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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Frederick M. Espiau, Topanga, CA (US);
Marc Devincentis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yian Chang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frederick M. Espiau, Legal Representative, Topanga, CA (US);
Frederick M. Espiau, Topanga, CA (US);
Marc DeVincentis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yian Chang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frederick M. Espiau, legal representative, Topanga, CA (US);
Luxim Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In an example embodiment, an electrodeless plasma lamp is provided which comprises a lamp body comprising a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2, and a bulb adjacent to the lamp body, the bulb containing a fill that forms a plasma when RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. An RF feed is coupled to the lamp body and a radio frequency (RF) power source for coupling power into the lamp body through the RF feed is provided. A shortest distance between an end of the bulb and a point on the RF feed traverses at least one electrically conductive material of the lamp body.