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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188658 | Two-filament lamp Disclosed is a lamp, particularly for a vehicle headlight, comprising two spiral-wound filaments which are retained by three feeders within a bulb that is inserted into a base. The feeders are arranged on top of one another when the lamp is adequately oriented. A ta... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7701139 | Electric discharge lamp The present invention includes an electrode having a filament with the end of each lead wire connected to each end of the filament, a cylindrical glass tube in which the electrode is provided, and a thermal fuse which is electrically connected to the lead wires in s... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7642716 | Lighting mechanism having a supplementary space formed within a crimped part The invention relates to a lighting mechanism with an elongated shield made of transparent material, a burner disposed in the center of the shield, sealed-off burner connectors including both a proximal burner connector and a distal burner connector, each of which p... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7554266 | Mechanical shunt for use in a socket in a string of lights A mechanical shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a horizontal spring held in position by a shunt holder between the two conducting terminals on the interior walls of the soc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7368870 | Radiation emitting structures including photonic crystals Radiation emitting structures that include an active radiation emitter and a passive photonic crystal structure surrounding the emitter are disclosed. The passive photonic crystal structure is transparent to wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation within the visibl... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362049 | Blue-enriched incandescent lamp A blue-enriched incandescent lamp having on the interior surface of its light transmissive glass envelope a coating in accordance with an aspect of the invention. The coating contains a phosphor that is energized by the ultraviolet/violet emission ( | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358669 | Plasma display panel having electromagnetic wave shielding layer A plasma display panel (PDP) which can reduce the cost and time of manufacturing a plasma display device, and which can improve heat transfer efficiency of a plasma display device, comprises: a transparent front substrate; a rear substrate disposed parallel to the f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7332866 | Arc tube and low-pressure mercury lamp that can be reduced in size An arc tube includes an arc tube body and a pair of electrodes. The arc tube body is formed from a glass tube which is double-spirally wound from a middle portion to both ends around a spiral axis. The pair of electrodes are sealed at both ends of the arc tube body.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323809 | Lamp emitting visible and IR light A lamp radiates visible light and infrared light. The lamp bulb of the lamp includes at least a first region which is at least partly permeable to infrared light, and at least partly impermeable to visible light. At least a second region of the bulb is wholly or par... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7259515 | Lamp with anti-explosion device The invention relates to the field of lamps. An incandescent electric lamp comprises a bulb (100), current-conducting supply wires (103, 104), a filament (105) having turns (A to H) arranged in spiraling fashion around an axis of revolution (... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7239072 | Fluorescent lamp and method of manufacturing A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp is provided with a light-transmitting discharge vessel, enclosing, in a gastight manner, a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas. The discharge vessel comprises means for maintaining a discharge... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211960 | Burglar-proof wireless light adjusting module A burglar-proof wireless light adjusting module is provided wherein a transmission socket of a control module is connected with a lamp and a local power, respectively, whereas a control socket at the other end is connected with a conventional switch. When the switch... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205710 | Fluorescent lamp with ultraviolet reflecting layer An ultraviolet reflecting layer and a fluorescent lamp is described, comprising an envelope having an inner surface, means within the lamp envelope for generating ultraviolet radiation, a light emitting layer of a luminescent material for generating visible light wh... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196462 | Arc tube with shortened total length, manufacturing method for arc tube, and low-pressure mercury lamp An arc tube is formed by turning a glass tube at a substantially middle thereof and winding the glass tube from the middle to its both ends around an axis to form a double spiral, and sealing electrodes at both ends of the glass tube. The spiral pitch of a spiral pa... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7132793 | Filament assembly for a twinkling bulb A filament assembly for a twinkling bulb has first and second magnesium-plated filaments, a glass bead, a fuse and a tungsten filament. The second magnesium-plated filament is parallel to the first magnesium-plated filament and has a stop section and a flexible meta... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7098598 | Device for the backlighting of a liquid crystal display that includes at least one low-pressure gas discharge lamp The invention relates to a low-pressure gas discharge lamp which includes at least one discharge vessel and at least two capacitive coupling-in structures and operates at an operating frequency f. In order to achieve a better efficiency in combination with a small s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7045937 | Electric lamp lamp vessel provided with a light-absorbing coating and method of preparing such a light-absorbing coating An electric lamp includes a light-transmitting lamp vessel which accommodates a light source. At least a part of the lamp vessel is provided with a light-absorbing coating which has stabilized pigments that are incorporated in a sol-gel matrix. Aminosilane is includ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7005800 | Lamp with anti-explosion device An incandescent electric lamp includes a bulb, current-conductor wires, a filament having turns arranged in spiraling fashion around an axis of revolution, one end of the filament being connected to a conductor wire, a metal support connected to the other conductor ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6952081 | Fluorescent lamp having ultraviolet reflecting layer A fluorescent lamp with an ultraviolet reflecting barrier layer between the glass envelope and the phosphor layer(s). The barrier layer is a blend of gamma alumina, alpha alumina and theta alumina, such as 5–80 weight percent gamma alumina, 5–80 weight percent a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949877 | Electron emitter including carbon nanotubes and its application in gas discharge devices An electron emitter includes a coating layer of a mixture of carbon nanotubes and alkaline-earth metal oxides on an electrically conducting structure. The preferred carbon nanotubes are those having a diameter less than about 200 nm. A substantial portion of electro... