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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2001
Applicants:
Timothy R. Brumleve, Urbana, IL (US);
Duane A. Stafford, Champaign, IL (US);
Steven C. Hansen, Urbana, IL (US);
Katsumi Fukutome, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Timothy R. Brumleve, Urbana, IL (US);
Duane A. Stafford, Champaign, IL (US);
Steven C. Hansen, Urbana, IL (US);
Katsumi Fukutome, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc., Solon, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J009/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid mercury-releasing material and a method of dispensing precise amounts of mercury into the light emitting chamber of a discharge lamp without introducing the other dispenser components into the chamber are disclosed. The solid material includes an amalgam of one or more metals and mercury in the form of particles of high purity, uniform size and uniform composition.