Osram Sylvania Inc.

Arnold R Cernota

Mitchell R Gagnon

William L Kretovic

Gregory Bibbo

Michael T Ford

An electric lamp includes a light-transmissive lamp envelope defining an enclosed volume, the lamp envelope having a press seal at one end thereof and the press seal having a recess along a bottom edge thereof, at least one lamp filament disposed in the enclosed volume of the lamp envelope, electrical leads extending through the press seal on opposite sides of the recess and connected to the lamp filament, and an exhaust tube extending through the recess in the press seal to the enclosed volume of the lamp envelope. An insulating base is typically secured to the press seal. The exhaust tube located in the recess is at least partially shielded against breakage.

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Greenfield, NH, United States of America

Arnold R Cernota