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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142227 | Multifunctional base for energy saving lamps A multifunctional base for energy saving lamps includes a base body defining an inner receiving space and provided with a bottom through hole and a side opening; a circuit board vertically mounted in the receiving space of the base body and having a power conversion... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7892031 | Quick insertion lamp assembly A lamp assembly includes a light source, a contact base, a center contact and an outer contact. The contact base extends from a lower end to an upper end along a center axis. The upper end is interconnected with the light source and the lower end is configured to be... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7699656 | Lamp holder having a wire clamp A lamp holder for holding a lamp and supplying power into the lamp includes a pair of pins for connecting with a power supply, a pair of electric leads for connecting with the lamp, a wire clamp, and a base for accommodating the wire clamp and securing the pair of p... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7322828 | LED socket An LED socket is detachably mounted on a circuit board in an LED illuminating device. The LED socket has a connector with a lead connecting assembly for connecting an LED and multiple locking protrusions having locking grooves to hold the LED socket in an opening in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7253556 | Light string socket with mechanical shunt A lamp for a light string has a mechanical shunt to allow current to pass to the next light in the event of a missing bulb. A resilient shunt is held in a generally lateral orientation by a shunt holder within the socket. When the hollow base with its bottom opening... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7150562 | High voltage cable terminal and clamp system A cable terminal and clamp system particularly suited for use in an x-ray tube environment. The cable terminal and clamp system includes a cable socket having cable and terminal ports, each of which defines an axis. The cable terminal and clamp system includes a cab... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142639 | High voltage connector for x-ray tube A dielectric connector for use in high voltage devices, including x-ray tubes, is disclosed. The connector comprises a dielectric material and is pre-formed before attachment to the x-ray tube. Pre-formation of the connector creates a first cavity portion therein th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7083476 | Base for a headlight lamp and headlight lamp A base for a headlight lamp, which has a plastic base part having at least two electrical connections, which have a first end with a contact face, the first ends protruding from the base part when mounted such that the contact faces are perpendicular to the longitud... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6969950 | Sealing foil and associated lamp having this foil Sealing foil for making a lamp (1), comprising a metallic base body made from molybdenum and a coating which has been applied to at least part of the base body and which contains chromium, rhenium or ruthenium, alone or as an alloy, the foil being formed as a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6922463 | Thermally high conductive HV connector for a mono-polar CT tube An HV connector for high power X-ray device consists of thermally conductive epoxy, cable terminal, faraday cup, spring-loaded contact, and lead lined housing. The thermally conductive epoxy includes fillers. The epoxy can also be loaded with gravels of similar mate... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6815892 | Discharge lamp with metal oxide coating In a discharge lamp which has a silica glass discharge vessel with an arc tube portion and hermetically sealed portions in which in the hermetically sealed portions of this discharge vessel metal foils are installed and hermetically sealed areas are formed, in accor... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6630773 | Assembling structure for lamp string with fully enveloped bulbs A structure of fully enveloped miniature lamp bulb for lamp strings suitable for mass production and having any of varied appearances is disclosed. The lamp bulb has two electrode pins with a predetermined distance therebetween and being connected in the ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6617513 | Lamp rod assembled device for assembling inserting rod into wire box A lamp rod assembled device for assembling an inserting rod into a wire box comprises a retaining seat installed on a via hole at a lateral side of the wire box and an inserting rod inserted into the wire box. A polygonal though hole is formed in the enga... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6583541 | Filament lamp with pinch-sealed base plate-shaped terminals connecting an outer lead to a feed line A filament lamp with bases in which the pinch seal areas are not damaged and no adhesive is used is achieved by the base of a filament lamp with bases having, in its front area, a holding part for holding a pinch seal area and a first opening into which a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572242 | Illuminator for a signal lamp An illuminator, in particular for a signal lamp, having at least one LED which is mounted on an LED printed circuit board is provided which permits uncomplicated and flexible production. A base housing of the illuminator is produced from plastic. The base... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6556654 | High voltage cable and clamp system for an X-ray tube A system for securely maintaining a high voltage cable within an electrical device, such as an x-ray tube, is disclosed. The system is useful for ensuring a close fit between an x-ray tube cathode insulator and the high voltage cable assembly disposed the... