Patents by Inventor Gideon Kanne

Gideon Kanne 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 gas discharge lamp for a lighting device
    Patent number: 8350475
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) for a lighting device, in particular for a headlight unit of a motor vehicle, with an electronic ignition system (9) that is arranged inside a lamp cap housing (1, 2) that comprises an upper part (1) and a cover (2), wherein said upper part (1) is provided with an opening (1.1) within which a high-voltage connection (4) between the high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) and the electronic ignition system (9) is present, the cover (2) projects into said opening (1.1) and closes off this opening (1.1) in an insulating manner, and the mutually facing surfaces of the upper part (1) and the cover (2) form a labyrinth (3) that is interrupted by an insulating element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Daub, Michael Eusterbrock, Gideon Kanne
  • HIGH-PRESSURE GAS DISCHARGE LAMP FOR A LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110084605
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) for a lighting device, in particular for a headlight unit of a motor vehicle, with an electronic ignition system (9) that is arranged inside a lamp cap housing (1, 2) that comprises an upper part (1) and a cover (2), wherein said upper part (1) is provided with an opening (1.1) within which a high-voltage connection (4) between the high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) and the electronic ignition system (9) is present, the cover (2) projects into said opening (1.1) and closes off this opening (1.1) in an insulating manner, and the mutually facing surfaces of the upper part (1) and the cover (2) form a labyrinth (3) that is interrupted by an insulating element (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Daub, Michael Eusterbrock, Gideon Kanne