Patents by Inventor Maarten Robert Wirtz

Maarten Robert Wirtz 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).

  • Light Source and Assembly of Light Sources
    Publication number: 20080265776
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light source comprising: an at least partly light-transmitting elongate discharge vessel filled with an ionizable substance, at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode connected to respective end portions of the light source, between which first and second electrodes a discharge extends during lamp operation, at least one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode extending laterally with respect to the corresponding end portion. The invention also relates to an assembly of light sources according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventor: Maarten Robert Wirtz