Patents by Inventor Christian Seichter

Christian Seichter 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).

  • Publication number: 20100090598
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp, particularly a halogen incandescent lamp, comprising a bulb that is provided with a pinch seal which is inserted into a base by means of an attachment ring. The attachment ring has a receiving section within which the pinch seal is clampingly fastened by means of attachment ring brackets that are supported on support surfaces. According to the invention, the support surfaces are placed at an angle from the longitudinal axis of the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Frank Auer, Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann, Sascha Zelt
  • Publication number: 20100067247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shield device for a headlamp, said device having a reflector with an opening that has a diameter of less than 38.2 mm and two luminous bodies. The shield device is designed in such a way that at least one boundary of the sector shielded by the shield device on the reflector in the vicinity of the opening, said sector lying on a straight line between the reflector opening and a circle around the reflector opening with a diameter of 38.2 mm, when viewed on a plane running parallel to the reflector opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Auer, Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann, Sascha Zelt
  • Publication number: 20100060160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a halogen bulb comprising two filaments that are located (21, 22) in a lamp body (10), a first filament (21) being designed for operation at a higher electrical output than the second filament (22). To fulfil a daylight driving function, the second filament (22) is designed to produce an electrical output that is lower by a factor of 2.5 to 4 than the electrical output of the first filament (21) when operating with a standard operating voltage and is designed in such a way that it can be operated with an operating voltage that is lower than the standard operating voltage in order to produce a dimmed position light function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Auer, Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann, Sascha Zelt
  • Publication number: 20100039017
    Abstract: 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 tail of the first spiral-wound filament is connected to a dimming cap, said tail being located at a distance from the base, while a tail of the second spiral-wound filament is connected to the central feeder, said tail being close to the base. The second filament tail that faces away and is located at a distance from the base is connected to the upper feeder. According to the invention, the lower feeder is connected to the dimming cap by means of an end, some sections of which are angled away from a longitudinal axis of the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Auer, Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann, Sascha Zelt
  • Publication number: 20060043898
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric incandescent lamp, in particular a vehicle headlight lamp, having an incandescent filament, arranged inside a transparent lamp vessel, and supply leads for the incandescent filament, at least one of the supply leads being provided with at least one reinforcing strut in order to improve the vibration strength of the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft Fur Elektrische Gluhlampen MBH
    Inventors: Frank Auer, Christian Seichter
  • Publication number: 20050162091
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric incandescent lamp, in particular a vehicle headlight lamp having at least one incandescent filament arranged within a lamp vessel and power supply lines for the incandescent filament, at least one power supply line having a bent-back end, which is connected to an outgoing filament line, which extends transversely to the winding axis of the at least one incandescent filament, of the at least one incandescent filament. According to the invention, the bent-back end of the power supply line and the outgoing filament line of the at least one incandescent filament are arranged on a plane transverse to the winding axis of the at least one incandescent filament, in order to be able to compensate for so-called over- or under-winding during the manufacturing process of the at least one incandescent filament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCH GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20050128763
    Abstract: An incandescent lamp for vehicle headlights has at least one incandescent filament and a shading apparatus for the at least one incandescent filament, which are both arranged in a lamp vessel. The shading apparatus has a tab in the form of a hook which is integrally formed on an edge, which runs transversely to the filament axis of the at least one incandescent filament, of the shading apparatus and which is connected to an outgoing filament line of the at least one incandescent filament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6879102
    Abstract: 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) is joined to an edge section (41) of the shading device (4) running substantially parallel to the coil axis, in order to ensure an improved suspension of the incandescent filament (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer elektrische Gluehlampen mbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Manfred Bühler, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6822392
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incandescent lamp for a motor vehicle headlight. The secondary filament (2) is arranged in such a way that, in a projection plane that is arranged perpendicular to the reference plane (B), the edge (2a), facing the antidazzle device (4), of the image, projected onto the projection plane, of the second incandescent filament (2) is arranged over the entire length of the second incandescent filament (2) between the reference axis (A) and the antidazzle device (4), and the edge (2a), facing the antidazzle device (4), of the image, projected to the scale 1:1 onto the projection plane, of the second incandescent filament (2) has a prescribed spacing from the reference axis (A). It is thereby possible to produce the light/dark boundary for the lower beam with the aid of the edge (2a) of the secondary filament image (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Manfred Bühler, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20040160181
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incandescent lamp for vehicle headlights, the incandescent lamp having at least one incandescent filament and a shading apparatus for the at least one incandescent filament, which are both arranged in a lamp vessel, and having power supply lines for the at least one incandescent filament, a first power supply line being connected to the shading apparatus. The abovementioned power supply line has a bent-back end, which is connected to an outgoing filament line of the at least one incandescent filament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCH GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6709130
    Abstract: 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) that projects out of the common plane of the power supply wires (7, 8, 9) and is guided past the main filament (5), this section (8a) being shaped such that light beams that are emitted by the main filament (5) perpendicular to its filament axis are not obstructed by the power supply wire (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Pätent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer elektrische Gluehlampen mbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Christian Seichter
  • Publication number: 20030205972
    Abstract: 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) is joined to an edge section (41) of the shading device (4) running substantially parallel to the coil axis, in order to ensure an improved suspension of the incandescent filament (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCH GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Manfred Buhler, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20030189404
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incandescent lamp for a motor vehicle headlight. The secondary filament (2) is arranged in such a way that, in a projection plane that is arranged perpendicular to the reference plane (B), the edge (2a), facing the antidazzle device (4), of the image, projected onto the projection plane, of the second incandescent filament (2) is arranged over the entire length of the second incandescent filament (2) between the reference axis (A) and the antidazzle device (4), and the edge (2a), facing the antidazzle device (4), of the image, projected to the scale 1:1 onto the projection plane, of the second incandescent filament (2) has a prescribed spacing from the reference axis (A). It is thereby possible to produce the light/dark boundary for the lower beam with the aid of the edge (2a) of the secondary filament image (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCH GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Manfred Buhler, Christian Seichter, Klaus Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20030053309
    Abstract: 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) that projects out of the common plane of the power supply wires (7, 8, 9) and is guided past the main filament (5), this section (8a) being shaped such that light beams that are emitted by the main filament (5) perpendicular to its filament axis are not obstructed by the power supply wire (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig, Christian Seichter