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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1996
Ronald D Pinker, Peerskill, NY (US);
Thomas F McGee, III, Peerskill, NY (US);
David Alan Cammack, Scarborough, NY (US);
Babar Ali Khan, Ossining, NY (US);
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A discharge lamp includes a first and a second substrate (12, 14), a cavity disposed in the first substrate (12) or in a portion of the first and a second substrate (12, 14), a first and a second aligned electrode (270, 272) disposed between the first and a second substrate (12, 14) having respective ends extending into the cavity, wherein the first and the second aligned electrode (270, 272) are 'T-shaped' when viewed in cross-section. The T-shaped electrodes provide mechanical support that minimizes bending and distortion in the horizontal and vertical directions. The discharge lamp may include a charge of mercury or an inert gas, and may further include a phosphor layer (80).