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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8093815 | High-pressure discharge lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel directly sealed to a rod A high-pressure discharge lamp and a reflector lamp including a discharge vessel enclosing a discharge space which is provided with an ionizable filling comprising one or more halides. The discharge vessel is substantially constituted by a ceramic material having fi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8004196 | Alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glasses for lighting means with external or internal contacting The invention relates to aluminoborosilicate glasses as a glass casing body of a lighting means, especially for background illumination, which glass composition is equally suitable for use in lighting means with external contacting as well as for lighting means with... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7973481 | Nitride sintered body and method for manufacturing thereof An insulating material high both in thermal conductivity and light reflectance, and a submount high in heat radiatability for mounting an LED element thereon, capable of raising a light utilization factor and quickly radiating heat generated from the element. For ex... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7884550 | Arc tube composed of yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic material A transparent sintered yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic material formed from a solid-state reaction of a mixture of yttrium oxide powder and aluminum oxide powder during sintering. The ceramic material preferably has an in-line transmission of greater than 75% so it ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7876053 | Nitride sintered body and method for manufacturing thereof An insulating material high both in thermal conductivity and light reflectance, and a submount high in heat radiatability for mounting an LED element thereon, capable of raising a light utilization factor and quickly radiating heat generated from the element. For ex... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7800309 | Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp and apparatus for treatment A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp has a lamp envelope enclosing, in a gastight manner, a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas. The lamp envelope includes electrodes for maintaining a discharge in the discharge space. The lamp e... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7741780 | Ceramic discharge vessel having a sealing composition A sealing composition for ceramic discharge vessels is described. The sealing composition contains about 20 to about 40 mole percent MgO, about 20 to about 45 mole percent Y2O3, and about 20 to about 60 mole percent Al2O3 ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7541742 | Colored glass for lighting, colored glass bulb and method for producing thereof The present invention provides colored glass containing no hazardous substances, such as CdS, CdSe and PbCrO4, and used for lamps and covers for lighting, a colored glass bulb with yellow to orange color produced by using said colored glass, and a method ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7535179 | Lamp bulbs for discharge lamps made from aluminosilicate glass, discharge lamps made with same and method of making same The lamp bulb for discharge lamps is made from an aluminosilicate glass with a transformation temperature Tg>600° C. The aluminosilicate glass has a composition (in % by weight, based on oxide content) of SiO2>55-64; Al2O3, 13-18; B... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7518314 | Red-colored electric lamp The invention relates to electric lamps and more particularly to automotive signal lamps. A glass composition is described for use in electric lamps, which glass is red colored. The glass composition comprises copper between 0.1 and 2% by weight, tin between 0.1 and... | 04/14/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7439676 | Cold cathode fluorescent lamp with molybdenum electrode A cold cathode fluorescent lamp (1) has feedthrough pins (5) made from molybdenum or a molybdenum alloy that form a glass-metal seal (6) with a glass composed of 55-75 wt. % SiO2, 13-25 wt. % B2O3, 0-10 wt. % Al | 10/21/2008 |
| 7420331 | Doped dysprosia discharge vessel A ceramic discharge vessel is provided wherein the vessel comprises a hollow body for enclosing a discharge and the hollow body is made of a polycrystalline dysprosium oxide containing a luminescent dopant that emits one or more visible light wavelengths when stimul... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396792 | Transparent polycrystalline aluminium oxide The present invention relates to highly dense translucent and transparent aluminium oxide components for applications, e.g. in the lighting industry, where a fine crystal size has to be obtained and stabilized for use at temperatures of 800° C. or more. Disclosed a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390761 | Alkaline-earth aluminosilicate glass and use thereof The invention relates to an alkaline-earth aluminosilicate glass with the following composition (in wt. %, based on oxide content): SiO2 >58-62; B2O3 0 5.5; Al2O3 13.5 17.5; MgO 0-7; CaO 5.5-14; SrO 0-8, BaO 6-1... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391158 | Plasma lamp with dielectric waveguide A dielectric waveguide integrated plasma lamp (DWIPL) with a body consisting essentially of at least one dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than approximately 2, and having a shape and dimensions such that the body resonates in at least one res... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7365037 | Quartz glass having excellent resistance against plasma corrosion and method for producing the same As a jig material to use under plasma reaction for producing semiconductors the present invention provides a quartz glass having resistance against plasma corrosion, particularly corrosion resistance against fluorine-based plasma gases, and which is usable without c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362053 | Ceramic discharge vessel having aluminum oxynitride seal region The present invention is a ceramic discharge vessel for use in high-intensity-discharge (HID) lamps. The discharge vessel has a ceramic body and at least one seal region comprised of an aluminum oxynitride material. The seal region further has a surface layer for co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362054 | Plasma lamp with dielectric waveguide A dielectric waveguide integrated plasma lamp is disclosed for powering a small and bright bulb with a diameter of a few millimeters. The lamp is contained within a high dielectric constant material which guides the microwaves to the bulb, provides heat isolation to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358678 | Plasma lamp with dielectric waveguide A dielectric waveguide integrated plasma lamp is disclosed for powering a small and bright bulb with a diameter of a few millimeters. The lamp is contained within a high dielectric constant material which guides the microwaves to the bulb, provides heat isolation to... