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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7612491 | Lamp for rapid thermal processing chamber A lamp assembly adapted for use in a substrate thermal processing chamber to heat the substrate to temperatures up to at least about 1100° C. is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lamp assembly comprises a bulb enclosing at least one radiation generating filament at... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7598662 | Low-pressure mercury vapor lamp with an adhering unit to improve luminous efficiency A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a double-spiral arc tube and a holder. The holder has a tubular protrusion which is surrounded by the arc tube, at a center of its main surface. A closed end of the protrusion and a part of the arc tube facing the e... | 10/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7334914 | Apparatus and method for aligning a substantial point source of light with a reflector feature A combination for use in aligning a substantial point source of light with respect to an axis of a reflector is provided. The combination includes a reflector, a lamp bulb having a substantial point source of light, and a movable lamp bulb holder. The movable holder... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7276852 | Lamp header with start-up conductor for an ultra high pressure bulb A lamp—suitable for use within a projector or other high-light output application—includes an ultra high pressure bulb. An extension from the bulb defines a start-up bubble. A conductor is carried by the extension of the ultra high pressure bulb, generally enclo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264372 | Apparatus and method for aligning a substantial point source of light with a reflector feature A combination for use in aligning a substantial point source of light with respect to an axis of a reflector is provided. The combination includes a reflector, a lamp bulb having a substantial point source of light, and a movable lamp bulb holder. The movable holder... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7180248 | Inductively coupled ballast circuit A ballast circuit is disclosed for inductively providing power to a load. The ballast circuit includes an oscillator, a driver, a switching circuit, a resonant tank circuit and a current sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit provides a current feedback signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7141762 | System and method for information handling system peripheral heating element thermal failsafe Information handling system peripherals that use a heating element are protected from catastrophic failure due to overheating by a thermal failsafe associated with the heating element that fails the heating element if excessive temperatures are reached. For instance... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7119483 | Lamp, in particular for automotive headlights A lamp includes a burner configured to generate light and a base having a first part connectable to a second part. The first part is configured to hold the burner in a fixed position, and the second part is configured to allow electrical connection to the burner. Th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7053539 | Lamp device A lamp device comprising a plurality of lamps which are arranged in parallel to each other, each of the lamps has a glass bulb wherein a pinch seal portion is formed at each end of the glass bulb, an external lead rod extends from the pinch seal portion, and the ext... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7002285 | Discharge lamp with bulb fixture arrangement and method for manufacturing the same A discharge lamp is disclosed, which comprises a discharge vessel sealed in a tubular envelope. The lamp has a lamp base covering an end part of the envelope, and fixing means for providing a substantially rigid fixing of the envelope to the lamp base. The fixing me... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997579 | Lamp with reflecting mirror and image projecting apparatus A reflecting-mirror-equipped lamp 2000 is constituted by a high pressure discharge lamp 150 and a reflecting mirror 300. The reflecting mirror 300 includes a wide opening 310 and a narrow opening 320. A first sealing portion... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6972514 | Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp with improved heat dissipation, and manufacturing method therefore A bulb-type fluorescent lamp has a case having an open end portion for housing a lighting circuit therein, an arc tube extending outside through the open end portion of the case, and a globe having an open end portion for housing the arc tube therein. An adhesive is... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967308 | System and method for information handling system peripheral heating element thermal failsafe Information handling system peripherals that use a heating element are protected from catastrophic failure due to overheating by a thermal failsafe associated with the heating element that fails the heating element if excessive temperatures are reached. For instance... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6876137 | Discharge lamp with discharge tube fixture arrangement and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a low pressure discharge lamp, which comprises a discharge tube, a lamp base holding the discharge tube, and a base cap (6) for covering the lamp base. The base cap (6) also provides mechanical support to the discharge tube. The base ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6853118 | Control of leachable mercury in mercury vapor discharge lamps A method and apparatus for preventing the formation of leachable mercury in mercury arc vapor discharge lamps is provided which comprises providing in the lamp structure an effective amount of a silver compound, gold compound, or combination thereof. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6794811 | Fluorescent lamp and method for attaching a base member to an end of same A fluorescent lamp includes a glass envelope having a sealed end portion, a base shell member of a cup-shape configuration adapted to engage the envelope end portion, and a collar of shrink wrap material disposed around the envelope end portion and sides of the base... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6717363 | Control of leachable mercury in fluorescent lamps by gelatin The formation of leachable mercury upon disposal in a landfill or during TCLP testing of mercury vapor discharge lamps is substantially prevented by incorporation of an amount of gelatin or a degradation product of gelatin which is effective to substantially prevent... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6657369 | Lamp with reflector and method of manufacturing the same A lamp with a reflector in which a lamp is fixed firmly inside a reflector by fixing the lamp inside the reflector without using an adhesive. The lamp with a reflector includes a lamp having a base at one end and a reflector including, at one end of its r... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6650033 | Foamable coupling for lamp assembly and methods for using the coupling A foamable copolymer based coupling is provided for securely affixing a light emitting glass lamp in a metal base to form a lamp assembly. The copolymer is preferably selected from ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, and combinations thereof... