Intermetallic compounds for releasing mercury
AssigneeAdvanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.
InventorsSteven C. Hansen, Tryggvi I. Emilsson, Daniel J. Gordon
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Abstract
Materials, compounds, systems, and methods of dosing fluorescent lamps to reduce run-up time by improving mercury release rates. A pellet comprises a core and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the core, the coating being formed from a powder of one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury. A method comprises providing a core and forming a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the core with a material comprising one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury and a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, zinc, bismuth, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel, manganese, and titanium.
Claims60
A pellet comprising a core and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of said core, the coating being formed from a powder of one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury.
A pellet comprising a core and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the core, said coating comprising one or more intermetallic compounds of mercury and a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, zinc, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel, manganese, and titanium.
A pellet comprising a core and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the core, said coating being formed from a material comprising at least five weight percent mercury.
A pellet comprising:
- a core;
- and
- a coating encapsulating said core, said coating comprising one or more intermetallic compounds of mercury and a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, zinc, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel, manganese, and titanium.
A method comprising:
- providing a core;
- and
- forming a coating on at least a portion of the surface of said core with a material comprising one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury and a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, zinc, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel, manganese, and titanium.
A method of forming a pellet comprising:
- providing a core;
- encapsulating the core in a coating comprising one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury and a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, zinc, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel, manganese, and titanium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.