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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
John A. Scholz, Georgetown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Osram Sylvania Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 6/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 6/104 ;
Abstract
An hermetically sealed arc tube which comprises a hollow body having oppositely disposed ends aligned along a longitudinal axis and containing an arc generating and sustaining medium therein. An electrode is positioned in each end of the hollow body and an ionization zone is positioned adjacent to one of the ends and is a part thereof. The ionization zone is exposed to an atmosphere different than the arc generating and sustaining medium.