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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427828 | Lamp assembly provided with L-shaped electrical connector and integrated unifying means A lamp apparatus for a liquid crystal display that is capable of preventing a wire breakage of the lamp apparatus, a lamp causes a discharge by a voltage applied from a power terminal to generate light. A wire is supplied with the voltage. A connector electrically c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7367698 | Hand-held portable drop light A hand-held portable drop-light is provided. The light comprises a handle, a housing, a cover, a novel mounting assembly, and a light bulb. The mounting assembly is configured with a pivoting light bulb socket and positioned within the handle for mounting the light ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7288015 | Method of manufacturing a lamp assembly having a retainer connecting a stem to a lamp capsule A stem and lamp capsule are connected together as an assembly using a retainer such that the stem is clamped to one end of the retainer and the capsule is clamped to the other end of the retainer. An oxidizable fuse is connected between leads of the capsule and elec... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7220046 | Replaceable lamp header A replaceable lamp header for positioning a lamp within a reflector assembly includes a base member having first and second lateral portions, at least one first source connection coupled to each of the first and second lateral portions, at least one second source co... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7163753 | Arc-resistant terminal, arc-resistant terminal couple and connector or the like for automobile An arc-resistant terminal, couple, and connecter are provided. In an embodiment, a metal-based electrical contact portion thereof includes at least one of Cu, Ni or Sn, and not more than 0.06 mass % P, wherein the arc-resistant terminal capable of suppressing arc di... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7148624 | Uniform deposition of organic layer A method to ensure uniform deposition of organic layer is disclosed. Since the organic layer is very thin, any deviation from the target thickness will result in visible optical defects. A homogenous layer which exhibits good coating behaviour with organic materials... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7042157 | Lamp bracket for cold cathode lamps A lamp bracket structure for cold cathode lamps includes an anchor dock and a line coupling means. The anchor dock includes a cap, a bottom seat and a connecting section for connecting the cap to the bottom seat and allowing the cap to be moved relative to the botto... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7029296 | Cover assembly for vacuum electron device A self guiding cover assembly for a vacuum electron device (VED) enclosure has a cover, a pair of guide plates, and a pair of guide elements. The cover has a top, a sidewall, an inside and an outside, and at least one electrical connector disposed on the inside of t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015632 | Light source device, method of producing the same, and display apparatus The present invention relates to a light source device including discharge tubes that emit light by discharging in a thin atmosphere, a method of producing the light source device, and a display apparatus in which the light source device is employed. This light sour... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971763 | Adapter for annular fluorescent lamps having an integrated ballast and starting arrangement The invention relates to an adapter (1) having an integrated ballast and starting arrangement for annular fluorescent lamps (2) having a pin base (3) for connecting them to conventional incandescent lamp sockets. The adapter (1) has a cub... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6930442 | Display device A display device includes a plurality of emitting tubes constituted by elongated tubes each having a phosphor layer disposed and a discharge gas enclosed inside, a supporter for supporting the plurality of emitting tubes while making contact therewith, and a plurali... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922016 | Lamp assembly for liquid crystal display device A lamp assembly for a liquid crystal display device includes a lamp tube for generating light, and electrodes each having a suitable shape for receiving end portions of the lamp tube. The lamp tube and the electrodes are combined to generate the light by applying el... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6836058 | Low-pressure gas discharge lamp having metallization surrounded by a resilient clamping element A low pressure gas discharge lamp with a tubular discharge vessel is provided with two separate capacitive coupling members at its ends, the discharge vessel having a small inner diameter of preferably less than 5 mm. Each coupling member has a cylindrical tube of d... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6803721 | Halogen incandescent lamp The invention relates to a halogen incandescent lamp for operating on line voltage, at least comprising a hermetically sealed, cylindrical bulb (2) made from transparent material, a filling made from inert gas and a halogen additive, a luminous element (4 | 10/12/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6771008 | Stem clip for high intensity discharge lamp A mount assembly for a lamp has a glass stem (122) having a first portion (124) that is tubular and has an outside diameter D2 and a second portion (118) formed as a pinch seal. A blow-hole (125) is formed in the tubular first port... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6737791 | Snap-on spring clip for ceramic hid lamp A spring clip (10) has a base (12) in a first plane and has an aperture (14) centrally located therein. U-shaped projections (16) and (18) are provided on the base (12) and are formed from first and second upstanding walls (... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6713948 | Lamp cap, assembly of lamp burner and lamp cap, and method of fastening a lamp A lamp cap with a spring cup for retaining a lamp burner, for which it is proposed that the spring cup has at least three spring legs which each have substantially only one degree of freedom. The spring legs are arranged such that the three degrees of freedom enable... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6641422 | High intensity discharge lamp and a method of interconnecting a high intensity discharge lamp A high intensity discharge lamp (HID) (200) includes an electrically powered lamp (200) having a lamp exterior (220) and at least one lead (226) extending outside of the lamp. An electrical interface (202) includes a male connector (204) fastened at its b... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6168289 | Straight fluorescent tube that has an electronic ballast housed in the sockets on both sides Fluorescent lighting tubes which incorporate an electronic ballast housed in the sleeves or sockets at each end of the lighting tube. The sockets electrically connect the pins at each end of the fluorescent tube to one another and contain a plurality of e... