Patent ID: 6011354
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G02F,H01J

Abstract:
A fluorescent color lamp for LCD panel illumination comprising:a lamp body having two sidewalls, two end walls, a cover and a base for forming a hermetically sealed chamber,a multiplicity of interior partitions within the chamber forming at least three serpentine-shaped channels, each of said at least three serpentine-shaped channels is filled with a substance such that one of the three colored lights of red, green or blue is produced,at least three pairs of electrodes for providing electrical power to each of the at least three serpentine-shaped channels, each of said at least three pairs of electrodes is position spaced apart in one of said at least three serpentine-shaped channels in such a way that an electrical discharge occurs when an electrical power is supplied to said electrodes, anda gas filling each of the at least three serpentine-shaped channels capable of emitting ultraviolet energy to energize the substance contained therein to produce one of the three colored lights of red, green or blue when said gas is charged by said electrical discharge.