Inventors:
Tryggvi Emilsson - Champaign IL, US
Nikolaus Voggenauer - Fithian IL, US
Assignee:
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. - Solon OH
International Classification:
H01J 61/36, H01J 9/00, H02G 3/04
US Classification:
445 58, 4274192, 427452, 427117
Abstract:
A device having a quartz or glass body forming a chamber hermetically sealed by one or more pinch seals formed in the body wherein a metallic foil provides an electrical connection through a pinch seal. A method is provided for protecting a portion of the metallic foil from corrosion prior to forming the pinch seal by coating at least a portion of the foil with a film comprising silica, and applying a refractory abhesive to at least a portion of the film.