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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8154186 | Fixing mechanism for an inner assembly to outer bulb A lamp assembly includes an inner assembly that has a CFL source, an electronics board, and a holder that interconnects the CFL source and electronics board. An outer, light transmissive envelope surrounds the inner assembly and various fixing arrangements are discl... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8110973 | Integrally ballasted lamp assembly including a spacer disk An integrally ballasted lamp assembly (200) including a spacer disk (220) disposed in a lamp receptacle cavity (244) between a lamp (226) and the bottom (238) of the lamp receptacle (214). The disk (220) may be config... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8026655 | Lamp with a base at one end A lamp with a base at one end, in particular a high-pressure lamp, with a light bulb sealed in a vacuum-tight fashion, with the latter being surrounded by an outer bulb and an enveloping part, with a base supporting firstly the outer bulb and secondly the enveloping... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7443091 | Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For exa... | 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 |
| 7378799 | High intensity discharge lamp having compliant seal In certain embodiments, a lamp is provided with an arc envelope including a ceramic, an end member including a material different from the ceramic, and a compliant seal disposed between the end member and the arc envelope. The compliant seal includes a plurality of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7339790 | Halogen lamps with mains-to-low voltage drivers A halogen lamp includes a mains base and a converter operably connected to the mains base. The converter has a lamp socket, a toroid transformer, and a heat sink disposed within a center opening of the toroid transformer. A lamp is removably disposed in the lamp soc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7284895 | Potted lamp socket A lamp and socket assembly includes a lamp assembly including a lamp holder having an end panel, and a housing having a lamp side and a wire side. The lamp side includes a lamp receptacle. The lamp holder is received in the lamp receptacle. A channel is formed in th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282847 | Electric lamp and manufacturing method The electric lamp has a lamp vessel having a pinch mounted in an outer envelope by means of a clamping member of metal sheet which is present on the pinch. The clamping member has an open loop which extends in a direction transverse to the broad side faces of the pi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7215081 | HID lamp having material free dosing tube seal A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For exa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195124 | Socket tray for automated torquing system A socket tray for use in torque control systems that includes proximity sensors that detect the presence or absence of sockets normally held in the socket tray without coming into direct contact with the sockets. The sockets are received and held in socket-receiving... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137728 | Lamp keying system Provided are exemplary embodiments of a system and method for allowing predetermined and/or preconfigured lamp assemblies to be utilized with lamp fixtures. The exemplary embodiments may include a fixture assembly, a key configured to couple to the lamp fixture, and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132799 | Compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, fluorescent lamp and helical glass tube A diffuser is formed on an inner surface of a globe included in a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, and a diffuse transmittance of the diffuser τ is set at 95%. When designing dimensions of the compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp, at the same time, a rat... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125159 | Non-defeatable fluorescent adapter for incandescent fixture A fluorescent adapter having a housing including a tip contact compatible with an electrical socket, a threaded ring contact compatible with the electrical socket, the ring contact surrounding the housing and rotatable with the housing when the housing is rotated in... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119481 | Reflector lamp having a plastic reflector supporting lugs coupled by barbs The invention relates to a reflector for an electric lamp, and a reflector lamp having an improved fastening of the electric contacts. The reflector body consists of an electrically insulating plastic and, for the purpose of making electric contact with the lamp, ha... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116043 | Compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp with improved rising characteristics A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a double-spiral arc tube formed by winding a glass tube to its both ends around a spiral axis, and sealing electrodes each having a filament coil at the ends of the glass tube, and a holding member that has a closed... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7098596 | Mercury-free arc tube for discharge lamp unit An arc tube for a discharge bulb is provided for use in a vehicular lighting system. The arc tube includes a closed glass bulb that is pinch-sealed at opposite ends. Inner ends of a first electrode and a second electrode extend into the closed glass bulbs from the e... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7053553 | Starting aid for fluorescent lamp A starting aid in combination with a fluorescent lamp is provided. The lamp comprises a glass discharge tube (2) which includes a discharge path and is convoluted to have a plurality of discharge tube legs. These legs extend into and are secured in place in a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053540 | Energy efficient compact fluorescent reflector lamp An energy efficient fluorescent reflector lamp includes a fluorescent light source enclosed in a reflector with a defined cavity and circumferential rim defining a light emitting opening, and a circumferential flange at a mating opening. The reflector cavity enclose... