US1074333A - Glower for electrical incandescent lamps. - Google Patents

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US1074333A
US1074333A US683878A US1912683878A US1074333A US 1074333 A US1074333 A US 1074333A US 683878 A US683878 A US 683878A US 1912683878 A US1912683878 A US 1912683878A US 1074333 A US1074333 A US 1074333A
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  • My invention relates to glowers or illuminants for electrical incandescent lamps, and more particularly to filamentary glowers, although tubes, rods or other forms may be made for the purpose, the said glowers being made from finely powdered materials and when finished shall be conductive and luminous under the action of a suitable electric current.
  • the object of this invention is to produce glowers which shall be more regular and even in their light-emitting qualities and which shall have a higher specific resistance as compared with solid metal filaments, so that shorter and thicker glowers may be used than those made entirely of metal.
  • the powders forming the filament can be so changed and arranged as to enable the maker to control and plan any resistance for them at a given length and cross-section, this being accomplished by adding a varying quantity of refractory re; sistance material to metal powders.
  • Metalpowder such as tungsten
  • tungsten is intiinatelyvmixed with a powder such as oxid of zirconium, oxid of aluminum or other refractory oxid and this mixture is formed into a paste with abindin substance suchas paraffin.
  • This paste is then forced through a fine hole into a filamentary form, having a thread-like appearance. This is cut into proper lengths and shaped into filaments suitable for lamps.
  • the binding substance is eliminated by heat and a high temperature is caused to act upon the filaments, in a suitable vessel, exhausted of air or containing indifierent gas, until all the particles are united together in a manner similar to fritting or welding.
  • the filaments then receive a deposit of refractory metal to reduce their reslstance to COlIllllQI'Clill' requirements and to make them uniform in flashing-jar and heated to a vaporizing tem- I perature. and connected with electrical terminals, the flashing-jar is exhausted of air, the vapor of the tungsten salt is mixed with pure hydrogen gas and these mixed vapors are caused to enter the exhausted jar. Aproper The filament is placed therein current, sufiicient to raise the filament to a temperature high enough to cause the vapors to decompose, is made to traverse the filament which results in adeposit of tungsten thereon.
  • Another method of making the high resistance filament is to-form a paste of metal powder with a solution of a salt which, under the action of heat, will become changed to an oxid. For instance, nitrate of aluminum dissolved in water and somewhat concentrated will form a jelly-like mass. This is mixed with the metal powder and, in this condition, serves as a binding substance. The mass isthen forced through a die-hole, formed into filaments and the nitrate of aluminum changed into oxid of aluminum by means of heat. This may be performed in abell-jar under the action of an exhaust pump while the filament is raised to a high temperature by means of an electric current. The filament may then be coated with the refractory metal in the manner previously set forth.
  • a glower for an electrical incandescent lamp consisting of a filament composed of tungsten and oxid of aluminum covered with refractory metal.
  • a glower for an electrical incandescent lamp consisting of a filamentcomposed of a mixture of tungsten and oxid of aluminum covered with a deposit of tungsten.
  • a glower for an electrical incandescent lamp consisting of a fritted body-composed of tungsten and oxid of aluminum covered with a coating of tungsten.
  • the method of making glowers for electrical incandescent lamps which consists in mixing a salt-binding material with a in mixing a salt-binding material with metal powder, forming the nnxture into filaments, heating the filaments until all undesirable material is eliminated therefrom, refractory oxid formed therein, the particles of the filaments fritted together and covering them with a deposit of refractory metal in such a manner as to make them uniform in their light-giving qualities.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- ORLANDO M. THOWLESS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
GLOWER FOR ELECTRICAL INCANDESCENT LAMPS.
No Drawing. Original application filed January 20, 1911, Serial No. 603,663.
filed March 14. 1912.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Sept-30, 1913. Divided and this application Serial No. 683,878.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORLANDO M. THowmass, a subject of the Kin of Great Britain, residing at Newark, 1n the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glowers for Electrical Incandescent Lamps, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to glowers or illuminants for electrical incandescent lamps, and more particularly to filamentary glowers, although tubes, rods or other forms may be made for the purpose, the said glowers being made from finely powdered materials and when finished shall be conductive and luminous under the action of a suitable electric current.