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6555750 | Electrical cable connector By providing two integrated components, an outer housing and an inner sleeve member, with the inner sleeve member being securely mounted to the outer housing in a manner which prevents its separation from the housing, an efficient, easily manufactured and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6402555 | Incandescent lamp socket with integral filter An incandescent lamp socket having an integral, self-contained current filtering device, such as a diode, is formed of a dielectric body having a lamp base receiving socket in one end thereof, a pair of channels extending from the socket to the other end ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382812 | Decorative light string A decorative light s string is disclosed, including a power cord, a plurality of electric connectors respectively installed in the power cord, a plurality of lamp assemblies respectively connected to the electric connectors to obtain the necessary working... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6341881 | Single-conductor positioning device on a bulb holder A single-conductor positioning device on each or either lateral side of a bulb holder, wherein, a receiving seat is integrally formed on the side of the bulb holder and is comprised of two hook-like sidewalls opposite to each other and forming an inner sl... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6323588 | Locking clip for a lamp base having first, second and third portions A locking clip 10 for fixing a base to an end of a glass bulb. The locking clip 10 has a body 12 with a first portion 14, a middle portion 16 and an end portion 18. The middle portion 16 is scyphate, i.e., cup-shaped, and defines a plane, 20 (FIG. 2). The... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6294861 | Electric discharge lamp apparatus An electric discharge lamp apparatus which incorporates an arc tube 10 structured such that an enclosed glass bulb 12 of an arc tube body 11 is enclosed in an ultraviolet-ray shielding globe 20 and having a front end which is supported by a metal lead sup... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6268687 | Base for compact fluorescent lamp The invention relates to a base for compact fluorescent lamp comprising a body and a cap which are fixed to each other along an outside connection surface, a discharge tube is fixed in the cap and metal pins ensuring a releasable electrical contact are fi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6254252 | Lamp and lamp base assembly A first lamp base assembly is provided which includes two separate base components. The first base component is attachable to a lamp via a lamp retainer and to the second base component. The second base component is attachable to the first base component ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6238062 | Modified lamp series The present invention proposes a modified lamp series. The lamp series is a power cable with a plurality of bulb sets installed thereon. Each bulb set comprises a bulb seat, a fixing outer lid, and a bearing soft core. An accommodation groove is disposed ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6232707 | Wedge base lamp A molded lamp base receives a press seal of a lamp. Internal walls of the base define a cavity open at one end to receive the press seal portion of the lamp. The side walls have a thickness dimension and a width dimension substantially conforming to the p... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6080019 | Lamp and lamp base assembly A first lamp base assembly is provided which includes two separate base components. The first base component is attachable to a lamp via a lamp retainer and to the second base component along a planar surface. The second base component included a number o... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079848 | Lamp unit with improved push-in type bulb holder A light set has multiple light units mounted on a multi-wire insulated cord, each light unit comprising a plastic push-in lampholders containing a bulb with two lead wires, a socket member receiving a pair of push-in contact elements and lampholder, and a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077123 | Contact plate for bases of electric lamps Lamp base contact plate for connecting a current lead-in wire of an electric lamp to a contact part of a lampholder, which contact plate being a pressed metal part of the lamp base and having a through bore for the lamp lead-in wire, is fixed firmly on an... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6066004 | LED light string structure An LED light string structure is provided. The LED light string structure includes an LED (1) having conductive leads (12) projecting from one end. The leads (12) have an arcuate shape and make electrical contact with first and second terminals (31). The ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6060820 | Reflector lamp A reflector lamp may be made with a reflector and base holding a hermeticy sealed bulb. The bulb encloses a filling and a light source, the light source being a high voltage or medium voltage light source in which an operating voltage of at least 80 volt... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6023127 | Decoration lamp device A decoration lamp device has a bulb, a sleeve having an upper groove receiving the bulb, and a screw base receiving the sleeve. The bulb has a first filament and a second filament. The sleeve has an upper rim, a plurality of protruded bars, the upper groo... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6017235 | Bulb socket A bulb socket for receiving a base of a bulb, comprises: a bulb mounting hole into which the base of the bulb is mounted; a recessed portion formed in an inner peripheral surface of the bulb mounting hole; and an electrical connection terminal stored-in t... | 01/25/2000 |
