Patents by Inventor Eric W. Keup

Eric W. Keup 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).

  • Reflector lamp with engaging electrical contact
    Patent number: 7514872
    Abstract: A lamp (50) has a lamp envelope (10) having a body (12) with a bottom (14) having a lead-in accepting channel (18); a seat (22) formed with the bottom (14) adjacent one of the lead-in accepting channels; a light source capsule (51) having two electrical lead-ins (52, 54) extending therefrom and through the lead-in accepting channel (18; and an electrical contact (24) having a first depending leg (26), an intermediate transverse portion (28) including a seat engager (30) adapted to cooperate with the seat (22), and a projecting leg (32) extending away from the intermediate transverse portion (28) and along a side (34) of the bottom (16), the first depending leg (26) being in mechanical and electrical contact with one of the lead-ins (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Smith, Ebon L. McCullough, Eric W. Keup, Ralph Cooper