The object of this invention is to produce glowers which shall be more regular and even in their light-emitting qualities and which shall have a higher specific resistance as compared with solid metal filaments, so that shorter and thicker glowers may be used than those made entirely of metal. In this form the powders forming the filament can be so changed and arranged as to enable the maker to control and plan any resistance for them at a given length and cross-section, this being accomplished by adding a varying quantity of refractory re; sistance material to metal powders.
As an illustration of my invention and to show how itis carried into effect I will give here one form of refractory metal powder and one form of resistance material with the methods of making the same into glowers.
Metalpowder, such as tungsten, is intiinatelyvmixed with a powder such as oxid of zirconium, oxid of aluminum or other refractory oxid and this mixture is formed into a paste with abindin substance suchas paraffin. This paste is then forced through a fine hole into a filamentary form, having a thread-like appearance. This is cut into proper lengths and shaped into filaments suitable for lamps. The binding substance is eliminated by heat and a high temperature is caused to act upon the filaments, in a suitable vessel, exhausted of air or containing indifierent gas, until all the particles are united together in a manner similar to fritting or welding. -The filaments then receive a deposit of refractory metal to reduce their reslstance to COlIllllQI'Clill' requirements and to make them uniform in flashing-jar and heated to a vaporizing tem- I perature. and connected with electrical terminals, the flashing-jar is exhausted of air, the vapor of the tungsten salt is mixed with pure hydrogen gas and these mixed vapors are caused to enter the exhausted jar. Aproper The filament is placed therein current, sufiicient to raise the filament to a temperature high enough to cause the vapors to decompose, is made to traverse the filament which results in adeposit of tungsten thereon.
While it may be better in most cases to deposit the same metal as that used in the basic'filament yet any of the highly refractory metals may be used for the deposit.
Another method of making the high resistance filament is to-form a paste of metal powder with a solution of a salt which, under the action of heat, will become changed to an oxid. For instance, nitrate of aluminum dissolved in water and somewhat concentrated will form a jelly-like mass. This is mixed with the metal powder and, in this condition, serves as a binding substance. The mass isthen forced through a die-hole, formed into filaments and the nitrate of aluminum changed into oxid of aluminum by means of heat. This may be performed in abell-jar under the action of an exhaust pump while the filament is raised to a high temperature by means of an electric current. The filament may then be coated with the refractory metal in the manner previously set forth.
The present application is, in accordance with the requirements of the Patent Oflice, divided out of my application, Serial No. (103,663, filed January 20, 1911.
Having thus described my invention I claim:
1. A glower for an electrical incandescent lamp consisting of a filament composed of tungsten and oxid of aluminum covered with refractory metal.
2. A glower for an electrical incandescent lamp consisting of a filamentcomposed of a mixture of tungsten and oxid of aluminum covered with a deposit of tungsten.
3. A glower for an electrical incandescent lamp, consisting of a fritted body-composed of tungsten and oxid of aluminum covered with a coating of tungsten.
4. The method of making glowers for electrical incandescent lamps which consists in mixing a salt-binding material with a in mixing a salt-binding material with metal powder, forming the nnxture into filaments, heating the filaments until all undesirable material is eliminated therefrom, refractory oxid formed therein, the particles of the filaments fritted together and covering them with a deposit of refractory metal in such a manner as to make them uniform in their light-giving qualities.
ORLANDO M. THOlVLESS. Vituesses HERBERT L. TnowLnss, ARTHUR J. THOWLESS.
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US2675310A (en) * 1949-06-23 1954-04-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp Consolidation of metal powder
US2903544A (en) * 1956-04-18 1959-09-08 Heraeus Gmbh W C Coating
US3016311A (en) * 1958-12-17 1962-01-09 Union Carbide Corp High temperature coatings and bodies

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2675310A (en) * 1949-06-23 1954-04-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp Consolidation of metal powder
US2903544A (en) * 1956-04-18 1959-09-08 Heraeus Gmbh W C Coating
US3016311A (en) * 1958-12-17 1962-01-09 Union Carbide Corp High temperature coatings and bodies

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