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038366 | Free-standing stem barrel supported mount for hid lamp A lamp capsule may be formed with substantially parallelepipedial ends including alignments. A metal strap may surround one end, between the alignments, with first and second oppositely disposed affixation areas of extensions. A glass stem has tubular first portion ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014340 | Illumination assembly having fluid-tight seal An illumination assembly for a medical diagnostic instrument, includes an open ended lamp housing, an incandescent lamp disposed within the housing. A peripheral sealing member is disposed in intimate contact with the exterior surface of the lamp envelope such that ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001046 | Led lamp An LED lamp has: an LED with a pair of terminals; a holder to which the LED is attached, the holder being of insulating material; and a radiation unit that has two metallic radiation plates that are attached to the holder while surrounding the holder and being insul... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992429 | Lamp for an automobile A lamp for an automobile includes a lamp (10) and a base portion (30) to which the lamp (10) is mounted, in which the lamp (10) includes: a bulb (20); lead wires (11) extending from a base of the bulb (20); and a pinc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971917 | Socket for an electrically operated device A socket according to the invention for an electrically operated device has two housing parts (9, 11), which are held together by clamping springs (22, 23). Each clamping spring may have, for example, at least one for example rectangular leg (28... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969947 | Lead free base locking mechanism A lamp that utilizes a lamp base locking ring to secure a lamp base shell to a lamp. A hollow light transmitting body terminates in a neck that includes threads and a keyway. A lamp base locking ring having an indentation that extends into the keyway is disposed aro... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952076 | Lead free base locking mechanism A lamp that utilizes a lamp base locking ring to secure a lamp base shell to a lamp. A hollow light transmitting body terminates in a neck that includes threads and a keyway. A lamp base locking ring having an indentation that extends into to the keyway is disposed ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946782 | Connector system for a rod-shaped two-ended discharge lamp A connector system for a rod-shaped two-ended gas discharge lamp (12) with bases (20) disposed on the connector ends (16) of the discharge lamp (12) and with insert sockets (22) for receiving the bases (20) in a lamp housing... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935137 | Method of and apparatus for forming discharge tubes of low-pressure discharge lamps There is disclosed a method for forming a discharge tube for a low-pressure discharge lamp. In the method, an end of a section of the discharge tube is fastened with first clamping means, and a second end of the section in held in an oriented position. The section i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6922009 | Electric lamp The electric lamp comprises a lamp vessel (1) having an end portion (3) which is surrounded by a shell portion (22) of a lamp cap (20) having screw thread. The end portion (3) has transversal indents (6). A plastic coupling ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906464 | Red incandescent automotive lamp and method of making the same A red automotive incandescent lamp having a sealed lamp envelope formed from an amber glass, a pair of filaments located within the lamp envelope, and a red pigmented coating applied to an external surface of the envelope. The amber glass provides initial filtering ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894429 | Discharge lamp device In a discharge lamp device, the arc tube body is configured by welding and integrating shroud glass with an arc tube so as to enclose a discharging portion, and a rearward elongating portion of the arc tube that elongates in the rear of the shroud glass is inserted ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6858976 | Spring-clip for hid lamp An assembly (10) for a lamp. The assembly 10 includes a light source (12) having a center chamber (14) and opposite ends (16, 18), arrayed along a longitudinal axis (19). The ends (16, 18) are cylindrical in cross-sec... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6791244 | Electric lamp provided with a lamp cap An electric lamp (2) with a lamp cap (12) suitable for contacting an external electric contact element (28). The lamp cap comprises contacting means (16) comprising a first contact part (18) connected to a second contact part (2... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6791250 | Seal and flag assembly for lamp base sidewire welding A lamp assembly and a method for securing a base on the lamp that electrically connect a side lead wire to the base shell and that also secure the base to the lamp without using either solder or adhesive. Welding efficiency is optimized for the side lead wire to bas... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6781295 | One piece clip for mounting light source to reflector A lamp assembly (10) includes a body (12) having a concave reflecting surface (16) that opens toward a first or open end (18) and a neck (22) at a second end includes an opening (24). A light source (30) is received i... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759797 | Compact fluorescent lamp This invention concerns a compact fluorescent lamp with a double helix shaped discharge tube in which the two strands of the helix are constituted by two helix shaped tube portions. These tube portions define a central axis of the discharge tube. The double helix fo... | 07/06/2004 |
| 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 |
