Patents by Inventor Leonie M. Geerdinck

Leonie M. Geerdinck 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).

  • Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp
    Patent number: 6222318
    Abstract: Low-pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp is provided with a discharge vessel (10) and a first and a second end portion (12a; 12b). The discharge vessel (10) encloses a discharge space (13) provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas in a gastight manner. Each end portion (12a; 12b) supports an electrode (20a; 20b) which is arranged in the discharge space (13). Current supply conductors (30a, 30a′; 30b, 30b′) extend from the electrodes (20a; 20b) through the end portions (12a; 12b) to outside the discharge vessel (10). A UV-reflecting shield (15a; 15b) is positioned in the space between the electrodes (20a; 20b) and the end portions (12a; 12b), thereby protecting the end portions (12a; 12b) from the creation of reactive sites in the end portions (12a; 12b) at which reactive sites mercury is bound. Preferably, the shield (15a; 15b) is attached to the current supply conductors (30a, 30a′; 30b, 30b′). The lamp according to the invention has a comparatively low mercury consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel W. J. L. Oomen, Adrianus J. H. P. Van Der Pol, Leonie M. Geerdinck