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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Taku Sumitomo, Hyogo, JP;
Yukio Yasuda, Hyogo, JP;
Toshio Yokota, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Energetiq Technology, Inc., , MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 17/20 (2012.01); H01J 17/30 (2006.01); H05G 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An laser driven light source comprises a bulb that encloses a discharge medium, a laser beam unit for emitting a laser beam, wherein the laser beam is focused in the bulb for generating a discharge, and a beam shield element that is provided in the bulb to shield peripheral devices from the laser beam, which passes through the discharge generated in the bulb.