Amalgam spheres for energy-saving lamps and their production

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9324555
APP PUB NO 20140009059A1
SERIAL NO

13929096

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Energy-saving lamps contain a gas filling of mercury vapor and argon in a gas discharge bulb. Amalgam spheres are used for filling the gas discharge bulb with mercury. A tin amalgam having a high proportion by weight of mercury in the range from 30 to 70% by weight is proposed. Owing to the high mercury content, the amalgam spheres have liquid amalgam phases on the surface. Coating of the spheres with a tin or tin alloy powder converts the liquid amalgam phases on the surface into a solid amalgam having a high tin content. This prevents conglutination of the amalgam spheres during storage and processing.

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UMICORE AG & CO KGRODENBACHER CHAUSSEE 4 HANAU-WOLFGANG 63457

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Di, Vincenzo Calogero Hanau, DE 2 8
Ptaschek, Georg Melbach, DE 7 58

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