Patents by Inventor Andreas Wever

Andreas Wever 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).

  • Patent number: 6803721
    Abstract: The invention relates to a halogen incandescent lamp for operating on line voltage, at least comprising a hermetically sealed, cylindrical bulb (2) made from transparent material, a filling made from inert gas and a halogen additive, a luminous element (4), a current supply system, and a mount (5), which is formed from a single-piece support wire, one end region of which is bent away transversely to the lamp axis, and which retains the luminous element (4) in the vicinity of the end of the bulb (2) remote from the pinch, wherein a luminous element (4) bent virtually into a U-shape is arranged symmetrically relative to the lamp axis, the luminous element (4) is held twice by the mount (5) in the region of the portion of the luminous element (4) which is arranged transverse to the lamp axis, and one end of the mount (5) is fixed in a pinch (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Hofmann, Andreas Wever, Heinz-Josef Offermanns, Dieter Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20030127980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a halogen incandescent lamp for operating on line voltage, at least comprising a hermetically sealed, cylindrical bulb (2) made from transparent material, a filling made from inert gas and a halogen additive, a luminous element (4), a current supply system, and a mount (5), which is formed from a single-piece support wire, one end region of which is bent away transversely to the lamp axis, and which retains the luminous element (4) in the vicinity of the end of the bulb (2) remote from the pinch, wherein a luminous element (4) bent virtually into a U-shape is arranged symmetrically relative to the lamp axis, the luminous element (4) is held twice by the mount (5) in the region of the portion of the luminous element (4) which is arranged transverse to the lamp axis, and one end of the mount (5) is fixed in a pinch (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Bernd Hofmann, Andreas Wever, Heinz-Josef Offermanns, Dieter Rosenbaum