Patents by Inventor Bernhard R. Weber

Bernhard R. Weber 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).

  • High-pressure discharge lamp with incandescing metal droplets
    Patent number: 5382873
    Abstract: The high-pressure discharge lamp has a filling in a discharge vessel (1) which includes a rare gas and a metal compound (2) chosen from hafnium halides and zirconium halides. The halide evaporates and discomposes to form incandescent, condensed metal particles. The lamp may be electrodeless and may in addition contain a buffer gas as a component of its filling. Alternatively, the lamp may have internal electrodes (13) and contain mercury (12) as a buffer gas. The lamp has favorable light generating properties, in particular a good color rendering, and in addition may have a very high luminous efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Scholl, Bernhard R. Weber