Patents by Inventor Arthur S. Homa

Arthur S. Homa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lighting unit
    Patent number: 4574219
    Abstract: A lighting unit having a filament serving as a supplementary light source, an improved gas discharge tube serving as a main light source having improved electrodes and an improved ballast circuit operating in cooperation with the improved electrodes is disclosed. Various embodiments of the improved electrodes and various embodiments of the improved ballast circuits are disclosed. The improved ballast circuit operating in cooperation with the improved electrodes provides for thermionic arc conditions in the operation of the gas discharge tube substantially immediately after the application of voltage applied to the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John M. Davenport, Richard L. Hansler, Ralph M. Potter, John M. Blank, Dimitri M. Speros, Arthur S. Homa, Amarendra Mishra, Robert A. Leskovec