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EP 0900514 B1 20031029 - LIGHTING UNIT, LOW-PRESSURE MERCURY DISCHARGE LAMP, SUPPLY UNIT, AND COMBINED PACKAGING

Title (en)

LIGHTING UNIT, LOW-PRESSURE MERCURY DISCHARGE LAMP, SUPPLY UNIT, AND COMBINED PACKAGING

Title (de)

LEUCHTEINHEIT, NIEDERDRUCKQUECKSILBERENTLADUNGSLAMPE, STROMVERSORGUNGSEINHEIT UND KOMBINATIONSPAKET

Title (fr)

UNITE D'ECLAIRAGE, LAMPE A DECHARGE AVEC VAPEUR DE MERCURE BASSE PRESSION, UNITE D'ALIMENTATION ET ENSEMBLE COMBINE

Publication

EP 0900514 B1 20031029 (EN)

Application

EP 98900333 A 19980127

Priority

EP 98900333 A 19980127
EP 97200420 A 19970214
IB 9800100 W 19980127

IPC 1-7

H05B 41/00; H01J 61/067

IPC 8 full level

H01J 61/067 (2006.01); H01J 61/54 (2006.01); H05B 41/00 (2006.01); H05B 41/298 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05B 41/2988 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 69819262 D1 20031204; DE 69819262 T2 20040722; EP 0900514 A1 19990310; EP 0900514 B1 20031029; JP 2000509889 A 20000802

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 69819262 T 19980127; EP 98900333 A 19980127; JP 52921498 A 19980127