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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
James Anthony Brewer, Scotia, NY (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
James Anthony Brewer, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In accordance with certain embodiments, the present technique includes a system for sealing a lamp including a thermal shield and a thermally susceptible enclosure disposed adjacent the thermal shield. The thermal shield has a first receptacle adapted to receive a first portion of the lamp. The thermally susceptible enclosure comprises a wall about a second receptacle adapted to receive a second portion of the lamp. The wall has a varying thickness in a desired sealing region between the first and second portions of the lamp.