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H01J

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

H01J covers electric discharge tubes and lamps that generate light or other radiation through electrical discharge in gases, vapors, or vacuums. This includes cathode ray tubes, fluorescent lamps, gas-filled tubes (such as neon and xenon tubes), vacuum tubes, X-ray tubes, and plasma display devices. The classification encompasses both the structural design of discharge devices and their operational principles, including electrode configurations, gas fills, and envelope materials. Closely related technologies in gas-filled devices may overlap with semiconductor light sources (H01L), which are classified separately.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

CPC: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

CPC:

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H)

Of 43 combined children, 29 exist in both systems.

14 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 14 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

19 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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