Global Patent Index - EP 0841687 A3

EP 0841687 A3 19980617 -

Publication

EP 0841687 A3 19980617

Application

EP 97117480 A 19971009

Priority

  • DE 19645960 A 19961107
  • US 94952397 A 19971014

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0841687A2] The discharge envelope (1), which is contoured to define an inner volume containing a light-emitting medium, has a longitudinal axis and 2 ends fitted with sealed electrical leads connected to a pair of spaced gas discharge electrodes. The inner wall of the discharge envelope is defined by a cylindrical central section (2) and 2 hemispherical end sections (3), the length (L) of the central section being less or equal to the radius (R) of each end section.

IPC 1-7

H01J 61/30; H01J 61/82

IPC 8 full level

H01J 61/88 (2006.01); H01J 61/30 (2006.01); H01J 61/82 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01J 61/30 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 61/82 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0841687 A2 19980513; EP 0841687 A3 19980617; EP 0841687 B1 20030108; CA 2218639 A1 19980507; CA 2218639 C 20051220; CN 1102798 C 20030305; CN 1182276 A 19980520; DE 19645960 A1 19980514; HU 220258 B 20011128; HU 9701882 D0 19980128; HU P9701882 A2 19980629; HU P9701882 A3 20000228; JP 3723676 B2 20051207; JP H10144261 A 19980529; US 5936351 A 19990810

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97117480 A 19971009; CA 2218639 A 19971020; CN 97122218 A 19971107; DE 19645960 A 19961107; HU P9701882 A 19971106; JP 31761797 A 19971104; US 94952397 A 19971014