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US 7,121,900 · App. 10/920,517 · Granted Oct 17, 2006

Outgassing shield for lamp socket

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Patent No.
US 7,121,900
App. No.
10/920,517
Granted
Oct 17, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An outgassing shield ( 40 ) for a lamp socket ( 22 ) comprises a cup-shaped unit that fits over the end of the socket that penetrates a lamp reflector ( 12 ), reducing the temperature upon the socket body and substantially eliminating outgassing. The elimination of the outgassing prevents deleterious buildup of outgassed materials on the reflector surface and the interior of the lens, thereby enhancing light output.

Claims (4)

1. In a lamp socket formed from gas-containing material the improvement comprising;

an out-gassing shield covering at least part of said socket, said socket having a socket body extending from a base, and being adapted to be inserted into a lamp body; said out-gassing shield being positioned on a part of said socket body that is positioned within said lamp body, said gas-containing material being a plastic material and said out-gassing shield being metal;

said lamp body including a reflector portion and a lens portion, said reflector portion having a reflector surface and said out-gassing shield having a reflector surface substantially matching said lamp body reflector surface.

2. The lamp socket of claim 1 wherein said out-gassing shield is constructed from stainless steel.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS US, LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC., AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION, LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY; TENNECO INC., AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Reel/Frame 058392/0274 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS US, LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC., AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION, LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY; TENNECO INC., AS SUCCESSOR TO FEDERAL-MOGUL LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Reel/Frame 056886/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2018
From: FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY
To: REBO LIGHTING & ELECTRONICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045552/0175 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2017
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE AND AGENT
To: FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC (F/K/A/ FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC.); FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN, INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY; FEDERAL-MOGUL, LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC (F/K/A/ FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS CORPORATION); FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC
Reel/Frame 044721/0032 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Sep 26, 2017
From: FEDERAL-MOGUL LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 044013/0419 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: FEDERAL-MOGUL LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 042963/0662 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2014
From: FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC., A MICHIGAN CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN, INC., A MICHIGAN CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC. , A MISSORI CORPORATION; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 033204/0707 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2011
From: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
To: FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY
Reel/Frame 026763/0353 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2004
From: THOMAS, RONALD E.; MILLER, TIMOTHY J.
To: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
Reel/Frame 015714/0827 →