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Title:
UV-EMITTING PHOSPHOR BLEND AND TANNING LAMP CONTAINING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004066334
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A UV-emitting phosphor blend is provided which comprises a mixture of at least two UVA-emitting phosphors selected from SrB4O7:Eu, YPO4:Ce, and BaSi2O5:Pb wherein the sum of the weight percentages of the phosphors in the mixture equals 100%. The phosphor blend may additionally contain an amount of a UVB-emitting phosphor in an amount from 0 to 12 wt.% of the mixture. Tanning lamps containing these blends exhibit increases in initial UVA output and UVA maintenance.

Inventors:
DUTTA ARUNAVA (US)
TETREAULT ALINE (CA)
DULLEA LEONARD V (US)
HORION PASCAL (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/001362
Publication Date:
December 29, 2004
Filing Date:
January 20, 2004
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Assignee:
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC (US)
DUTTA ARUNAVA (US)
TETREAULT ALINE (CA)
DULLEA LEONARD V (US)
HORION PASCAL (CA)
International Classes:
C09K11/02; C09K11/08; C09K11/59; C09K11/66; C09K11/77; H01J1/00; H01J61/44; (IPC1-7): H01J61/44; H01J1/62; H01J61/42
Foreign References:
EP0228737A21987-07-15
Other References:
See also references of EP 1588395A4
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