North American Philips Lighting Corp.

North American Philips Corporation

Harish F Gandhi

Robert E Cassidy

Wallace T MacDonald

Frederik H Alkema

Antonius J Van Hees

Compact fluorescent lamp

Compact fluorescent reflector lamp

A fluorescent lamp unit adapted for use in an incandescent lamp socket includes a tube, a cap member having a base wall in which the tube is fixed, and a ballast housing having a primary cavity which is substantially defined by a circumferential wall and closed toward the cap member to create a secondary cavity which thermally isolates the tube from the ballast. The housing further includes a partition which isolates conduits for the wire leads from the primary cavity and each other, whereby uninsulated leads may be used. A potted ballast completely fills the primary cavity to improve heat dissipation through the circumferential wall.

Fluorescent lamp unit with integral ballast housing

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Salem, MA, United States of America

Harish F Gandhi