The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Bruno Bachetzky, Augsburg, DE;
Andreas Jakob, Langerringen, DE;
Paul Lange, Friedberg, DE;
Thomas Noll, Kipfenberg, DE;
Abstract
A compact low-pressure discharge lamp ( ) includes a discharge vessel ( ) with electrodes and power supply leads ( ), a discharge vessel mount ( ) and a cap ( ) which has a housing ( ), connecting contacts ( ) and a mounting plate ( ) with a ballast apparatus ( ), with the mounting plate ( ) being fitted with the ballast arrangement ( ) in the interior of the cap housing ( ), and having connections for electrical connection of the mounting plate ( ) to the power supply leads ( ) and to the connecting contacts ( ). The discharge vessel mount ( ) has an essentially H-shaped cross section and includes a plate ( ) with collars ( ) running on the edge of each side of the plate. Both the housing ( ) of the cap ( ) and the cover part, which is in the form of an enveloping bulb ( ), a reflector or a closure cap, are mounted on this H-shaped discharge vessel mount ( ).