Patents by Inventor Hans-Joachim Helmar Unger

Hans-Joachim Helmar Unger 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: 7559685
    Abstract: A lamp includes a burner secured to a holding device made of metal. The lamp further includes a bottom section made of plastic. In order that the lamp is of a simple, mechanically stable design, and nonetheless is thermally stable, in accordance with a first aspect, an opening of the bottom section is provided with projections in such a way that a base sleeve made of metal, which is disposed in the opening, does not bear laterally against the bottom section over its entire surface. In accordance with a second aspect, the base sleeve includes a flange which screens a top side of the bottom section, at least partially, against the burner, wherein a space remains between the flange and the top side of the bottom section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Rosenmüller, Jürgen Flechsig, Hans-Joachim Helmar Unger
  • Publication number: 20080151568
    Abstract: A lamp, in particular a vehicle lamp, is equipped with a burner (12), which is secured to a holding device (20, 22) made of metal. The lamp (10) is further equipped with a bottom section (24) made of plastic. In order that the lamp is of a simple, mechanically stable design, and nonetheless is thermally stable, in accordance with a first aspect, an opening (28) of the bottom section (24) is provided with projections (40) in such a way that a base sleeve (26) made of metal, which is disposed in the opening (28), does not bear laterally against the bottom section (24) over its entire surface. In accordance with a second aspect, the base sleeve (26) develops a flange (26a), which screens a top side (36) of the bottom section (24), at least partially, against the burner (12), wherein a (10) space remains between the flange (26a) and the top side (36) of the bottom section (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Rosenmuller, Jurgen Flechsig, Hans-Joachim Helmar Unger