Patents by Inventor William Neil Ives

William Neil Ives 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).

  • HID LAMP WITH A CANTED ARC TUBE
    Publication number: 20100123393
    Abstract: An HID lamp with a canted arc tube including a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp with an outer envelope (1) having a neck portion (34) and a lamp axis (32); a frame (9) having first frame section (9a), second frame section (9b), third frame section (9c), the first frame section (9a) being pivotably connected to the second frame section (9b) in a first connection, and the second frame section (9b) being pivotably connected to the third frame section (9c) in a second connection; and an arc tube (4) having an arc tube axis (33) attached to the second frame section (9b). At least one of the first connection and the second connection is a deformable connector (130, 132) paired with a rotary joint (21, 23); and the arc tube axis (33) forms a predetermined angle with the lamp axis (32) when the frame (9) is in a final configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Junming Tu, John Conrad, William Solsky, Dan Shumway, William Henry Hitchcock, William Neil Ives, Kevin Provagna