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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas M. Golz, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/20 ;
Abstract
A low voltage display lamp is provided for use in standard threaded lamp sockets. The lamp has a heat shield to reflect infrared radiation (IR) away from the ballast to reduce the ballast's operating temperature. The surface of the heat shield is optically curved to direct the reflected IR back through the front of the lamp such that it exits through the transparent cover rather than being reflected into the lamp housing.