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6930443 | Arc tube/shroud holder for hid lamp A mounting member (50, 50′, 50″, 50′″) for an arc tube/shroud combination comprises an annulus (52). The annulus (52) has at least one mounting tab (54) depending from an outer edge thereof and two spaced apart arc tube-pinch seal... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922008 | Lamp bulb with optical pattern This invention is related to a lamp bulb with optical pattern, which consists of a bulb body, a filament and a conducting wire. The filament in the bulb body was conducted out from the tail of the bulb body by the conducting wire. The head of the bulb body is a soli... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6879102 | Incandescent lamp for motor vehicle headlights The invention relates to an incandescent lamp for motor vehicle headlights, having at least one incandescent filament (2) arranged inside the lamp vessel, and a shading device (4). A coil exit (2a) of the incandescent filament (2) ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6833675 | Method and apparatus of blocking ultraviolet radiation from arc tubes An apparatus and method for blocking ultraviolet radiation from a arc tube includes a coating placed on at least a portion of the arc tube to block the UV radiation but yet pass visible light from the arc tube. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6812626 | Light source with matrix of microfilaments A light source composed of a planar, or substantially level, flat or curved, rigid or flexible, matrix of microfilaments integrated on a single substrate and capable of emitting light by incandescence when supplied by an electric current. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6809468 | Cathode with disintegration shield in a gas discharge lamp A cathode shield for a gas discharge lamp having a predetermined size hole proportional to the diameter of a cup and the diameter of the glass envelope of the gas discharge lamp. A conductive cup is placed around an electrode or a filament. The cup is covered with a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6798138 | Halogen incandescent lamp for motor vehicles The invention relates to a halogen incandescent lamp for motor vehicles with an elongate bulb which is closed at one end and has a vacuumtight pinch seal at the other end, with at least one incandescent element arranged in the bulb, with a lamp cap connected to the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794818 | Fluorescent lamp A fluorescent lamp (10) includes a bulb (2) provided with a pair of electrode coils (3) at both ends thereof. Each of the electrode coils (3) is mounted between two lead wires (4a, 4b) held by a bulb-end glass ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6759805 | Circular filament lamp A circular filament lamp comprises a filament supported within an envelope which comprises a tube formed as the major part of a circle. The ends of the tube terminate in pinch seals through which extend current carrying assemblies connected to the filament. The pinc... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6737803 | Safety switch for an electric lamp having an inner bulb and an outer bulb An electric lamp (1) comprising a gastight lamp vessel (2) for the transformation of electrical energy into light, which lamp vessel has two current conductors (3,6; 4,7) which extend to the outside. The lamp further comprises an outer envelope ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6720718 | Thin walled lamp with tungsten halogen capsule and pyrophoric fuse An efficient and safe lamp with a tungsten halogen capsule may be formed by using a two stage pyrophoric fuse as part of the electrical path to the capsule. The thin walled lamp with tungsten halogen capsule and two stage pyrophoric fuse yields a more efficient, les... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6710520 | Stress relief mechanism for optical interference coatings An optical interference coating for reflecting infra-red radiation and transmitting visible light. The coating comprises alternating layers of high index of refraction material and low index of refraction material. As the total number of layers increases, the ratio ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709130 | Incandescent lamp for motor vehicle headlamps The invention relates to a double-filament halogen incandescent lamp for a motor vehicle headlamp. In order to reduce the light shading effects caused by the filament holder, at least one of the power supply wires (8) is provided with a section (8a | 03/23/2004 |
| 6677260 | Ultraviolet absorbing and yellow light filtering glass article The present invention is directed at a family of glasses capable of absorbing UV radiation and filtering yellow light in the visible region of the spectrum, the family of glasses having a composition consisting essentially, in terms of weight percent on t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6661164 | Incandescent lamp The invention relates to an incandescent lamp whose lamp vessel (20) has an interference filter (30) with locally differing layer thickness for producing red light. The interference filter (30) has a second absorber layer and additional layers of low opti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6614146 | Electrode shield for fluorescent lamp having a pair of spaced apart shield plates A mount for a fluorescent lamp has a glass base, a longitudinal electrode coil mounted upon lead-in wires extending from the base, and a shield mounted upon the base. The shield comprises a pair of spaced apart shield plates, one on either side of the ele... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6611101 | Electric light bulb and coating method of electric light bulb An electric light bulb that minimizes peeling of the coating, suppresses reduction of the number of light fluxes, and is easy to manufacture is described. The electric light bulb 1 has a glass bulb 2 having a straight tube 2a and a leading edge portion 2b... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6577065 | Electric lamp with light source extinguishing arrangement and method of operating same An electric lamp is provided which includes a sealed thin-walled outer envelope containing a fill gas having a high thermal conductivity. A lamp capsule is contained within the outer envelope and is in series with an oxidizable fuse also contained within ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6570327 | Lamp with safety switch The invention relates to an electric lamp (100) whose light source reaches a very high temperature during operation. It mainly relates to a lamp provided with a double envelope such that a fracture or a crack of the outer envelope (2) does not prevent the... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6508573 | Incandescent lamp To provide an incandescent lamp having a film with high color-temperature conversion capable of raising the color temperature of light radiated from an incandescent lamp in which the strength of the film with high color-temperature conversion in question ... | 01/21/2003 |
