Patents by Inventor D. Aaron Crites

D. Aaron Crites 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: 5594294
    Abstract: A lamp assembly having an improved mounting arrangement for a light source and shroud configuration provides for such improved mounting arrangement in a manner such that manufacturing of the lamp assembly is simplified and the light source is protected against vibration and shock forces during manufacture and operation. The light source includes an arc tube which is under pressure and which is disposed within a shroud member that is then mounted within an outer lamp envelope. Top and bottom support members made of an insulative material are disposed on opposite ends of the shroud member. One of the lead wires used to couple energy to the light source, extends through the shroud member and has an insulative sleeve disposed in surrounding relation to a portion thereof. As the one lead wire extends through a hole formed in the bottom support member, a resilient clip member is slid over the bottom portion of such lead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gerald E. Duffy, John J. Cowling, D. Aaron Crites, Dale K. Mikol