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Mercury arc discharge lamp with altered isotopic distribution of the mercury

CA 1136688 A · Owner: Gte Sylvania Incorporated · Inventors: Work, Dale E.; Johnson, Stephen G.

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D-21,564, ABSTRACT, In a mercury-containing arc discharge device for converting electrical energy into resonance radiation, the isotopic distribution of the mercury in the device is altered from that of natural mercury so as to reduce imprisonment time of resonance radiation and thereby increase the efficiency of conversion of electrical energy into resonance radiation.

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  • Granted November 30, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 30, 1999.
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FiledAugust 10, 1979
GrantedNovember 30, 1982
Term endedNovember 30, 1999
Patent numberCA 1136688 A
Classification (IPC)H01J61/12 +1 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedAug 10, 1979Patent grantedNov 30, 1982Term endedNov 30, 1999

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