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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923932 | Short metal vapor ceramic lamp A high intensity arc discharge lamp having a short metal seal plug running hotter than typical of capillary seals, enables a lamp with a metal fill to achieve a vapor pressure higher than the one set by the cold spot temperature typically of a capillary seal lamp. C... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7841732 | Shower light A shower lamp assembly is formed with a water driven electric generator to power an LED light source. The assembly includes a first channel directing water to drive the generator. The generator is supported on a movable portion of a bypass valve that opens on a high... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7795632 | Light emitting diode with direct view optic An LED and light guide assembly has an LED with an output surface; a first power input lead electrically coupled to a first pole and having a first surface and a second surface; and a second power input lead electrically coupled to a second pole and having a first s... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7731402 | LED headlamp system A vehicle headlamp includes a first planar array of low and high beam LED light sources; a first primary optical light guide receiving low and high beam light from the LEDs; a first secondary optical light guide receiving and focusing collimated low and high beam li... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7683474 | LED assembly with LED position template and method of making an LED assembly using LED position template A light emitting diode (LED) assembly and a method of making the assembly, in which a container having an open top is provided with a two sets of holes through a bottom of the container, an electrically conductive heat sink is attached to the container bottom beneat... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7588351 | LED lamp with heat sink optic An LED lamp may be made with a heat sink optic. The lamp has a base having a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact for receiving current. At least one LED is mounted on a thermally conductive support; that supports electrical connections for the L... | 09/15/2009 |
| D592320 | Electric light bulb | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527396 | Illumination device with thermally isolated integral power supply An incandescent lamp may be formed from a shell having an exterior side and an interior side defining a cavity, and with an internal wall defining a through passage extending from the exterior side to the interior side. A light source is located in the cavity facing... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7524091 | Led bulb refractive relector A light guide may be made from a plurality of substantially planar, light transmissive arms paralleling and radiating from a common axis. The planar arms in combination define a common cavity extending along the axis sufficiently large to envelope a light source. At... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7514872 | Reflector lamp with engaging electrical contact A lamp (50) has a lamp envelope (10) having a body (12) with a bottom (14) having a lead-in accepting channel (18); a seat (22) formed with the bottom (14) adjacent one of the lead-in accepting channels; a light sourc... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511406 | Metal halide arc discharge lamp A metal halide arc discharge lamp (10) having a lamp envelope (12) and an arc tube (14) mounted within the envelope; a shroud (20) surrounding the arc tube (14); electrical lead-ins (26, 28) for supplying electrical energy t... | 03/31/2009 |
| D588290 | Exterior vehicle lamp | 03/10/2009 |
| D587823 | Par type lamp | 03/03/2009 |
| 7492079 | Tungsten halogen lamp having internal power supply including temperature relief A lamp (10) includes an envelope (12) having a body (14) with a light source capsule (16) contained therein and ending in a hollow base (18) that terminates in a conical end (20). A circuit board (22) is positioned wi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484871 | Single lens for LED signal light A lens 10 comprises a first surface 12 and a second surface 14. The first surface 12 is provided with a plurality of horizontal, linear Fresnel lenses 16 and the second surface 14 is provided with a plurality of horizontal p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7456558 | Electric incandescent lamp provided with different pitch factors for each end of a filament component The invention relates to an electric incandescent lamp, in particular a vehicle headlight, having at least one incandescent filament which is arranged within a light-permeable lamp vessel, the at least one incandescent filament having different pitch factors at its ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456560 | Vehicle headlight bulb The invention relates to a vehicle headlight bulb with a bulb receptacle, a spiral wound filament (2) which is arranged inside the receptacle for the bulb (1) and a lamp base which has a metal base bushing (3) wherein the end (11) of the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453213 | High-pressure discharge lamp and illumination apparatus having a high-pressure discharge lamp The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp, in particular a vehicle headlight high-pressure discharge lamp, having a lamp base, in whose interior is arranged a starting apparatus for the purpose of starting the gas discharge in the high-pressure dischar... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445534 | Method of sealing a lamp by deformation of a pinch region using high-energy radiation A method and apparatus for producing a lamp in the case of which a lamp bulb closed at one end is filled through a feed opening for a luminous means are disclosed together with a lamp produced using this method. A dome of the lamp bulb can thereby be of smooth desig... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441927 | Lamp with a lens lenticule pattern based on the golden ratio A lens with lenticules arranged in a spiral pattern is described. In polar coordinates the centers of successive lenticules are radially and angularly spaced by spacing factors including Phi, the conjugate of the Golden Ratio. The resulting spiraling lenticule patte... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439662 | Lamp with single-sided socket Electric lamp with a base at one end, having an inner vessel surrounded by an outer jacket, a base with electric connections supporting the inner vessel and the outer jacket, having the following features: a) the base has a base insulator with a central... