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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4569867 | Lamp glass envelope A method and apparatus for producing the type lamp glass envelope used in a reflector lamp is disclosed which employs a ribbon machine. Said ribbon formed lamp glass envelope includes a cylindrical neck portion terminating at one end in a curved reflector... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4569661 | Furnace construction An improved furnace construction is provided permitting ceramic materials of various types to be processed at significantly elevated temperatures or being transported to the furnace enclosure. More particularly, novel transport means are provided for said... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4570210 | Vehicle lamp unit and method for an improved supporting arrangement of its light source A vehicle lamp unit having an improved supporting arrangement for the light source of the unit is disclosed. Also disclosed is an improved supporting arrangement for a light source having platform members that allow the light source to be attached to a ba... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4567396 | Increased efficacy high pressure sodium lamp yielded by increased wall temperature operation A high pressure sodium lamp having an inner arc tube operated at an increased wall temperature so as to improve the efficacy of the lamp is disclosed. The improved high pressure sodium lamp has an arc tube which reduces the sodium losses typically experie... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4567404 | Ballast circuit having electromagnetic interference (EMI) reducing means for an improved lighting unit Various circuit embodiments for reducing the electromagnetic interference (EMI) typically created by a ballast circuit for an improved lighting unit is disclosed. The EMI reducing circuit adapts the operation of the source of the EMI of the ballast circui... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4562381 | Starting circuit for multiple fluorescent lamps Two or more fluorescent lamps having a total length of about 96 inches and each having a diameter of one and a half inches and consuming less than 10 watts power per foot of length are connected in electrical series combination, one cathode of each lamp b... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4559473 | Electrode structure for high pressure sodium vapor lamps An electrode structure for sodium vapor lamps is disclosed having molybdenum metal wire coils wound around a tungsten shank to replace the customary all-tungsten electrode structure in these lamps. The improved electrode structures provide increased initi... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4556822 | Mounting structure and related method both for a multi-filament incandescent lamp An improved mounting structure for a three-way incandescent lamp is disclosed. The improved mounting structure has a three-pillar stem in which the conductive leads rigidly dispose a minor and major filament within the three-way incandescent lamp. The imp... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4555748 | Truncated motor vehicle headlamp An improved vehicle lamp for forward illumination, such as a headlamp or fog lamp is provided which is substantially devoid of upward directed glare light and which is formed with a synthetic organic polymer material. Heat shield means are disclosed for s... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4554732 | High reliability electrical components An array of electrically interconnected spaced electrical components on an apertured substrate wafer, each component being connected to terminal conductor pads on one surface of the substrate and to terminal conductor pads on the opposite surface of the s... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4555647 | Ballast circuit for gas discharge tubes utilizing time-pulse additions Ballast circuits for a gas discharge tube are disclosed. One embodiment of a single-phase non-inductive ballast for operation of a gas discharge tube by direct current (D.C.) using a resistive current-limiting means and a relatively small capacitor is dis... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4553928 | Switching device for photoflash unit An improved multiple flashlamp array is disclosed having a plurality of low voltage type lamps fired individually and in sequence by means of a plurality of static solid switching devices capable of reliable actuation by radiant energy generated during fl... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4553061 | Piezoelectric bimorph driven direct current latching relay A direct current latching relay comprised of bender-type piezoelectric drive members each of which is a three terminal member formed of two piezoelectric plate elements separated by a conductive plane. Each piezoelectric plate element is separately electr... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4547704 | Higher efficiency incandescent lighting units An improved high efficiency general service incandescent lighting unit is disclosed. The lamp has coaxial outer and inner envelopes. The inner envelope has a low voltage filament coaxially disposed therein, a halogen gas atmosphere and a fill-gas at a hig... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4544998 | Sealed lamp A rectangular or other polygonal shaped lamp, such as a headlamp, comprising a lens member sealed to a reflector member. The lens member is provided with a rearwardly projecting polygonal rim having a surface which fits against and is sealed to a front ri... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4541538 | Wiring device covers A hollow snap-on cover for an electrical device is made of a pliable material with detents projecting its from side walls for fastening onto the electrical device without interfering with other device components and without requiring separate cover fasten... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4540599 | X-Ray image converter devices utilizing rare earth oxyhalide phosphors An improved X-ray image converter is disclosed which utilizes a phosphor layer of plate-like rare earth oxyhalide phosphor crystals having said phosphor crystals physically aligned to improve light emission from the phosphor layer. More particularly, said... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4539509 | Quartz to metal seal A lead-free sealing glass consisting essentially of, in parts by weight, 8-25 BaO, 20-35 B2 O3, and 45-72 Sb2 O3 except for incidental impurities, residual fluxes and refining agents provides an improved molten ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4538087 | Alternating current driven piezoelectric latching relay and method of operation An alternating current latching relay is provided which employs a latching-type, mechanically operated snap-action switch mechanism with a set of electric contacts that are selectively latched either in the open or closed condition in a snap-action manner... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4536834 | R lamp having an improved neck section for increasing the useful light output A reflector (R) having an improved neck section that increases the useful light output of the lamp is disclosed. The reflector lamp comprises a concave reflector having a primary reflective surface with a parabolic shape, one or more intermediate reflecti... