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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2003
Bernard P. Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
James A. Brewer, Scotia, NY (US);
Sylvain S. Coulombe, N-D Ile-Perrot, CA;
Sylvia M. Decarr, Schnecetady, NY (US);
Luana E. Lorio, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anteneh Kebbede, Albany, NY (US);
Timothy J. Sommerer, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
James S. Vartuli, Rexford, NY (US);
Bernard P. Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
James A. Brewer, Scotia, NY (US);
Sylvain S. Coulombe, N-D Ile-Perrot, CA;
Sylvia M. DeCarr, Schnecetady, NY (US);
Luana E. Lorio, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anteneh Kebbede, Albany, NY (US);
Timothy J. Sommerer, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
James S. Vartuli, Rexford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for hermetically sealing a lamp. Certain embodiments of the lamp have an arc envelope having an open end and, also, an end structure diffusion bonded to the arc envelope at the open end. The end structure also has a dosing passageway extending into the arc envelope. In other embodiments, a lighting device is provided with an end structure adapted to close an open end of an arc envelope, and a dosing tube diffusion bonded to the end structure. Another embodiment of the lighting device has an arc envelope and an end structure diffusion bonded to an open end of the arc envelope.