US 6,981,903 B2
External electrode driven discharge lamp
Jackson P. Trentelman, Painted Post, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Corning Incorporated, Corning, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/461,552.
Application 10/461552 is a division of application No. 09/647078, granted, now 6,603,248, previously published as PCT/US98/23722, filed on Nov. 09, 1998.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/079198, filed on Mar. 24, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2003/0211805 A1, Nov. 13, 2003
Int. Cl. H01J 9/00 (2006.01); H01J 9/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 445—22 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for forming an electrode-driven discharge lamp, said method comprising:
(a) forming a laminated envelope comprising a front surface and a back surface integrated together to form a unitary envelope body, and at least a gas-discharge channel enclosed within said envelope, wherein said laminated envelope exhibits a weight to area ratio of about ≤1.0 g/cm2;
(b) forming an electrode surface on said laminated envelope, said electrode surface being an integral part with said laminated envelope and being in capacitive communication with said gas-discharge channel; and
(c) forming an external electrode at said electrode surface by depositing a conductive medium on said electrode surface, wherein said laminated envelope acts as an effective dielectric intermediate material between said external electrode and said gas-discharge channel.