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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Richard S. Speer, Concord, MA (US);
Jeffery Serre, Peabody, MA (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Speer, Concord, MA (US);
Jeffery Serre, Peabody, MA (US);
Assignee:
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/62 (2006.01); H01J 63/04 (2006.01); H01J 17/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inductively coupled fluorescent discharge lamp includes a light transmissive envelope having a re-entrant cavity that has an outer surface inside the envelope, and an excitation coil inside the re-entrant cavity, and a spring clip that is attached to the outer surface of the re-entrant cavity by spring action of the spring clip on the outer surface, where the spring clip includes an amalgam. The spring clip may include a layer of the amalgam plated on a surface of the clip, or an amalgam-bearing flag attached to the clip.