EP0407160A3 - A discharge tube arrangement - Google Patents

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EP0407160A3
EP0407160A3 EP19900307289 EP90307289A EP0407160A3 EP 0407160 A3 EP0407160 A3 EP 0407160A3 EP 19900307289 EP19900307289 EP 19900307289 EP 90307289 A EP90307289 A EP 90307289A EP 0407160 A3 EP0407160 A3 EP 0407160A3
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discharge tube
tube arrangement
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discharge
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EP0407160B1 (en
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Ulrich Greb
Stuart Albert Mucklejohn
David Osborn Wharmby
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GE Lighting Ltd
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Thorn EMI PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/12—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature
    • H01J61/125—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having an halogenide as principal component
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J65/00—Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
    • H01J65/04—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels
    • H01J65/042—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field
    • H01J65/046—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field the field being produced by using capacitive means around the vessel
EP19900307289 1989-07-07 1990-07-04 A discharge tube arrangement Expired - Lifetime EP0407160B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB8915611 1989-07-07
GB898915611A GB8915611D0 (en) 1989-07-07 1989-07-07 A discharge tube arrangement

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EP0407160A2 EP0407160A2 (en) 1991-01-09
EP0407160A3 true EP0407160A3 (en) 1991-07-31
EP0407160B1 EP0407160B1 (en) 1994-09-14

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EP19900307289 Expired - Lifetime EP0407160B1 (en) 1989-07-07 1990-07-04 A discharge tube arrangement

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GB (1) GB8915611D0 (en)

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JPH03152852A (en) * 1989-11-08 1991-06-28 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Discharge lamp of high brightness and electrodeless discharge lamp device
JP2001127167A (en) * 1999-10-28 2001-05-11 Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd Semiconductor device
DE10242049A1 (en) 2002-09-11 2004-03-25 Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh Low pressure discharge lamp comprises a gas discharge vessel containing a noble gas filling as buffer gas, electrodes and devices for producing and maintaining a low pressure gas discharge, and a zinc halide
JP2007507844A (en) * 2003-09-30 2007-03-29 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ Low pressure gas discharge lamp having means for immobilizing oxygen and moisture
US7847484B2 (en) 2004-12-20 2010-12-07 General Electric Company Mercury-free and sodium-free compositions and radiation source incorporating same
US7825598B2 (en) 2004-12-20 2010-11-02 General Electric Company Mercury-free discharge compositions and lamps incorporating Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium
EP1875488A2 (en) * 2005-04-20 2008-01-09 Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH Low-pressure gas discharge lamp comprising halides of indium and sodium
CN101449357A (en) * 2006-05-15 2009-06-03 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 Low-pressure gas discharge lamp having improved efficiency

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US3720855A (en) * 1972-02-28 1973-03-13 Gte Laboratories Inc Electric discharge lamp
US4480213A (en) * 1982-07-26 1984-10-30 Gte Laboratories Incorporated Compact mercury-free fluorescent lamp
US4591759A (en) * 1984-09-10 1986-05-27 General Electric Company Ingredients for solenoidal metal halide arc lamps
EP0225753A2 (en) * 1985-12-10 1987-06-16 The Regents Of The University Of California Instantaneous and efficient surface wave excitation of a low pressure gas or gases
EP0357452A1 (en) * 1988-09-02 1990-03-07 Ge Lighting Limited A discharge tube arrangement
EP0416839A2 (en) * 1989-09-05 1991-03-13 THORN EMI plc A discharge tube arrangement

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3720855A (en) * 1972-02-28 1973-03-13 Gte Laboratories Inc Electric discharge lamp
US4480213A (en) * 1982-07-26 1984-10-30 Gte Laboratories Incorporated Compact mercury-free fluorescent lamp
US4591759A (en) * 1984-09-10 1986-05-27 General Electric Company Ingredients for solenoidal metal halide arc lamps
EP0225753A2 (en) * 1985-12-10 1987-06-16 The Regents Of The University Of California Instantaneous and efficient surface wave excitation of a low pressure gas or gases
EP0357452A1 (en) * 1988-09-02 1990-03-07 Ge Lighting Limited A discharge tube arrangement
EP0416839A2 (en) * 1989-09-05 1991-03-13 THORN EMI plc A discharge tube arrangement

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EP0407160A2 (en) 1991-01-09
JP2875860B2 (en) 1999-03-31
DE69012460D1 (en) 1994-10-20
GB8915611D0 (en) 1989-08-23
DE69012460T2 (en) 1995-05-11
EP0407160B1 (en) 1994-09-14
JPH0367455A (en) 1991-03-22

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