Danny L Hermans

Title: Danny L. Hermans: Inventor of High-Pressure Discharge Lamp Technologies.

Introduction

Danny L. Hermans is an inventor associated with Turnhout, Belgium. His work includes inventions concerning high-pressure discharge lamps and their safety and performance. He is credited with 2 patents and is associated with U.S. Philips Corporation.

Latest Patents

Hermans’s listed patents address lamp temperature management and containment in the event of a discharge vessel failure.

- **High-pressure discharge lamp.** This invention describes a lamp vessel with a smooth, solitary, metallically reflecting graphite film applied to selected areas. The coating helps raise the temperature of comparatively cold parts of the vessel, is readily applied, and adheres well.

- **High-pressure discharge lamp having improved containment structure.** This invention describes a containment assembly inside the lamp’s outer envelope. A glass cylindrical sleeve, closed at both ends by metal plates, is combined with the discharge vessel as a subassembly. Tongues on the plates bear against the sleeve and outer envelope, while a flexible conductor extends from a current lead-through conductor toward the lamp stem and bears on the outer envelope. The structure is designed to help prevent the outer envelope from failing if the discharge vessel ruptures explosively.

Career Highlights

The patent descriptions reflect Hermans’s work on practical lamp engineering, including thermal management and protective structures. His inventions address both the operating conditions of lamp vessels and the containment of potential failures.

Collaborations

Hermans is associated with U.S. Philips Corporation. His listed coworkers include Tjitte De Jong and Florentinus L. Bens.

Conclusion

Danny L. Hermans’s two listed patents focus on improving high-pressure discharge lamps through a graphite coating that manages temperature and a containment structure designed to enhance safety.