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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1999
Richard M. Knox, Houston, TX (US);
William Burton Mercer, Spring, TX (US);
Dale S. Walker, Houston, TX (US);
Fusion Lighting, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
An electrodeless lamp (,) for producing an intense beam of light includes a concave lamp body (,) that surrounds the lamp interior. A gas, such as sulfur or selenium or compounds thereof, is contained within the lamp body (,) for forming a plasma light source. The concave lamp body (,) has a reflecting surface (,). Electrodes (,) are disposed external to the lamp body for producing radio frequency energy exciting the gas. A heat resistant glass plate (,) seals the concave lamp body (,). A frit seal (,) can be used for forming a pressure and temperature resistant seal between the concave lamp body (,) and the glass plate (,). The light beam generated by the plasma exists through the glass plate (,).