Resistive thin layer heating of fluorescent lamp
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsLajos Csibi, Laszlo Bankuti, Csaba Koronya, Janos Kallay, Peter Almosdi
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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.
Claims18
A fluorescent lamp comprising:
- a discharge tube extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the discharge tube defines an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a resistive transparent coating on the outer surface of the discharge tube;
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- 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.
A method of forming a fluorescent lamp, the method comprising:
- depositing a resistive transparent layer onto an outer surface of a discharge tube of the fluorescent lamp;
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- attaching electrodes to a first end and a second end of the discharge tube, wherein the electrodes are electrically connected to the resistive transparent layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.