Patents by Inventor Ulrich Schemm

Ulrich Schemm 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).

  • Electric luminaire for discharge lamp having insulation-piercing contacts
    Patent number: 6244724
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric luminaire having a luminaire housing (10, 11) and at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) as well as an operating device for operating the at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12), the operating device having lamp-side (19a) and line-side electric terminals (19e, 19f) for supplying voltage to the at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) and to the operating device. The at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) is uncapped and has a plurality of supply leads (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d) which project from its discharge vessel (12) and are connected in each case to one of the lamp-side electric terminals (19a) of the operating device. Furthermore, the components of the operating device are arranged together with the electric terminals (19a, 19e, 19f) of the operating device on a common mounting plate (18), and the electric terminals (19a, 19e, 19f) are constructed as insulation-piercing contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer elektrische Gluehlampen mbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Schemm
  • Uncapped electric luminaire having housing and low-pressure discharge lamp connected via adhesive tape
    Patent number: 6011351
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric luminaire having a luminaire housing 0, 11) and at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) as well as an operating device for operating the at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12), the operating device having lamp-side (19a) and line-side electric terminals (19e, 19f) for supplying voltage to the at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) and to the operating device. According to the invention, the at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) is fastened to the luminaire housing (10) with the aid of an adhesive means (13), preferably by means of a double-sided adhesive tape. Moreover, according to the invention the at least one low-pressure discharge lamp (12) is uncapped and has a plurality of supply leads (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d) which project from its discharge vessel and are connected according to the invention in each case to one of the lamp-side electric terminals (19a) of the operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer elektrische Gluelampen mbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Schemm