Patents by Inventor Steven Osowski

Steven Osowski 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).

  • Hybrid sealing technique
    Patent number: 6817918
    Abstract: The present invention is a hybrid sealing technique. According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, an unsealed lamp body is heated and a partial pinch seal is performed on a first side of the lamp body at an outer junction area. Then, a shrink seal is applied which completes the sealing process at the first side of the lamp body by sealing an inner junction area on the same side of the lamp body. The present invention retains the benefits of the shrink seal, but alleviates the difficulty associated with holding the electrode assemblies in place when performing a traditional shrink seal. In addition, the machine which holds the electrode assemblies in place is greatly simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Ushio America, Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Claus, Randal S. Kincade, Steven Osowski
  • Hybrid sealing technique
    Publication number: 20020187710
    Abstract: The present invention is a hybrid sealing technique. According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, an unsealed lamp body is heated and a partial pinch seal is performed on a first side of the lamp body at an outer junction area. Then, a shrink seal is applied which completes the sealing process at the first side of the lamp body by sealing an inner junction area on the same side of the lamp body. The present invention retains the benefits of the shrink seal, but alleviates the difficulty associated with holding the electrode assemblies in place when performing a traditional shrink seal. In addition, the machine which holds the electrode assemblies in place is greatly simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Holger Claus, Randal S. Kincade, Steven Osowski