Patent ID: 8384300

Claim:
An RF electrodeless plasma lighting device comprising: a base member, the base member having an outer region for coupling to first AC potential and an inner region for coupling to a second AC potential; an AC to DC converter mechanically and integrally coupled to the base member, the AC to DC converter having first AC contact region and a second AC contact region, the first AC contact region being electrically coupled to the first potential and the second AC contact region being coupled to the second potential, the AC to DC converter having a first DC output and a second DC output; an RF module mechanically and integrally coupled to the base member, the RF module having an RF source, the RF module having a first DC input and a second DC input, the first DC input of the RF module being coupled to the first DC output of the AC to DC converter and the second DC input of the RF module being coupled to the second DC output of the AC to DC converter, the RF source having an output; and an RF electrodeless plasma lighting assembly integrally coupled to the base member, the RF electrodeless plasma lighting assembly having an RF input, the RF input being coupled to the output of the RF source; wherein the RF electrodeless plasma lighting assembly comprising: a conductive housing having a spatial volume defined within the conductive housing, the spatial volume having an inner region and an outer region; a support body having an outer surface region disposed within or partially within the inner region of the spatial volume of the conductive housing and a conductive material overlying the outer surface region of the support body; a gas filled vessel having a transparent or translucent body having an inner surface and an outer surface and a cavity formed within the inner surface, the gas filled vessel comprising a first end region and a second end region and a length defined between the first end region and the second end region; a first probe coupled to the first end region of the gas filled vessel, the first probe being electrically coupled to the conductive material; a second probe coupled to the second end region of the gas filled vessel; an RF source probe spatially disposed within the outer region of the conductive housing and within a predetermined distance from the first probe; a gap provided between the source probe and the first probe; and a coupling element for inductively and/or capacitively coupling to the output of the RF source.