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535269 | Incandescent lamp A general service incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament, an improved inner shaped bulb and a temperature resistant infrared reflective film on the outer surface of the inner bulb is disclosed. The inner bulb has an ellipsoidal shape which cooperate... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4532070 | Process for the preparation of rare earth oxyhalide phosphor Rare earth oxyhalide phosphors activated with thulium ion and further incorporating scandium ion are described exhibiting improved optical resolution for the light image produced therefrom in X-ray image converter devices by reason of the particle size an... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4528456 | Dual load control circuit A control circuit provides full range power control to a pair of electrical loads via a single two-wire power cable by controlled switching of a bidirectional solid state switch during each consecutive half-wave cycle to supply power to one load during ea... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4527098 | Discrete starter for HID lamp A discrete type starter for HID lamps uses a ferrite core pulse transformer whose secondary is connected in series with the lamp across a ballast output winding. The primary is formed by mounting one or more sidacs and a resistor astride the core loop and... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525230 | Method of manufacturing a ballast resistor support member A method of manufacturing a reinforced strip of insulative material comprising the steps of extruding a thermoplastic insulative material in the shape of a tube or spaced apart strips about a plurality of separated and substantially parallel reinforcing s... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4525651 | Capacitively ballasted low voltage incandescent lamp A capacitively ballasted low voltage lamp comprising a main capacitor connected electrically in series with the lamp, across an alternating current source, and one or more auxiliary capacitors that can be connected electrically across the main capacitor b... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4524302 | General service incandescent lamp with improved efficiency A high efficiency general service incandescent lamp is disclosed. The disclosed improved general service incandescent lamp has an outer and an inner envelope. The inner envelope has a relatively small housing containing a halogen gas and a relatively high... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4523126 | Shaped discharge lamp with starting aid A discharge lamp comprising an elongated bulb shaped so that the ends thereof are substantially closer together than if the bulb were straight and containing electrodes respectively near said ends thereof, and a starting air comprising conductive members ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4520433 | Motor vehicle headlamp A vehicle lamp, such as a headlamp or fog lamp, having a concave reflector truncated at its top and bottom, one of the truncated surfaces being closer to the optical axis than the other truncated surface, and both truncated surfaces being substantially no... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4520435 | Orientable refractor mounting A polycarbonate orientable refractor for a luminaire comprises a mounting ring which has a collar portion fitting a neck portion of the refractor with matching diameters. A diametric interference is provided between a groove in one part and a mating ridge... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4517491 | Incandescent lamp source utilizing an integral cylindrical transparent heat mirror An improved incandescent lamp comprising an inner envelope disposed within an outer envelope is disclosed. The inner envelope contains a halogen gas along with a relatively high pressure efficient fill gas. The inner envelope houses a tungsten filament wh... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4517493 | Fluorescent lamp with cathode heat switches A rapid start fluorescent lamp comprising a pair of cathode mounts each having a pair of lead-in wires for cathode heating current, and a thermal switch to turn off the heating current after sufficient cathode heating for the lamp to operate. A third lead... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516196 | Luminaire hinge and latch In a luminaire comprising an upper housing assembly for a light source and a lower plastic refractor closing the underside and having a rim adapted to mate with that of the assembly, C-shaped latches are disposed around the periphery of said refractor for... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4516056 | Capacitively ballasted low voltage incandescent lamp A capacitively ballasted low voltage lamp utilizing a main capacitor connected electrically in series with the lamp, across an alternating current source, and one or more auxiliary capacitors that can be connected electrically across the main capacitor by... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4509107 | Sealed beam lamp unit and method for an improved sealed exhaust hole A sealed beam headlamp unit having an improved sealed exhaust hole is disclosed. Further disclosed is a method of applying the seal of the exhaust hole.... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4503488 | Multiple headlamp system A multiple headlamp system for vehicles, comprising at least two individual lamps having their filaments connected in electrical series. This permits the use of shorter filaments and hence smaller diameter reflector lamps, without loss of optical control ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4500811 | Electric lamp with external fuse lead An electric lamp construction is described having at least one pair of conductive inlead wires of dispersion strengthened copper alloy to serve as the sole means of the physical support for a resistive incandescent filament physically connected thereto, a... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4499159 | X-ray image converters utilizing rare earth oxyhalide phosphors Oxyhalides of lanthanum and gadolinium and coactivated with thulium ion and further containing an impurity ion and a second coactivator selected from praseodymium and neodymium, including mixtures thereof, exhibit reduced quantum noise when employed in X-... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4499397 | Color corrective coating for arc lamp An arc lamp having a coating comprised of an inorganic yellow pigment plus white pigments located on the inner surface of its outer glass envelope is disclosed. The coating is a color corrective diffuse type which improves the color rendition of the lamp ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4499401 | Triple coil incandescent filament This invention relates to a single strand filament wire arranged into a triple-coil filament for an incandescent lamp. The triple-coil filament has selected dimensions that do not require recrystallization of the tungsten wire of the triple-coil filament ... | 02/12/1985 |
