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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald Franklin Foust, Scotia, NY (US);
Deborah Ann Haitko, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Key Dietrich, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
445-2 ; 313553 ;
Abstract
The formation of leachable mercury upon disposal or during TCLP testing of mercury vapor discharge lamps is substantially prevented by incorporation in the lamp structure or in the test solution of an oxygen scavenger.