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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Yohei Yamamuro, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Louchard, Coronado, CA (US);
Thomas J. Roetker, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yohei Yamamuro, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Louchard, Coronado, CA (US);
Thomas J. Roetker, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 17/20 (2006.01); H01J 61/20 (2006.01); H01J 61/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp post-production heating structure allows for even dispersion of mercury and other lamp compounds throughout the entire length of assembled fluorescent lamps by allowing uniform and thorough heating of each lamp's sealed chamber containing these materials to a temperature high enough to vaporize the mercury therein.