Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Fink, Jr.

Thomas F. Fink, Jr. 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).

  • Adjustable mount for a high intensity lamp
    Patent number: 4675794
    Abstract: A fixture for a high intensity discharge lamp includes a support mechanism allowing the adjustable positioning of the lamp relative to the reflector within the fixture in order to control the beam spread of the light output of the lamp and fixture combination so that focusing of the illumination can be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Fink, Jr., William O. Harris, Gilbert H. Reiling
  • Lamps having multiple and aimed parabolic sections for increased useful light output
    Patent number: 4494176
    Abstract: A reflector lamp having multiple and aimed parabolic reflective sections so as to improve the desired beam pattern is disclosed. The reflector lamp may be of the parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR) or the reflector (R) type lamps having primary, multiple intermediate and rear sections of a parabolic contour which improves the internal light reflective and absorption characteristics of the reflector lamp. The overall effect is to improve the optical efficacy of the reflector lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert W. Sands, Joseph P. Marella, Thomas F. Fink, Jr.