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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:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raghu Ramaiah, Euclid, OH (US);
James T. Dakin, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/716 ; H01J 6/130 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/716 ; H01J 6/130 ;
Abstract
A ceramic body ( ) for a discharge vessel ( ) includes a central barrel portion ( ) and two end plus ( ), which close opposite ends of the barrel. Main electrode ( ) and an initiator electrode are supplied with power via conductors in leg members ( ). In one embodiment, a first electrode and the initiator electrode are supplied with current through two separate leg members. In another embodiment, a dual electrode leg member is provided with two bores ( ).