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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lajos Csibi, Budapest, HU;
Laszlo Bankuti, Budapest, HU;
Csaba Koronya, Budapest, HU;
Janos Kallay, Budapest, HU;
Peter Almosdi, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 61/35 (2006.01); H01J 9/20 (2006.01); H01J 61/04 (2006.01); H01J 65/04 (2006.01); H01J 61/56 (2006.01); H01J 61/28 (2006.01); H01J 61/52 (2006.01); H01J 61/54 (2006.01); H01J 19/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 61/28 (2013.01); H01J 61/35 (2013.01); H01J 61/523 (2013.01); H01J 61/54 (2013.01); H01J 19/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fluorescent lamps, along with their methods of manufacture and use, are provided. The fluorescent lamp can include a discharge tube extending from a first end to a second end; a resistive transparent coating (e.g., a tin oxide thin film layer, such as a fluor-doped tin oxide thin film layer) on the outer surface of the discharge tube; and a pair of electric terminals positioned on the discharge tube such that a first terminal is on the first end and a second terminal is on the second end.