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429119 | Protective device for a lamp A protective device for a lamp, especially a high-pressure xenon discharge lamp or high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp, includes a pressurized lamp vessel and a protective envelope which surrounds the lamps in at least some sections, can be fixed to the lamp ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416324 | Multi-color or multi-function LED vehicle light assembly A vehicle light assembly may be made from a lamp having a plurality of LED light sources arrayed circumferentially around the lamp; a reflector body having a reflector axis generally directed to a field to be illuminated. A plurality of reflective surfaces is formed... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417364 | Light source with sealant cover A light source includes a lamp and housing. The housing has a right-angle form with a first leg for the lamp, a second leg for connecting leads for the lamp and a jointure between the legs having an aperture allowing access to the connecting leads and lead-ins. The ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417363 | Containment vessel for light source capsules operating at other than the pressure of a surrounding gas A high intensity discharge lamp (10) has an envelope (12) having a base end (12a), a middle portion (12b) and domed end (12c) arrayed along an envelope longitudinal axis (14). Two spaced apart electrical... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402952 | Incandescent lamp with a carbon cycle and a halogen cycle The incandescent lamp, which uses a carbon cycle process, is equipped with a luminous body which, together with a fill, is introduced in a vacuum-tight manner into a bulb, the luminous body including a metal carbide, the melting point of which is above that of tungs... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397192 | Halogen incandescent lamp Disclosed is a halogen incandescent lamp having a lamp vessel, which is sealed at one end and in which at least one luminous element is accommodated, a vessel section 42 being in the form of a side reflector which extends only over a subregion of the lamp ves... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396270 | Method for producing a frosted envelope for a high-pressure discharge lamp A high-pressure discharge lamp, in particular a mercury-free high-pressure discharge lamp for a vehicle headlight, has a lamp base (1) and an axially symmetrical discharge vessel (30), in whose discharge space (300) an ionizable filling, contain... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390139 | Boss assembly for threaded coupling A minimal volume boss may be formed as key and keyway assembly defining a shaft along the interface between the two pieces. A threaded fastener may be threaded into the shaft to lock the two pieces together. Because the key can have minimal volume, the cavitation sp... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385338 | Cylindrical lamp employing internal reflector A lamp (10) comprising an hermetically sealed, cylindrical envelope (12) arrayed about a longitudinal axis (13); two filament supports (14, 16) sealed in the envelop; a filament (18) fixed between the filaments supports; and an int... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382092 | Electric lamp which is closed at one end The bulb (1) of the lamp which defines a longitudinal axis (A) is closed at one end by a seal (3), contact elements being fitted to the one end which are each electrically conductively connected to a power supply line (2) leading to a luminous e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377688 | Method and apparatus for determining the bulb temperature of high pressure discharge lamps An inventive method for determining the bulb temperature (T) of high pressure discharge lamps is disclosed that comprises the following steps: ascertaining a first spectral radiant power (MP) at a first wavelength (λP); ascertaining a second s... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375456 | Mount for high intensity discharge lamp The HID lamp mount has a discharge tube with two ends. A shroud surrounds the tube. Shroud clips position the shroud ends. The shroud clips have arcuate portions engaging the shroud periphery and transverse portions spanning the shroud diameter and grasping and posi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375382 | Direct optical light guide An optical light guide has a substantially rigid light transmissive body having an input window, a distal end, a front side, and a rear side. The light transmissive body has a substantially smooth exterior surface on the front side and a substantially clear and soli... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360925 | LED light source assembly A compact LED light source providing intensive LED positioning along with thermal dissipation can be made with a heat conductive plate supporting a plurality of LEDs mounted on the plate and in thermal contact with the plate. The plate further supports electrical ci... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358673 | Electric lamp which is closed on two sides The bulb of the lamp is closed at opposite ends by sealing parts (6), with in each case one cap (8) being fitted at one end, the cap having an electrical contact element (13) which is connected in an electrically conductive manner to a supply co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353945 | Folded pack The folded pack consists of one piece, this part being produced from a substantially rectangular strip of board-like material (board blank), which is folded at fold lines (2-7) running transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis and spaced apart... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352119 | Method for designing a discharge lamp The invention relates to a method for designing a discharge lamp for use with a light-gathering system, in particular of a projector for data or video projection. Also disclosed are a lamp designed using such a method and a reflector provided therefore. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345412 | High pressure electric lamp having a base at one end An electric lamp having a base at one end, a lamp bulb sealed in a vacuum-tight manner, the lamp bulb being surrounded by an envelope part, a base having electrical connections bearing on one side the outer bulb and on the other side the envelope part, having the fo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341469 | Adapter for a recessed lamp An adapter for providing a recessed lamp in a screw-type lampholder. This adapter has an electrical contact-making device, via which an electrical connection is produced between a screw base, which can be introduced into the screw-type lampholder, of the adapter and... | 03/11/2008 |
