Amalgam support arrangement for an electrodeless discharge lamp

Year	Description
1997	Invention patented by Joseph Christoph Borowiec, Martin Geoffrey Scott, Shaun Adrian Malin, and Erno Soos on August 31th, 1997. Abstract: At least one amalgam, which is disposed within the lamp envelope of an electrodeless fluorescent lamp to control mercury vapor pressure, is mechanically supported by an amalgam support arrangement in a manner non-invasive to the lamp envelope. The amalgam support arrangement supports one or more amalgams in a "flag" configuration and includes a support member, one end of which is configured for friction-fitting within the exhaust tube opening. The flag may be configured as a wire mesh or spiral-shaped wire, for example. Exemplary configurations for this end of the support member include a U-shape, spiral, zig-zag, or tubular configuration.
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Invention: Amalgam support arrangement for an electrodeless discharge lamp