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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Charles David Greskovich, Schenectady, NY (US);
Curtis Edward Scott, Mentor, OH (US);
James Anthony Brewer, Glenville, NY (US);
Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Charles David Greskovich, Schenectady, NY (US);
Curtis Edward Scott, Mentor, OH (US);
James Anthony Brewer, Glenville, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A ceramic discharge chamber for a lamp, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, comprises a first member which includes a leg portion and a transition portion, wherein the leg portion and the transition portion are integrally formed as one piece from a ceramic material, and a second member which includes a body portion, wherein the body portion is bonded to the transition portion of the first member. The ceramic discharge chamber can be formed by injection molding a ceramic material to form the first member, the first member forming a first portion of the ceramic discharge chamber; and bonding the first member to a second member which forms a second portion of the ceramic discharge chamber.