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Incandescent illumination system

USRE36316E · kind E · reissue

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Filing dateOct 20, 1995
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC —)General

Abstract

An improved incandescent lamp is disclosed that is specially adapted for use in combination with a concave reflector in providing a high-intensity beam of light. The lamp includes a plurality of linear, helically-wound filaments arranged with their longitudinal axes parallel with each other and spaced substantially uniformly around the lamp's central longitudinal axis. Orienting such a lamp with its longitudinal axis aligned with the reflector's longitudinal axis, and with the filaments near the reflector's general focal point, ensures that a high proportion of the emitted light is collected by the reflector to project the high-intensity beam.

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