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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625258 | Lamp electrode and method for delivering mercury A lamp electrode adapted to deliver mercury during an assembly process has a supporting electrical lead attached to the proximal end of a metallic shell. The proximal and a distal ends of the metallic shell each lie along a central axis. A container with a vitreous ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7594838 | Method of introducing mercury into an electron lamp The invention relates to methods of manufacturing gas-discharge electron lamps, and neon tubes in particular. According to the invention, it is proposed, prior to carrying out vacuum treatment of the internal space of an electron lamp (1), to mount at least o... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7396270 | Method for producing a frosted envelope for a high-pressure discharge lamp A high-pressure discharge lamp, in particular a mercury-free high-pressure discharge lamp for a vehicle headlight, has a lamp base (1) and an axially symmetrical discharge vessel (30), in whose discharge space (300) an ionizable filling, contain... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372201 | Sub-miniature arc lamp The disclosure has described a sub-miniature arc lamp and a method to make a sub-miniature arc lamp. An embodiment of the sub-miniature arc lamp includes a sapphire body having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to a first cap and the second e... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7288882 | Lamp electrode and method for delivering mercury A lamp electrode adapted to deliver mercury during an assembly process has a supporting electrical lead attached to the proximal end of a metallic shell. The proximal and a distal ends of the metallic shell each lie along a central axis. A container with a vitreous ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7227303 | Method for forming cold spot region and discharge lamp with such cold spot region A method for forming a cold spot region on a discharge tube of a discharge lamp is disclosed. In the method, a discharge tube is formed, and a tubular extension is formed on at least one end of the discharge tube. The tubular extension has a smaller diameter than th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7063583 | Multi-spectral uniform light source A multi-spectral uniform light source provides a single light source for a variety of applications. The gas or gases inside the light source may be exchanged for another gas or gases depending on the desired application and need for a particular wavelength of emitte... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052649 | Mercury dispenser for fluorescent lamps and method of dispensing A dispenser (10) for a volatilizable material has a first member (14) that is substantially cup-shaped with a given diameter (X) and with a given depth (Z) and having a first peripheral flange (16) having a first diameter (D). A second member ( | 05/30/2006 |
| 6913504 | Method for introducing mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture and a mercury carrier body facilitating such method Method for introducing a limited amount of mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture thereof includes the steps of forming the lamp with an exhaust tubulation therein open at an end thereof, exhausting the interior of the lamp through the exhaust tubulation... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910932 | Solid mercury releasing material and method of dosing mercury into discharge lamps A solid mercury-releasing material and a method of dispensing precise amounts of mercury into the light emitting chamber of a discharge lamp without introducing the other dispenser components into the chamber are disclosed. The solid material includes an amalgam of ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905385 | Method for introducing mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture and a mercury carrier body facilitating such method Method for introducing a limited amount of mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture thereof includes the steps of forming the lamp with an exhaust tubulation therein open at an end thereof and provided with a ball retention structure, exhausting the interi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6814641 | Method of manufacturing discharge lamps and a discharge lamp with a halogen introduction carrier A discharge lamp manufacturing method that provides control of the introduction of a predetermined amount of halogen, unaccompanied by carbon or hydrogen, into a discharge vessel of the lamp so that a discharge lamp having an adequate operating pressure and that can... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815002 | Method for dispensing liquid crystal using plurality of liquid crystal dispensing devices A method of dispensing liquid crystal from N liquid crystal dispensing devices onto M panel locations (M>N) such that the amount of liquid crystal dispensed from each of the N liquid crystal dispensing devices is substantially the same. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6739928 | Mercury-containing material, method for producing the same and fluorescent lamp using the same A mercury-containing material, a method for producing the same and a fluorescent lamp using the same that can enclose a minimal amount of mercury in a glass bulb precisely, prevent flaws in a fluorescent coating while suppressing a noise during a lamp transportation... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6719600 | Method for making mercury capsule for use in fluorescent lamp A mercury capsule for use in a fluorescent lamp comprises a shell defining a chamber and a bore extending through the shell. A body of mercury is disposed in the chamber. A plug is disposed in the bore to seal the bore. The plug exhibits a melting point reached in m... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6679745 | Method for the manufacture of mercury dispenser devices to be used in fluorescent lamps An improved method is described for the manufacture of mercury dispenser devices to be used in fluorescent lamps, of the type wherein the dispenser material (2) is contained inside a metal tube (1), these dispensers providing a more uniform distribution o... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6656006 | Fluorescent lamp and method for production A method and lamp produced by using this method for evenly disbursing mercury and other lamp compounds throughout the entire length of assembled fluorescent lamps by uniformly and thoroughly heating each lamp's sealed chamber containing these materials to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6616494 | Method and apparatus for supplying pellets to arc tube for discharge lamp Supplying pellets without the risk of enlarging the apparatus size or moisture absorption of the pellets by disposing a rotation drum provided with a pellet storage room in a sealed case with an inert gas supply. The apparatus according to the present inventio... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6547616 | Display, its manufacture, ink coating apparatus, all suitable for narrowing display frame An image display panel is prepared which has in an in-plane thereof an image display area for displaying an image and a framing area surrounding the image display area. Light shielding ink is supplied from an ink supply source to at least a partial surfac... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6304029 | Low pressure mercury discharge lamp having a mercury holder with reduced lead oxide A method of manufacturing a low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp starting from a discharge vessel (10) wherein a closed holder (22) is placed which is provided with a quantity of one or more substances to be introduced in the discharge vessel (10). S... