(under subclass 163) Discharge devices having an auxiliary starting or holding electrode in addition to the principal discharge electrodes.
(1) Note. See the glossary in the class definition for the definition of "auxiliary starting electrode" and "holding electrode".
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
146+, where the auxiliary electrode is movably mounted so that it may be brought into contact with the liquid electrode, see indented subclass 150, where the auxiliary electrode is a movable liquid electrode.
596, and 601+, for other gas or vapor type discharge devices within the class definition which have an auxiliary starting electrode.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 314, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Consumable Electrodes,
34, for discharge devices of the consumable electrode type (e.g., arc lamps) which are provided with an auxiliary starting electrode.
315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems, appropriate subclasses, for systems for supplying electrical energy to liquid electrode discharge devices during the starting and operating periods; see
289+, where the systems include means for generating a surge of potential during the starting period, subclasses 330+, where the auxiliary electrode and one of the principal electrodes are brought into contact with each other during the starting operation, and subclasses 335+, for the miscellaneous systems where the discharge device is provided with an auxiliary starting or holding electrode.
