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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Applicants:
William W. Beers, Chesterland, OH (US);
Gary R. Allen, Chesterland, OH (US);
Bruce Roberts, Mentor on the Lake, OH (US);
Gregory Brown, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
William W. Beers, Chesterland, OH (US);
Gary R. Allen, Chesterland, OH (US);
Bruce Roberts, Mentor on the Lake, OH (US);
Gregory Brown, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low-wattage mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamp is provided. The lamp has a discharge sustaining fill of mercury vapor and an inert gas having 1-100 mole % xenon, balance comprising a rare gas or rare gas mixture, such as krypton or argon. The fill gas has a total pressure of 0.5-4 torr, and the lamp being adapted to operate below 10 watts per foot of arc length.