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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arlene Hecker, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
Osram Sylvania Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01K 1/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01K 1/50 ;
Abstract
A integral starting aid for high intensity discharge lamps is provided wherein the starting aid comprises a conductive, refractory metal nitride stripe which is directly applied to the surface of the ceramic arc tube. Preferably, the starting aid comprises titanium nitride or zirconium nitride and may be mixed a ceramic material to improve translucency.