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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Pascal Beland, St-Nicephore, CA;
Stephanie Collins, St-Nicephore, CA;
Daniel Marian, Roscoe, NY (US);
Alain Richer, Wickam, CA;
Pascal Beland, St-Nicephore, CA;
Stephanie Collins, St-Nicephore, CA;
Daniel Marian, Roscoe, NY (US);
Alain Richer, Wickam, CA;
Osram Sylvania Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
A lamp having a measurable ultra violet light emission and having thereon a first marking revealing at least the operating characteristics of said lamp and a second marking evidencing a change in characteristics in response to exposure to ultra violet emissions. In a preferred embodiment of the invention a symbol or other indicia is provided on the lamp as the second marking that fades in accordance with the number of hours the lamp is operating, thus providing an indication of the UV output of the lamp.