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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Simon Lankes, Falkensee, DE;
Stefan Lichtenberg, Holzwickede, DE;
Inventors:
Simon Lankes, Falkensee, DE;
Stefan Lichtenberg, Holzwickede, DE;
Assignee:
OSRAM GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 65/04 (2006.01); H01J 61/54 (2006.01); H01J 61/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 65/042 (2013.01); H01J 61/547 (2013.01); H01J 61/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high-pressure discharge lamp with a starting aid, may include a discharge vessel, wherein the discharge vessel has two ends with seals, in which electrodes are fastened, wherein the starting aid is fitted on the outside of the discharge vessel, wherein the starting aid has a local field amplifier having a configuration with at least one tip or edge or structure with a small radius of curvature, and wherein the starting aid produces a corona discharge which emits UV radiation into the discharge vessel.