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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Naoya Matsumoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Ogata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Satoshi Iwasawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takahito Kashiwagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Akira Ito, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Daisuke Takayama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Makoto Hashimoato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshihiko Ishigami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A glow starter comprises a discharge vessel, filled with a filling including a rare gas, substantially transmitting ultraviolet rays of about 300 nm or less. A pair of electrodes, which are arranged in the discharge vessel, is adapted and arranged to touch each other by being heated by a glow discharge. The glow starter may be used for a high pressure discharge lamp, a high pressure discharge lamp apparatus, or a lighting fixture.