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App. No. 11/886,962

Method for producing an electrode and gas discharge lamp having an electrode of this type

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App. No.
11/886,962
Abstract

The invention relates to a gas discharge lamp having at least one electrode and to a method for producing an electrode. According to the invention, the structure of a section ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20, 22 ) is at least partially transformed by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

Claims (20)

1 . A method for producing an electrode ( 20 , 22 ) for a discharge lamp, characterized in that the microstructure of at least one section ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20 , 22 ) is transformed at least partially by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , the microstructure being transformed continuously.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the section is one end ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20 , 22 ).

4 . A method for producing a power supply line ( 14 ) of a discharge lamp, characterized in that the microstructure of at least one section of the power supply line ( 14 ) is transformed at least partially by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 4 , characterized in that the section is a surface section of the power supply line ( 14 ).

6 . A discharge lamp having at least one electrode ( 20 , 22 ) and at least one power supply line ( 14 ), characterized in that the microstructure of at least one section ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20 , 22 ) and/or of the power supply line ( 14 ) is transformed at least partially by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

7 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the section ( 30 ) having a microstructure which substantially corresponds to the operating state.

8 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the section ( 30 ) having a coarse-crystalline microstructure.

9 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the section ( 30 ) having a purity which substantially corresponds to the operating state of the lamp ( 1 ).

10 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the section ( 30 ) being produced by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

11 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the section being the discharge-side end ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20 , 22 ).

12 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the electrode ( 20 , 22 ) being in the form of a bar-shaped tungsten electrode.

13 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 6 , the section being a surface section of the power supply line ( 14 ).

14 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 7 , the section ( 30 ) having a purity which substantially corresponds to the operating state of the lamp ( 1 ).

15 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 8 , the section ( 30 ) having a purity which substantially corresponds to the operating state of the lamp ( 1 ).

16 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 7 , the section ( 30 ) being produced by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

17 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 8 , the section ( 30 ) being produced by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

18 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 9 , the section ( 30 ) being produced by means of high-energy radiation, preferably laser radiation.

19 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 7 , the section being the discharge-side end ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20 , 22 ).

20 . The discharge lamp as claimed in claim 8 , the section being the discharge-side end ( 30 ) of the electrode ( 20 , 22 ).

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 1, 2008
From: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUEHLAMPEN MBH
To: OSRAM GMBH
Reel/Frame 021904/0601 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2008
From: BECKER, JURGEN; LIU, JIANPING
To: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH
Reel/Frame 020703/0136 →