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6194827 | Low pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp with mercury-releasing metal substrate and method of making the same A low pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp includes a bulb and a mercury-releasing metal substrate, in particular, an alloy of zinc and mercury in which the mercury-releasing metal substrate has an inside part crystallized in a plate form or in a granula... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6099375 | Device for dispensing mercury, sorbing reactive gases, shielding electrodes in fluorescent lamps and a process for making such device A mercury dispensing support strip capable of dispensing mercury and sorbing reactive gases. In one embodiment, the support strip of the invention includes at least one track of mercury releasing material deposited on one face of the support strip. At lea... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6091196 | Organic electroluminescent display device and method of manufacture thereof In a process for the fabrication of an organic EL display device having, on the surface of a substrate 1, a terminal electrode 3, a first electrode 2, an insulating layer 4 covering a portion of the first electrode 2, an organic functional layer 5 includi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6048241 | Method of manufacturing a low-pressure mercury discharge lamp A capsule (20) having a glass wall (21) and containing mercury is positioned in a radiation-transmitting discharge vessel, after which the discharge vessel is provided with a rare gas and closed, means for maintaining an electric discharge are arranged in... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5882237 | Fluorescent lamp containing a mercury zinc amalgam and a method of manufacture A fluorescent lamp containing zinc amalgam and a method of precisely controlling the amount of mercury introduced into a temperature controlled fluorescent lamp. Precise quantities of mercury may be introduced into a fluorescent lamp in the form of solid ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5879216 | Method of fixing mercury containing alloy within fluorescent tubes By applying radiation beam energy to a contact portion between an end portion 7 of a glass tube 1 and a zinc-mercury alloy drop 6 and the vicinity thereof by means of an optical fiber 5, the alloy drop 6 is directly heated so as to be caused to partly mel... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876205 | Combination of materials for integrated getter and mercury-dispensing devices and the devices so obtained A mercury-dispensing device is disclosed that includes a mercury dispenser comprising an intermetallic compound including mercury and a second metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, and mixtures thereof; and a promoter that compr... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5830026 | Mercury dispensing device A mercury-dispensing device is disclosed that includes a mercury dispenser having the formula Tix Zry Hgz in which x and y are between 0 and 13, inclusive, the quantity x+y is between 3 and 13, inclusive, and z is 1 or 2; ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5757129 | Low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp, and method of placing mercury therein A low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp, which is equipped with Hg or amalgam, has a pumping tube opening (4) with constricted cross-section or lumen. A solid body in the pumping tube (3) prevents the mercury from emerging into the discharge space. At... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5709578 | Process of making cold cathode fluorescent tube A cold cathode fluorescent discharge tube is provided having, as an anode standing for one of discharge electrodes, a mercury discharge structure comprising a metal sintered body formed by sintering powder of a high melting point metal such as titanium, w... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5520560 | Combination of materials for mercury-dispensing devices, method of preparation and devices thus obtained A mercury-dispensing combination suitable to release an amount of mercury higher than 60% during the activation step, even after partial oxidation, includes a mercury-dispensing intermetallic compound A with Hg and a second metal selected among Ti, Zr and... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5374871 | Annular dosing capsule for electric discharge lamp and method of dosing the lamp using the capsule An electric arc discharge lamp includes an elongated hollow tubular transparent envelope having a pair of opposite ends, a pair of electrode mounts respectively disposed in the ends of the tubular envelope, and a dosing capsule defining a hermetically sea... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5278473 | Method of despensing mercury into arc dishcharge lamp having capsule coated with low ionization energy material A method of dispensing mercury into an arc discharge lamp containing a mercury capsule adjacent one of the coil electrodes is disclosed. The method includes the step of preparing a solution of a low ionization energy material and coating at least a portio... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5187804 | Method of controlling the mercury vapor pressure in a photo-chemical lamp or vapor filter used for Hg196 enrichment The present invention is directed to a method of eliminating the cold spot zones presently used on Hg196 isotope separation lamps and filters by the use of a mercury amalgams, preferably mercury - indium amalgams. The use of an amalgam affords ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5186668 | Negative glow discharge lamp A negative glow discharge lamp having improved efficacy enabled by reducing the anode work function by the introduction of a metal-based gas into the lamp envelope for absorption on the anode. The metal-based gas is preferably cesium but may also, for exa... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5120251 | Negative glow discharge lamp A negative glow discharge lamp having improved efficacy enabled by reducing the anode work function by the introduction of a metal-based gas into the lamp envelope for absorption on the anode. The metal-based gas is preferably cesium but may also, for exa... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4993981 | Method of manufacturing vaporized metal discharge lamp A method of manufacturing a vaporized metal discharge lamp wherein a metal halide is attached to the tip of a metal rod, such as through vapor deposition or sputtering. The rod is then inserted into a light emission envelope of the lamp, and the metal hal... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4927398 | Incandescent lamps including a combined getter This invention relates to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an incandescent lamp comprising an envelope, a tungsten filament mounted within the envelope, a ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4923424 | Incandescent lamps including a combined getter This invention relates to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an incandescent lamp comprising an envelope, a tungsten filament mounted within the envelope, a ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4907998 | A resiliently deformable container for mercury, and lamp and method of its manufacture using such a container Mercury is dosed into a fluorescent or similar lamp from a container shaped mostly as an elongated flat plate, inserted lengthwise into the exhaust tube and held in place by a rib in the tube engaging depressions in the center of the plate. To permit easy... | 03/13/1990 |
