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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Norbert Lesch, Vaals, NL;
Willebrordus Gerardus Traa, Leende, NL;
Inventors:
Norbert Lesch, Vaals, NL;
Willebrordus Gerardus Traa, Leende, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 61/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas discharge lamp () with a discharge vessel (), a first electrode () projecting into the discharge vessel (), and a second electrode () projecting into the discharge vessel () is described. The first electrode () is connected to an electrically conductive first conductor surface () surrounding the discharge vessel (). The second electrode () is connected to an electrically conductive second conductor surface () surrounding the discharge vessel () and arranged such that it overlaps the first conductor surface () so as to form a capacitance (C).