Patent ID: 7778712
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A61N,H01J

Abstract:
1. A bulb comprising: a transparent shell enclosing a hollow interior; an electrode-less tube having a first open end and a second open end and a continuous pathway communicating between said first open end and said second open end, said electrode-less tube intersecting with said shell such that said first open end and said second open end reside outside said shell and a portion of said electrode-less tube between said first open end and said second open end resides within said shell, each said intersection of said electrode-less tube and said shell being accomplished such that any contents of said hollow interior of said shell are sealed within said shell and any contents of said hollow interior of said shell are segregated from any contents of said portion of said electrode-less tube residing within said shell; at least one electrode, each said at least one electrode having first and second electrode ends, wherein said first electrode end of each said at least one electrode terminates within said shell and said second electrode end of each said at least one electrode terminates outside said shell, said shell forming a gas-impermeable seal around said at least one electrode, wherein said at least one electrode is not in contact with any contents of said electrode-less tube; and a source of electromagnetic waves, said source of electromagnetic waves positioned such that electromagnetic waves emanating from said source of electromagnetic waves pass through said shell, wherein said source of electromagnetic waves comprises a bucking coil.