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Title: Jacketed lamp bulb envelope

Abstract

A jacketed lamp bulb envelope includes a ceramic cup having an open end and a partially closed end, the partially closed end defining an aperture, a lamp bulb positioned inside the ceramic cup abutting the aperture, and a reflective ceramic material at least partially covering a portion of the bulb not abutting the aperture. The reflective ceramic material may substantially fill an interior volume of the ceramic cup not occupied by the bulb. The ceramic cup may include a structural feature for aiding in alignment of the jacketed lamp bulb envelope in a lamp. The ceramic cup may include an external flange about a periphery thereof. One example of a jacketed lamp bulb envelope includes a ceramic cup having an open end and a closed end, a ceramic washer covering the open end of the ceramic cup, the washer defining an aperture therethrough, a lamp bulb positioned inside the ceramic cup abutting the aperture, and a reflective ceramic material filling an interior volume of the ceramic cup not occupied by the bulb. A method of packing a jacketed lamp bulb envelope of the type comprising a ceramic cup with a lamp bulb disposed therein includes the steps of filling themore » ceramic cup with a flowable slurry of reflective material, and applying centrifugal force to the cup to pack the reflective material therein.« less

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [5];  [2];  [6];  [4];  [1];  [7];  [8];  [9]
  1. Gaithersburg, MD
  2. Damascus, MD
  3. Mt. Airy, MD
  4. Frederick, MD
  5. Great Falls, VA
  6. Silver Spring, MD
  7. Alexandria, VA
  8. Columbia, MD
  9. Olney, MD
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
FUSION LIGHTING INC
OSTI Identifier:
874096
Patent Number(s):
US 6310443
Assignee:
Fusion Lighting, Inc. (Rockville, MD)
DOE Contract Number:  
FC01-97EE23776
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
jacketed; lamp; bulb; envelope; ceramic; cup; partially; closed; defining; aperture; positioned; inside; abutting; reflective; material; covering; portion; substantially; fill; interior; volume; occupied; structural; feature; aiding; alignment; external; flange; periphery; example; washer; therethrough; filling; method; packing; type; comprising; disposed; steps; flowable; slurry; applying; centrifugal; force; pack; ceramic material; centrifugal force; positioned inside; /315/313/

Citation Formats

MacLennan, Donald A, Turner, Brian P, Gitsevich, Aleksandr, Bass, Gary K, Dolan, James T, Kipling, Kent, Kirkpatrick, Douglas A, Leng, Yongzhang, Levin, Izrail, Roy, Robert J, Shanks, Bruce, Smith, Malcolm, Trimble, William C, and Tsai, Peter. Jacketed lamp bulb envelope. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
MacLennan, Donald A, Turner, Brian P, Gitsevich, Aleksandr, Bass, Gary K, Dolan, James T, Kipling, Kent, Kirkpatrick, Douglas A, Leng, Yongzhang, Levin, Izrail, Roy, Robert J, Shanks, Bruce, Smith, Malcolm, Trimble, William C, & Tsai, Peter. Jacketed lamp bulb envelope. United States.
MacLennan, Donald A, Turner, Brian P, Gitsevich, Aleksandr, Bass, Gary K, Dolan, James T, Kipling, Kent, Kirkpatrick, Douglas A, Leng, Yongzhang, Levin, Izrail, Roy, Robert J, Shanks, Bruce, Smith, Malcolm, Trimble, William C, and Tsai, Peter. 2001. "Jacketed lamp bulb envelope". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874096.
@article{osti_874096,
title = {Jacketed lamp bulb envelope},
author = {MacLennan, Donald A and Turner, Brian P and Gitsevich, Aleksandr and Bass, Gary K and Dolan, James T and Kipling, Kent and Kirkpatrick, Douglas A and Leng, Yongzhang and Levin, Izrail and Roy, Robert J and Shanks, Bruce and Smith, Malcolm and Trimble, William C and Tsai, Peter},
abstractNote = {A jacketed lamp bulb envelope includes a ceramic cup having an open end and a partially closed end, the partially closed end defining an aperture, a lamp bulb positioned inside the ceramic cup abutting the aperture, and a reflective ceramic material at least partially covering a portion of the bulb not abutting the aperture. The reflective ceramic material may substantially fill an interior volume of the ceramic cup not occupied by the bulb. The ceramic cup may include a structural feature for aiding in alignment of the jacketed lamp bulb envelope in a lamp. The ceramic cup may include an external flange about a periphery thereof. One example of a jacketed lamp bulb envelope includes a ceramic cup having an open end and a closed end, a ceramic washer covering the open end of the ceramic cup, the washer defining an aperture therethrough, a lamp bulb positioned inside the ceramic cup abutting the aperture, and a reflective ceramic material filling an interior volume of the ceramic cup not occupied by the bulb. A method of packing a jacketed lamp bulb envelope of the type comprising a ceramic cup with a lamp bulb disposed therein includes the steps of filling the ceramic cup with a flowable slurry of reflective material, and applying centrifugal force to the cup to pack the reflective material therein.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/874096}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001}
}

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