Inventors:
Thomas G. Parham - Gates Mils OH
Robert L. Bateman - Southern Shores NC
Gary R. Allen - Chesterland OH
John M. Davenport - Lyndhurst OH
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
H01J 6140, H01J 516
Abstract:
The subject invention, therefore, relates to a multi-layer coating for use on a thick-walled metal halide lamp which emits visible light radiation and absorbs and reflects UV radiation, and which further manages the thermal non-uniformity problems across the thickness of the arc tube to substantially eliminate devitrification problems.