Patents by Inventor Vito Joseph Arsena

Vito Joseph Arsena 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).

  • Coil assembly for an electrodeless fluorescent lamp
    Patent number: 6084359
    Abstract: A coil assembly for an electrodeless fluorescent lamp comprises a hollow ferrite core 30, and a coil 31. The core is retained on a base 32 by a coil former 34 surrounding the core. The core 30 is retained in the former 34 by a circlip 33 or projections. The coil 31 is wound on the former. Pins 36 to which the coil is soldered connect the coil to an energizing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick Hetzel, Robert S. McFeely, Vito Joseph Arsena, Joseph C. Oberle, David O. Wharmby, Steven John Everest, Mahomed Hanif Girach
  • Method for incorporating anti-oxidants within a fluorescent lamp's base shell
    Patent number: 5821682
    Abstract: The formation of leachable mercury upon disposal or during TCLP testing of mercury vapor discharge lamps is substantially prevented by incorporation of an organic or inorganic metal mercury antioxidant in the lamp structure or in the test solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Donald Franklin Foust, William Wayne Akins, Vito Joseph Arsena, Dennis James Doliac, Deborah Ann Haitko, Jon Bennett Jansma