Patents by Inventor Nicasius C. T. Van Gennie

Nicasius C. T. Van Gennie 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).

  • Electrodeless low-pressure discharge
    Patent number: 5291091
    Abstract: The electrodeless low-pressure discharge lamp has a lamp vessel (1) having a cavity (2) at an end portion (3) thereof. An electric coil (4) surrounding a plastic sleeve (5), wherein a liquid-filled tubular container (7) surrounded by a soft-magnetic core (6) is present, is accommodated in the cavity (2). The plastic sleeve (5) is substantially filled up with an elastic polymer. Additionally, the tube (5) may be enveloped by an elastic polymer (9). The elastic polymer ensures a relatively low operating temperature of the members inside the cavity (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Hendrik J. Eggink, Winand H. A. M. Friederichs, Nicasius C. T. Van Gennie