Patents Assigned to Supro Spring and Wireforms, Inc.
  • Metal halide lamp with ARC tube secured to frame by clips passing through protective sleeve
    Patent number: 6291933
    Abstract: Metal halide lamp includes an arc tube and a surrounding tubular quartz sleeve between a pair of parallel wire frame members mounted to a glass stem containing current supply leads. The sleeve is provided with two pairs of diametrically opposed apertures, each pair of apertures receiving an elongate wire U-clip which engages a pinched end of the arc tube inside the sleeve and the frame members outside the sleeve. Distal ends of each U-clip are welded to a frame member to fix the position of the arc tube and the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignees: Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Supro Spring and Wireforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin S. Dombrowski, Kevin D. Provagna, Richard Intihar, Jr., James M. Gensert