Heindl, Euclid, OH (US);
Mark E Duffy, Shaker Hts., OH (US);
Frederick Hetzel, North Royalton, OH (US);
David J Marks, Lakewood, OH (US);
Lawrence T Mazza, Mayfield Hts., OH (US);
Curtis E Scott, Mentor, OH (US);
Michael M Secen, Mentor, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A base for an electrodeless arc discharge lamp having an elongated tubular stem extending through an outer envelope pinch or press seal includes a pair of electrically non-conductive members secured in mating relation to define an upper cavity and a lower axial bore. The lamp is mounted in the base with its pinch seal secured in the cavity and its stem extending into the bore. With the base mounted in a fixture, RF energy is coupled into the lamp to excite a starting aid in the stem via a conductive bushing in the bore.