Patents by Inventor Benjamin Michael PAX

Benjamin Michael PAX 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).

  • LED lamps for retrofit on high wattage metal halide ballasts
    Patent number: 9989240
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and housing provide a lamp including a heat sink including: an annular tube including a first end and a second end, a plurality of fins extending radially from an exterior surface of the annular tube, wherein a length of each fin extends from the first end of the annular tube to the second end of the annular tube; a plurality of light sources in thermal contact with the heat sink; a driver circuit operative to provide the input voltage and current for the plurality of light sources; and a capper positioned at the second end of the annular tube, wherein the capper is operative to be received in a socket. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, Thomas Alexander Knapp, Thomas Clynne, Benjamin Michael Pax
  • LED LAMPS FOR RETROFIT ON HIGH WATTAGE METAL HALIDE BALLASTS
    Publication number: 20160161103
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and housing provide a lamp including a heat sink including: an annular tube including a first end and a second end, a plurality of fins extending radially from an exterior surface of the annular tube, wherein a length of each fin extends from the first end of the annular tube to the second end of the annular tube; a plurality of light sources in thermal contact with the heat sink; a driver circuit operative to provide the input voltage and current for the plurality of light sources; and a capper positioned at the second end of the annular tube, wherein the capper is operative to be received in a socket. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Raghu RAMAIAH, Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Thomas CLYNNE, Benjamin Michael PAX