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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4780649 | Metal vapor lamp having low starting voltage A high-intensity discharge (HID) metal vapor lamp and starting apparatus includes a metal vapor lamp having an outer envelope containing a gas filled arc tube, the fill gas including xenon, the arc tube having a pair of spaced electrodes with a starting a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4766348 | Single-ended metal halogen lamp and fabrication process employing ionization potential selection of additive gases A single-ended metal halide discharge lamp includes an elliptical-shaped envelope having a pair of electrodes sealed therein and a fill gas which includes metal halogen selected in accordance with the ionization potentials thereof to provide "white" light... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4732560 | Humidity protected radiation-responsive switch A multilamp photoflash unit responsive to either a high pulse potential source or a low voltage source includes normally open (N/O) switches having a composition which includes an admixture of silver carbonate and/or silver oxide, titanium dioxide and a b... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4709184 | Low wattage metal halide lamp A low wattage metal halide discharge lamp includes a sealed outer envelope with a pair of electrical conductors passing therethrough and containing an arc tube having a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the pair of electrical conductors with a ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4690637 | Side-mounted flashlamps A miniaturized multilamp photoflash array includes a printed circuit board with a common circuit extending along one edge and a plurality of contact pads along an opposite edge and a plurality of flashlamps mounted in a direction normal to the edges of th... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4676738 | Miniaturized photoflash array fabrication process A process for manufacturing a miniaturized multilamp photoflash array includes a switch fabricating process wherein a strip of N/C switching material is fabricated, affixed to a circuit board and that portion of the switching material not required for a s... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4668204 | Single-ended high intensity discharge lamp and manufacture A single-ended low wattage high intensity discharge lamp and manufacturing process wherein a sleeve of electrical insulating material having the same coefficient of expansion as quartz is telescoped over an electrical lead a fuzed to the "pinch" seal port... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4661058 | Stabilized silver compound switch A multilamp photoflash array responsive to either a relatively high or relatively low pulse potential includes normally open (N/O) switches formed from an admixture including silver carbonate and/or silver oxide, titanium dioxide, a blended binder and a s... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4659965 | High pressure discharge lamp with thermal switch An electric discharge lamp has an arc tube within an outer gas filled glass envelope, and a thermal switching means is located within the outer envelope. The thermal switching means has a bimetal strip and a spring-like member each affixed to at least one... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4647893 | Rapid-start fluorescent lamp having a bimetal circuit breaker with leg portions of unequal length A rapid-start fluorescent lamp includes a circuit breaker having a sealed glass bottle, a pair of electrical conductors sealed therein and passing therethrough and a thermally sensitive bimetal switch within the glass bottle with the bimetal switch having... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4631446 | Single-ended high intensity discharge lamp A single-ended low wattage high intensity discharge lamp and manufacturing process wherein a sleeve of electrical insulating material having the same coefficient of expansion as quartz is telescoped over an electrical lead a fuzed to the "pinch" seal port... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4625141 | Low wattage metal halide discharge lamp electrically biased to reduce sodium loss A low wattage metal halide discharge lamp includes an evacuated envelope wherein is disposed a heat reducing member having an arc tube therein. The heat reducing member and the arc tube have a metal band and outer strap member adjacent one another and adj... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4620130 | Electrode alignment and capsule design for single-ended low wattage metal halide lamps A low wattage single-ended metal halide arc discharge lamp has an isothermal arc chamber with an outer diameter (t) substantially equal to the product of a first constant and the lamp wattage plus a second constant; a fill gas and a pair of electrical con... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4620125 | Low wattage metal halide lamp with inverted domed sleeve A low wattage metal halide discharge lamp includes an evacuated envelope wherein is disposed a heat reducing member having an arc tube therein. The heat reducing member and the arc tube have a metal band an outer strap member adjacent one another and adja... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4614890 | High intensity discharge lamp alkali metal loss reduction means A high intensity discharge lamp includes a hermetically sealed outer envelope having an arc tube therein containing a fill gas which includes sodium and having a wall member with a portion of increased thickness wherein the portion of increased thickness ... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4612000 | Single-ended metal halide discharge lamps and process of manufacture A single-ended metal halide discharge lamp including a fused silica elliptical-shaped envelope which is filled with a metal halide dosed high pressure mercury fill and wherein a pair of electrodes each having a metal rod with a ball on the end thereof are... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4572986 | Circuit breaker with thin-walled bulb A rapid-start fluorescent lamp includes a pair of spaced electrodes within an envelope having a fill gas and a phosphor-covered inner wall surface with a circuit breaker having a glass bulb with a wall thickness in the range of about 0.016 to 0.018 inch p... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4533251 | Apparatus and process for automatically measuring aperture size of apertured material Apparatus for automatically measuring aperture size of apertured material includes a means for supporting and transporting the apertured material and a light source providing a light beam directed for passage through the apertured material to a light dete... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4528479 | Circuit breaker by-pass element A circuit breaker for a rapid-start fluorescent lamp includes a pair of electrical conductors sealed into a glass bottle, a bimetal switch within the bottle having one end affixed and the other end contacting the pair of electrical conductors and a meltab... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4528478 | Single-ended metal halide discharge lamp with minimal color separation A single-ended metal halide discharge lamp includes a plurality of fill gases selected to provide essentially white light at a plurality of distances from a pair of spaced electrodes and to combine the radiation from the multiple distances to provide whit... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4523795 | Discharge lamp operating apparatus and method A process for operating a discharge lamp with an arc drop of not less than about 75% of a given service voltage includes the steps of series connecting a ballast and discharge lamp, coupling the series connected ballast and discharge lamp to a service vol... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4513227 | High intensity discharge (HID) lamp starting apparatus Apparatus for starting and operating a high intensity discharge lamp includes a pair of terminals connectible to an AC service voltage source and coupled by a ballast to an HID lamp with a series connected gated switch and a non-linear dielectric element ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4510418 | Rapid start fluorescent lamp with a bimetal electrode disconnect switch A rapid start fluorescent lamp having a glass envelope with a phosphor coated inner surface, a low pressure gas fill and an electrode at each end includes at least one electrode disconnected switch having a bimetal switch normally closed at room temperatu... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4508514 | Single-ended metal halide discharge lamp arc gap fabricating process A process for fabricating metal halide discharge lamps wherein a tungsten rod has a pair of spaced starting coils attached thereto and is connected to an electrical conductor. A pair of notches are ground in the tungsten rod adjacent and intermediate the ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4502087 | Surge voltage arrester assembly A surge voltage arrester assembly includes a threaded tubular housing member coupled to circuit ground and including therein an axially aligned compression spring, metallic cage with extending resilient fingers, a solder pellet, a gas-filled tube having a... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4500812 | Electronic ballast circuit An electronic ballast circuit for a lower pressure lamp wherein a voltage divider network coupled by a capacitor and directly coupled to an AC source is shunted by a series connected transistor switch and capacitor filter, and the switch is coupled by a d... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4496311 | Multilamp photoflash array fabrication A multilamp photoflash array and fabrication process is provided wherein electrically conductive leads of a plurality of flashlamps are embedded in and wrapped about the ends of a plastic reflector unit which is, in turn, affixed to a circuit board to pro... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4494041 | Incandescent ballast assembly Apparatus for use with a fluorescent lamp having a longitudinal axis and a filament winding at each end includes a pair of terminals formed for connection to a potential source with means for connecting one of the terminals to a filament winding, an incan... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493667 | Multilamp photoflash array fabrication A multilamp photoflash array and fabrication process is provided wherein electrically conductive leads of a plurality of flashlamps are embedded in and wrapped about the ends of a plastic reflector unit which is, in turn, affixed to a circuit board to pro... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4494042 | Mercury target sensing and locating apparatus Apparatus is provided for sensing a mercury dispensing target within an arc-discharge lamp and connecting a DC voltage source thereto to effect current flow and heating of the mercury dispensing target in an amount sufficient to effect dispersion of the m... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4489255 | Discharge lamp starter and starting and operating circuitry Apparatus for starting and operating a discharge lamp includes a starter device having a normally-closed (N/C) switch including a pair of contacts each connected to a bimetal with the bimetals having opposite flexure deviations. Circuitry is provided for ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4488088 | Starter circuit for lamps with high reignition voltages A starter circuit for fluorescent discharge lamps having a high reignition voltage with respect to a peak open circuit voltage wherein a timing and triggering circuit is utilized to delay the application of a the lamp voltage to a starter until the relati... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4488091 | High intensity discharge lamp A high intensity discharge lamp operable from an AC potential source includes an arc discharge tube having a pair of oppositely disposed main electrodes therein and an associated external starting electrode, all disposed within a sealed envelope having an... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4478571 | Photoflash array humidity protected switches A moisture barrier for radiation-responsive switches which includes an admixture of particles and forms a part of a multilamp photoflash array comprises a thin, radiation-transparent and/or translucent coating which is absorbed into the switches and envel... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4472153 | Subminiature array fabricating process A process for fabricating a miniaturized multilamp photoflash array includes the steps of forming a printed circuit board having electrical contact pads thereon and a plurality of shaped holes having a wire-receiving portion and a tapered portion extendin... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4465954 | Discharge lamp starting and operating circuit Apparatus for starting and operating a discharge lamp includes a starting device having bimetals and a rigid conductive member forming a switch, a ballast coupling the switch to an AC source and a discharge lamp and a spark gap each shunting the starting ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4459102 | Crossover switch A multilamp photoflash array has a circuit board with a printed circuit thereon and a plurality of flashlamps connected to the printed circuit with a normally open (N/O) switch of electrically insulating material overlaying a portion of the printed circui... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4458298 | Photoflash array interface tab A miniaturized multilamp photoflash includes a reflector member disposed within a plastic cover and having a plurality of cavities each containing a flashlamp and a pair of spaced leg members formed for engagement within a camera. A planar support platfor... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456946 | Subminiature array with flexible reflector In a subminiature multilamp photoflash array having a plastic reflector member formed to provide a plurality of cavities each having a flashlamp therein and a flexible back portion, the electrical leads of the flashlamp pass through the reflector member a... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4454447 | Dual filament fluorescent lamp with electron shielding means An energy saving fluorescent lamp includes an elongated envelope having an interior coating with phosphor and an ionizable fill material, hermetically sealed end walls, an operating electrode affixed inwardly of each end wall and a starting electrode spac... | 06/12/1984 |
