Patents by Inventor Thomas F. McGee, III

Thomas F. McGee, III 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 T-shaped electrodes
    Patent number: 5811935
    Abstract: A discharge lamp includes a first and a second substrate (12, 14), a cavity disposed in the first substrate (12) or in a portion of the first and a second substrate (12, 14), a first and a second aligned electrode (270, 272) disposed between the first and a second substrate (12, 14) having respective ends extending into the cavity, wherein the first and the second aligned electrode (270, 272) are "T-shaped" when viewed in cross-section. The T-shaped electrodes provide mechanical support that minimizes bending and distortion in the horizontal and vertical directions. The discharge lamp may include a charge of mercury or an inert gas, and may further include a phosphor layer (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald D. Pinker, Thomas F. McGee, III, David Alan Cammack, Babar Ali Khan
  • Method of growing polycrystalline and monocrystalline bodies of volatile 2,6 and 3,5 compounds in graphite crucibles by self-sealing and self-releasing techniques
    Patent number: 4465546
    Abstract: A large polycrystalline body of a 2,6 or 3,5 volatile compound is produced in a graphite crucible under low external pressure by passing a narrow molten zone through a charge of the compound contained in the graphite crucible the interior of which is coated with pyrolytic graphite. By a similar technique, but by use of a hot zone cooler then the molten zone, the polycrystalline body is converted to a monocrystalline body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: North American Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Fitzpatrick, Thomas F. McGee, III