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6465960 | Capped electric lamp and low-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamp An electric lamp has a cap, which is secured to a light-transmitting lamp vessel having an electric element. The lamp cap has a projecting contact pin. An electric conductor is connected to the electric element and the contact pin. The contact pin is unil... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6445131 | Compact fluorescent lamp with built-in operating circuit A compact fluorescent lamp comprises at least one discharge tube (2) convoluted to have discharge tube legs substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis. At least two of the discharge tube legs include lead-in-wires (6). The lamp also comprises a plastic... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6431725 | Bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp A less costly bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp with improved assembly efficiency is provided which prevents the impairment of product quality due to the change in color of a holder or the slipping off of a fluorescent tube from the holder decreased in resin s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6400083 | Fluorescent lamp with bi-pin base insulator An electric lamp is provided with an end having an annular recess which contains an insulating member which is secured to the lamp by means of at least two conductors which each extend from the lamp through an aperture in the insulating member. The insula... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6346767 | Lamp with formed, cemented clip to secure base to lamp A lamp has an electrically insulating, light-transmitting, preferably lead-free envelope with a base end and contains a light source. At least two electrical lead-ins are connected to the light source and exit the envelope. A base is affixed to the base e... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6297585 | Fluorescent lamp with thermal protection element manufacturing method for the fluorescent lamp and a lighting apparatus using the same A fluorescent lamp includes an end cap 4 and a fluorescent tube 1 that has electrode seals 22 and 23 at its ends. The end cap 4 is made of synthetic resin and is attached to the fluorescent tube 1 by silicon resin 31. The end cap 4 includes round cavities... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6280061 | Halogen lamp with reflector A halogen lamp with reflector which allows a pinch seal portion to be fitted onto a lamp mount portion of a reflector simply by inserting a lamp body with a pinch seal support and a lead rod support into the lamp mount portion, thrashes the cost and preve... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6203392 | Single ended quartz projection lamp This invention consists of an improved design and assembly process the for manufacture of a single ended quartz (SEQ) lamp having three-part leads and a prefocus base for projection applications. This invention consists of a much simpler two-pin prefocus ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6011353 | Design and cooling of single ended quartz projection lamps This invention consists of an improved design and assembly process the for manufacture of a single ended quartz (SEQ) lamp for projection applications. The lamp (A) includes a hermetically sealed envelope (10) which houses a filament (15). A ceramic base ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6002200 | Capped electric lamp The capped electric lamp has a cap (3) secured to a sealed lamp vessel (1). The cap (3) has a housing (10) of metal sheet, having a cylindrical shell (11) and remote from the lamp vessel (1) an integral base (13) having an opening (14) therein. A cavity (... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5990606 | Light bulb base having an enlarging external thread An improved electrically conductive light bulb base for use with common threaded light bulb sockets currently widely used. The improvement combines a substantial reduction in the amount of thread required, by employing a shorter thread that enlarges or in... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5936333 | Radiation source with high-temperature resistant base and connection terminals, and method of its manufacture To provide a easily manufactured high-temperature connection between a pinch-sealed end of a tubular radiator and a base, without requiring cement, the pinch-sealed end has a projecting lead (9) which is fitted into, or against, a projecting end portion (... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5889360 | Discharge lamp with capacitive socket The discharge lamp has a discharge vessel (10) and a socket (20) made of an electrically insulating material. Two electrodes (12, 13) project into the discharge vessel (10), with which electrical lines (16,17) are connected, which are conducted through th... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5864202 | Light source including a fixing component for joining a lamp envelope to an electric light source The fixing component has a groove for accepting an adhesive material, which groove is fixed to the housing of the light source and extends along a circle, The essential feature of the invention is that in the wall (8) of the groove (6) being at the side c... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5821681 | Low pressure discharge lamp assembly Low voltage discharge lamp assembly which has a plug-in base and, in some embodiments, includes a power supply as an integral part of the assembly. The electrode leads pass through a base cap to form contact pins for engagement with a socket. By controlli... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5821682 | Method for incorporating anti-oxidants within a fluorescent lamp's base shell The formation of leachable mercury upon disposal or during TCLP testing of mercury vapor discharge lamps is substantially prevented by incorporation of an organic or inorganic metal mercury antioxidant in the lamp structure or in the test solution.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806971 | Lamp device A lamp device in which the lamp can be reliably held and moved for adjustment of its position with respect to a concave reflector without being damaged, and in which the position of the lamp can be adjusted with high accuracy is achieved by providing a co... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5789850 | DC glow discharge lamp, and ignition apparatus, flood-light apparatus and projector apparatus for dc glow discharge lamp A DC glow discharge lamp is disclosed, in which one the pinch seal portions of an arc tube of quartz glass with an anode and a cathode arranged therein in opposed relation to each other is bonded to a base by means of a ceramic adhesive containing a binde... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5772310 | Discharge lamp cap and method for fixing the discharge tube A cap for securing a plurality of discharge tubes to a discharge lamp assembly includes a pair of ribs formed on a base plate of the cap. The ribs guide adhesive towards openings in the base plate through which the tubes extend. Adhesive is kept away from... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5751105 | Assembly arrangement for a compact fluorescent lamp The invention relates to a single-ended discharge lamp having a lamp envelope comprising at least two tube legs, and a housing portion designed for mechanical and electrical connection to a lamp socket, which housing portion consists of a tube supporting ... | 05/12/1998 |
