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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4341977 | Arc spreading with initiators An arc discharge device such as a fluorescent lamp comprising an envelope having an inner phosphor coating. Arc discharge filaments are disposed in said envelope together with a rare gas such as argon and an arc spreading initiator gas such as a combinati... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4338544 | Fluorescent lamp A fluorescent lamp comprising a glass envelope contains a mixed gas of a mercury gas and at least one kind selected from neon, xenon and krypton or a mixture of said mixed gas and argon. A transparent electroconductive film is formed on the inner surface ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4317155 | Surge absorber A novel gap type surge absorber. The surge absorber comprises a plurality of conductive ceramic thin films formed on the surface of a molded insulating body and separated from each other by an extremely narrow gap, electrodes composed of a metallic materi... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4287499 | Current interrupting apparatus having improved contact life A current interrupting device having improved contact life includes a hermetically sealed housing in which a thermostatic member is adapted to cause electrical contacts to move into and out of engagement depending on the temperature of the thermostatic me... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4246509 | Gas discharge lamp with about 4 parts nitrogen and 1 part xenon To provide a continuous spectral output within the visible right range, particularly for spectroscopic and photometric purposes, the lamp has a fill of nitrogen and xenon mixed of N2 : Xe of 6:1 to 1:1, by volume, with an overall filling pressu... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4233536 | Incandescent lamp getter An incandescent lamp comprises a glass envelope having a gas fill, a tungsten filament within the envelope, and getter means comprising carbon and hydrogen disposed within the envelope.... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4171501 | Light emitting devices based on the excitation of phosphor screens A light emitting device wherein a blue screen or a red screen is excited by 5 to 25eV photons or electrons, the blue screen containing a self-activated phosphor which is represented by the general formula MPb V1-b O4 where... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4147958 | Multicolor gas discharge display memory panel A method is disclosed for improving gas display panel performance with improved resolution, color, memory margin and brightness as a result of helium based mixtures in a panel structure using evaporated glass technology, e.g., borosilicate glass technolog... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4107571 | Light emitting device having luminescent screen with self activated blue light emitting phosphor A light emitting device wherein a blue screen or a red screen is excited by 5 to 25eV photons or electrons, the blue screen containing a self-activated phosphor which is represented by the general formula MPb V1-b O4 where... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4085351 | Gaseous discharge light emitting element In an air-tight at least partially transparent container, a phosphor, a gas or gas mixture and a pair of discharging electrodes are contained. The discharge gap is in the range of 0.1 to 3.0mm, and the pressure of the gas or gas mixture sealed in the cont... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4081712 | Addition of helium to gaseous medium of gas discharge device There is disclosed a gas discharge display/memory device comprised of an ionizable gaseous medium and at least one electrode array dielectrically insulated from the gaseous medium. In the practice of this invention, helium is added to the gaseous medium i... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4075528 | Xenon lamp with magnets on the electrodes A xenon lamp containing open ring-shaped magnets mounted inside the tube of the lamp between the discharge portion of an electrode and the portion of the electrode sealed in the end of said tube, whereby the metallic vapor and other volatilized matters du... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4075529 | Xenon lamp containing magnetic adsorbers inside the tube thereof A xenon lamp containing magnet adsorbers, each of the magnet adsorbers having pieces of magnetic material which are dispersed in a ring-shaped, heat-resisting, electric insulating plate and being mounted between the discharge portion of an electrode insid... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4032813 | Fluorescent lamp with reduced wattage consumption having electrode shield with getter material An energy saving fluorescent lamp utilizing a krypton-neon fill gas mixture and shielded electrode structures having a getter material thereon to operate at a reduced power consumption while serving as a direct replacement for another lamp, consuming a la... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4013912 | Gas mixture for glow discharge device There is disclosed a glow discharge device gas mixture consisting essentially of about 20 to 35 percent atoms of argon and about 80 to 65 percent atoms of a xenon-based composition. The mixture is especially beneficial for use in a color phosphor, direct ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4001624 | Soft glass flashtube A xenon flashtube having an envelope formed of soft glass tubing with a pair of electrodes disposed at each end of the envelope for providing a wall-stabilized discharge. The use of soft glass permits a match seal to dumet lead-in wires and results in a l... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3977191 | Atomic expansion reflex optics power optics power source (AEROPS) engine An engine is provided which will greatly reduce atmospheric pollution and noise by providing a sealed system engine power source which has no exhaust nor intake ports. The engine includes a spherical hollow pressure chamber which is provided with a reflec... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3974413 | Incandescent lamp with modified helium fill gas An incandescent lamp has an envelope defining a sealed fill gas cavity in which is located an electrically energizable tungsten filament that, when energized, has a sheath formed therearound of nonreactive gas and vaporized tungsten to suppress filament e... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3956657 | Pre-ignition gap A pre-ignition gap for coil ignition systems consists of a pair of electrodes which extend into a closed compartment. Each electrode has a free end within the compartment and the free ends of the electrodes are juxtaposed with and spaced from one another.... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3932783 | Fluorescent lamp containing indium oxide An indium oxide coating is used on the inside surface of a vapor electric discharge lamp, such as a fluorescent lamp, to reduce the starting voltage. The coating is especially effective at low temperatures, but also reduces the voltage even at room temper... | 01/13/1976 |