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5811937 | Bulb-type electronic energy-saving lamp A fluorescent bulb-type electronic energy-saving lamp includes a screwshell and an electronic ballast sealed within the screwshell so that the lamp has the same shape and size as standard incandescent lamps thereby allowing the fluorescent bulb-type elect... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5675215 | Compact fluorescent lamp having a helical lamp envelope and an efficient mounting arrangement therefor A compact fluorescent lamp is provided having a generally helically shaped lamp envelope wherein the two end segments of the lamp envelope extend radially inward from the pitch of the helix. The end segment extend into openings formed in a mounting cap me... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5616983 | Electrode assembly with lead wire attachment Disclosed is an electrode assembly particularly for electrodes in which the electrode consists of a material which is non-conducive to soldering of an electrical wire thereto. A retaining wing is forcibly fitted on an electrode having a closed circumferen... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5428261 | Single-ended, plastic-based high-pressure discharge lamp To protect the plastic material of a plastic base (2) holding a single-en high pressure discharge vessel (1) in position with respect to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and heat emitted from the discharge vessel in operation of the lamp, a cover element (7, 7... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5416622 | Electrical connector An electrical connector adapted for placement on a single edge of a thin film device having an electrically responsive layer to deliver electric current from a power supply to at least one electrode in electrical contact with the electrically responsive l... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5397960 | Neon lamp with sound-intensity control An inductive neon lamp set comprises a neon lamp and a circuit system comprising a speech detecting circuit for receiving a sound signal. The sound signal so received is amplified by a speech amplifying circuit of the circuit system which further comprise... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5386173 | One-piece thermally resistant gimbal device for a replaceable headlamp bulb A replaceable headlamp bulb for automotive applications comprising a discharge light source, a gimbal device, and a plastic lamp base in which the gimbal device is a one-piece construction that allows the light source to be precisely aligned and locked in... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5349264 | Electric lamp construction having a contact tongue securely fixed by an insulator body in a sleeve An electric lamp has a lamp vessel provided with a seal, fixed to a first end of a metal sleeve. In a second end of the sleeve an insulator body through which a contact member extends is rigidly secured. To that end the inner channel of the sleeve has a c... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5331734 | Method for installing an electrical device having pins into pin sockets A method for the nonvisible location of pin connectors of cylindrical multi-pin electrical devices in orientation with pin sockets for insertion of the connector pins into the pin sockets to make electrical contact.... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5250874 | Socketless lamp with spring side contacts A plug in lamp with spring side contacts having bulb, holder, lugs, and a seal is disclosed. The lugs have outwardly arced spring sections that are compressed during lamp insertion, thereby forming a latching mechanism to hold the lugs and lamp in place, ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5216318 | Capped high-pressure discharge lamp and lampholder for same The capped high-pressure discharge lamp has a lamp cap of insulating material provided with a centrally disposed contact member and with a metal sleeve concentrical thereto. A first end of a discharge vessel is mounted within said metal sleeve and a curre... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5045755 | Electroluminescent panel lamp with integral electrical connector An electroluminescent panel lamp being of either a split-electrode or parallel plate type is disclosed wherein the lamp consists of a main body having an electroluminescent layer between first and second conductive layers. An integral electrical connector... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5039904 | Mount for miniature arc lamp A mount for a minature lamp terminating at one end in an elongated tubular member, said mount comprising a base and a cap assembled in mating engagement and exerting a compressive force on at least one deformable, elastomeric tubular or ring shaped member... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5021706 | Modified X'mas lamp structure and its related lamp base A modified X'mas lamp bulb and the related lamp base, and more particularly a big lamp bulb of low voltage to match a water-tight lamp base structure by means of set-in connection so as to let the whole lamp assembly be matchable with any lamp holder (soc... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4998040 | Pinch seal mount assembly for electric lamp The electric lamp has a pinched seal (2) which is fixed in a lamp cap (5) with a metal shell (9) with cylindrically bent portions (10) by means of a retaining member (11). The retaining member (11) has a set of brackets (12, 13) between which the pinched ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4994710 | Adaptor for a low-pressure discharge lamp The low-pressure discharge lamp has a tubular lamp vessel provided at its both ends with a lamp cap having a pair of contact pins. Each lamp cap is fixed in an adapter having one central contact pin electrically connected to at least one of the pair of co... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4990820 | Corrosion resistant sockets for electric lamps Sockets for receiving metal lamp bases of electric lamps which contain metal parts fabricated from certain relatively high copper and low zinc content copper alloys are resistant to corrosion and to corrosion cracking in corrosive environments.... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4937487 | Picture element lamp assembly for information display system A plug-in lamp assembly for use as a picture element in an information display screen includes a plurality of low-pressure arc discharge lamps for selectively generating multiple colors, a lamp plug for interconnection and mounting of the discharge lamps,... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4695768 | Bimetal switch for electrode heat cutout within an electrically insulating support A fluorescent lamp electrode heat cutout switch is provided for placement within a fluorescent lamp stem and outside the discharge envelope and is configured such that a resistive heater wire is connected to one electrode lead-in and a bimetallic switch e... | 09/22/1987 |
