Patents by Inventor Faye E. Bentley

Faye E. Bentley 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).

  • Discharge lamp with wire frame having dual cantilever resilient end
    Patent number: 6133677
    Abstract: Discharge lamp utilizes a current carrying frame member which supports an arc tube and positions it centrally in a glass envelope having a closed end with an inside surface. The frame member has a first end fixed to a lead in the stem and a second end formed with first and second cantilevers connected by a 180 degree bend to resiliently position the frame member in the closed end of the envelope. A metal halide discharge lamp having an elliptical glass envelope and a cylindrical end utilizes a frame wherein the cantilevers are displaced apart to load a hooked end formed on the second cantilever against the inside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignees: Philips Electronics North America Corp., Supro Spring and Wire Forms Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Shippee, Kevin D. Provagna, James M. Gensert, Faye E. Bentley