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Phosphor and method

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1958-10-29
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Granted: 1960-09-06
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Expires: 1978-10-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Norman C Beese

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 18:20
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/08; C09K11/70; C09K11/72; C09K11/73; C09K11/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
THE METHOD OF STABILIZING THE LUMEN OUTPUT OF FINELY-DIVIDED PHOSPHOR MATERIAL FOR USE IN FLUORESCENT LAMPS: COMPRISING SUBSTANTIALLY EVENLY DEPOSITING ON THE PHOSPHOR MATERIAL SUBSTANCE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BARIUM CHLORIDE AND BARIUM COMPOUND CONVERTIBLE TO BARIUM CARBONATE AT TEMPERATURES OF FROM 300*C. TO 675*C. AND IN THE PRESENCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND MOISTURE, AND THE AMOUNT OF SAID SUBSTANCE DEPOSITED ON THE SAID PHOSPHOR, WITH THE BARIUM THEREIN EXPRESSED AS BARIUM OXIDE, CONSTITUTING FROM 0.005% TO 0.14% BY WEIGHT OF SAID PHOSPHOR.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 88 words
THE METHOD OF STABILIZING THE LUMEN OUTPUT OF FINELY-DIVIDED PHOSPHOR MATERIAL FOR USE IN FLUORESCENT LAMPS: COMPRISING SUBSTANTIALLY EVENLY DEPOSITING ON THE PHOSPHOR MATERIAL SUBSTANCE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BARIUM CHLORIDE AND BARIUM COMPOUND CONVERTIBLE TO BARIUM CARBONATE AT TEMPERATURES OF FROM 300*C. TO 675*C. AND IN THE PRESENCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND MOISTURE, AND THE AMOUNT OF SAID SUBSTANCE DEPOSITED ON THE SAID PHOSPHOR, WITH THE BARIUM THEREIN EXPRESSED AS BARIUM OXIDE, CONSTITUTING FROM 0.005% TO 0.14% BY WEIGHT OF SAID PHOSPHOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-09-06 1964-03-07 1964-09-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-09-06 1968-03-07 1968-09-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-09-06 1972-03-07 1972-09-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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