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352131 | Electric lamp comprising a lead-free glass component The electric lamp has a glass component with a composition which, according to the invention, is substantially free of PbO and has the following constituents: 55–70 wt. % SiO2, | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348732 | Plasma lamp with dielectric waveguide A dielectric waveguide integrated plasma lamp (DWIPL) with a body consisting essentially of at least one dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than approximately 2, and having a shape and dimensions such that the body resonates in at least one res... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326199 | System and method for flexible architecture for dermatologic treatments utilizing multiple light sources A system and method for providing light treatments to a patients skin, which could include both dermal and epidermal regions. The system and method utilize multiple hand pieces where each hand piece can deliver light from a different light source. The system and met... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319293 | Light bulb having wide angle light dispersion using crystalline material The present light bulb includes a wide angle dispersed light which uses, as a source of light dispersion, crystalline particulate material incorporated into the molded or formed material of the light bulb. The crystalline particulate material can be incorporated int... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319289 | Light emitting device A light emitting device has a light emitting element, and a phosphor layer of phosphor glass to generate fluorescence while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits ultraviolet light, and the phosphor glass gen... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315125 | Aluminum-free borosilicate glass and applications thereof The fluorescent lamp is made with an aluminum-free borosilicate glass having a composition, in percent by weight, based on oxide content of: SiO2, 65-77; B2O3, 7-20; Li2O, 0-2; Na2O, 0-4; K2O, 3-12; M... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311432 | Backlight modules and fluorescent lamp assemblies thereof Backlight modules. A backlight module for a flat display device includes a light guide element and a fluorescent lamp assembly. The fluorescent lamp assembly disposed on a first side of the light guide element includes a first fluorescent lamp and a second fluoresce... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291140 | System and method for low average power dermatologic light treatment device The invention comprises a system and method for providing for pulses or relatively low energy light to an area of skin being treated. Typically, these low energy pulses will include shorter wavelength light, and will provided for multiple pulses of light for the are... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7247591 | Translucent PCA ceramic, ceramic discharge vessel, and method of making A translucent polycrystalline material suitable for use in ceramic discharge vessels for metal halide lamps is produced by sintering an alumina powder doped with a MgO sintering aid in a nitrogen atmosphere containing a partial pressure of a vapor phase carbon-conta... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226470 | Phototherapeutical apparatus and method for the treatment and prevention of diseases of body cavities A phototherapeutical apparatus and method are described. The apparatus includes an ultraviolet light source, an optical guidance system, and a patient interface. The patient interface is insertable at least partially into a body cavity and is operable to apply the g... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217673 | Solarization stable borosilicate glass and uses thereof The borosilicate glass of the invention is highly resistant to solarization, because it is free of CeO2. Also it contains 0.01 to 0.05 wt. % of Fe2O3 and 0.05 to 0.8 wt. % of TiO2. This borosilicate glass is especially adv... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7211957 | Alumino earth-alkali silicate glasses with high thermal capacity for light bulbs and use thereof An alumino earth-alkali silicate glass for lamp bulbs of tungsten halogen incandescent lamps has the following glass composition (% by weight) that reduces discoloration during operation of the lamp bulb: | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199523 | Cold cathode fluorescent lamp and backlight unit A cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes a light-emitting tube made from borosilicate glass doped with 5.1–9.0 wt % of an ultraviolet light absorbent, the light-emitting tube having phosphors coated on an inner surface thereof, and mercury and a rare gas enclosed ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7187128 | Joined bodies, luminous containers and assemblies for high pressure discharge lamps A joined body is provided, including a first member having a first joining face and sapphire exposed at the first joining face and a second member having a second joining face and sapphire or polycrystalline alumina exposed at the second joining face. The first memb... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7166963 | Electrodeless lamp for emitting ultraviolet and/or vacuum ultraviolet radiation An electrodeless lamp and process for emitting ultraviolet and/or vacuum ultraviolet radiation comprises an envelope formed of an ultra-pure and/or low-defect quartz material and an ultraviolet and/or vacuum ultraviolet emissive material disposed in the interior reg... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164233 | Barium-silica glass lamp having thermally balanced lead-in wires An automotive lamp has a sealed envelope of barium silica glass that is essentially free of cadmium and in which a light emitting element is contained. Lead-in wires extend through the envelope and are coupled to the light emitting element. The glass envelope and le... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7141932 | Metal halide lamp and automotive headlamp apparatus A metal halide lamp includes a fire-resistant and translucent hermetic vessel containing amounts of scandium halide and sodium halide sealed in the hermetic vessel satisfying the formula of 0.25 | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132797 | Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one end-to-end seal. The end-to-end seal may be a material diffusion bond, a seal-material bond, or any other suitable bond. For example, the hermetically sealed lamp may have one or more endcaps butt-sealed to an arc envel... | 11/07/2006 |
