EP1004133A4 - Starting aid that surrounds an electrode of a low pressure discharge lamp - Google Patents

Starting aid that surrounds an electrode of a low pressure discharge lamp

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Publication number
EP1004133A4
EP1004133A4 EP98911636A EP98911636A EP1004133A4 EP 1004133 A4 EP1004133 A4 EP 1004133A4 EP 98911636 A EP98911636 A EP 98911636A EP 98911636 A EP98911636 A EP 98911636A EP 1004133 A4 EP1004133 A4 EP 1004133A4
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Prior art keywords
surrounds
electrode
low pressure
discharge lamp
pressure discharge
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EP98911636A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1004133A1 (en
Inventor
Richard J Smaglick
Robert L Garrison
Steve C Sidwell
Daniel J Kace
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Osram Sylvania Inc
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Osram Sylvania Inc
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Publication of EP1004133A1 publication Critical patent/EP1004133A1/en
Publication of EP1004133A4 publication Critical patent/EP1004133A4/en
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/54—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting
    • H01J61/547—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting using an auxiliary electrode outside the vessel
EP98911636A 1997-03-14 1998-03-13 Starting aid that surrounds an electrode of a low pressure discharge lamp Withdrawn EP1004133A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US4075797P 1997-03-14 1997-03-14
US40757P 1997-03-14
PCT/US1998/004989 WO1998040900A1 (en) 1997-03-14 1998-03-13 Starting aid for low pressure discharge lamp

Publications (2)

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EP1004133A1 EP1004133A1 (en) 2000-05-31
EP1004133A4 true EP1004133A4 (en) 2000-05-31

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EP98911636A Withdrawn EP1004133A4 (en) 1997-03-14 1998-03-13 Starting aid that surrounds an electrode of a low pressure discharge lamp

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EP (1) EP1004133A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2001514796A (en)
CA (1) CA2283824A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1998040900A1 (en)

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EP1328007A1 (en) 2001-12-14 2003-07-16 Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH Dielectric barrier discharge lamp with starting aid.

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JPS5963655A (en) * 1982-09-30 1984-04-11 Nec Home Electronics Ltd Lighting device for metal halide lamp
JPH06163002A (en) * 1992-09-21 1994-06-10 Toshiba Lighting & Technol Corp Cold cathode discharge lamp
JPH06338296A (en) * 1993-04-02 1994-12-06 Matsushita Electron Corp Rapid start type fluorescent lamp
JPH06342643A (en) * 1993-06-01 1994-12-13 Matsushita Electron Corp Rapid starting type fluorescent lamp
DE19730888A1 (en) * 1997-07-18 1999-01-28 Bosch Gmbh Robert Gas discharge lamp

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US4117374A (en) * 1976-12-23 1978-09-26 General Electric Company Fluorescent lamp with opposing inversere cone electrodes
US4191910A (en) * 1978-10-03 1980-03-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Starting arrangement for high pressure discharge sodium lamp
US4463280A (en) * 1982-04-15 1984-07-31 General Electric Company Shaped discharge lamp with starting aid
US5278474A (en) * 1989-01-12 1994-01-11 Tokyo Densoku Kabushiki Kaisha Discharge tube

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5963655A (en) * 1982-09-30 1984-04-11 Nec Home Electronics Ltd Lighting device for metal halide lamp
JPH06163002A (en) * 1992-09-21 1994-06-10 Toshiba Lighting & Technol Corp Cold cathode discharge lamp
JPH06338296A (en) * 1993-04-02 1994-12-06 Matsushita Electron Corp Rapid start type fluorescent lamp
JPH06342643A (en) * 1993-06-01 1994-12-13 Matsushita Electron Corp Rapid starting type fluorescent lamp
DE19730888A1 (en) * 1997-07-18 1999-01-28 Bosch Gmbh Robert Gas discharge lamp

Non-Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 008, no. 167 (E - 258) 2 August 1984 (1984-08-02) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 475 (E - 1601) 5 September 1994 (1994-09-05) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1995, no. 03 28 April 1995 (1995-04-28) *
See also references of WO9840900A1 *

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CA2283824A1 (en) 1998-09-17
JP2001514796A (en) 2001-09-11
EP1004133A1 (en) 2000-05-31
WO1998040900A1 (en) 1998-09-17

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