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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Gabor Schmidt, Budapest, HU;
Peter Lucz, Budapest, HU;
Jacint Gergely, Budapest, HU;
Zsolt Bagoly, Budapest, HU;
Tamas Daranyi, Budapest, HU;
Inventors:
Gabor Schmidt, Budapest, HU;
Peter Lucz, Budapest, HU;
Jacint Gergely, Budapest, HU;
Zsolt Bagoly, Budapest, HU;
Tamas Daranyi, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 17/22 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluorescent lighting device includes a ballast and a tube. An amalgam is located within the tube. A resistive heater is operatively coupled with the ballast, to receive electrical power from the ballast while the fluorescent lighting device is in an OFF state. The resistive heater is mounted near the amalgam to transfer heat to the amalgam while the fluorescent lighting device is in the OFF state.