Patents by Inventor Wayne C. Matz

Wayne C. Matz 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).

  • Discharge lamp having mechanical disconnect guard against jacket failure
    Patent number: 4221993
    Abstract: The inner arc tube of some jacketed discharge lamps transmits ultaviolet radiation which is normlly intercepted by the glass outer envelope. To prevent harmful release of such radiation in the event the outer envelope should be shattered, a mechanical disconnect is provided in the interenvelope space comprising a springy conductor fastened to a conductive support and compressed between the outer envelope and an arc tube inlead. Upon fracture of the outer envelope, the conductor straightens out whereupon the circuit is opened and the arc tube is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert G. Phillipp, Wayne R. Hellman, Wayne C. Matz, Walter Bacharowski, Jr.