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High pressure sodium discharge tube support structure

CA 1308159 C · Owner: North American Philips Corporation · Inventors: Gibson, Ray G.; Droho, Joseph Steven; Ravi, Jagannathan

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A high pressure sodium lamp has an outer envelope containing a rare gas at a pressure of approximately one atmosphere. A metallic reflective layer is disposed on a portion of the outer envelope for defining a reflector. Mounting means mounts the discharge device of the lamp within the outer envelope and is comprised of a pair of conductors for providing a conductive path to the discharge device. The pair of conductors are configured to have a breakdown voltage between them greater than a certain value and to maintain, the breakdown voltage between the conductors and the metallic reflector greater than the certain value.

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  • Granted September 29, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 29, 2009.
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FiledJune 23, 1989
GrantedSeptember 29, 1992
Term endedSeptember 29, 2009
Patent numberCA 1308159 C
Classification (IPC)H01J5/48 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedJune 23, 1989Patent grantedSep 29, 1992Term endedSep 29, 2009

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