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Patents:
Light Bulbs and
Lighting Sets

 

January 27 1880
223,898
Edison
First practical light bulb, demonstrated in 1879.
May 8 1917
1,225,241
Grupe
System for lighting Christmas trees with natural gas.
August 31 1920
1,351,562
Foster
Method for lighting glass candles (Glolite).
October 25 1921
59,500
Mannweiler
Design patent for a candle shaped light bulb
November 15 1921
1,397,212
Herskovitz
Electric candles for use in Christmas light string
January 18 1927
1,614,922
Haupt
Electric lamp socket used in NOMA Dresden lamps
July 26, 1927
1,637,046
Montsinger
Transformer light outfit sold by GE as Arborlux Outfit
May 21 1929
1,713,752
Eckhardt Et Al
Shunt type filament sold in the US as XL lamps
November 18 1930
1,781,885
Sadacca
Electric Christmas tree candle sold by NOMA
January 10 1933
1,893,730
Charles
Candle light bulb with two filaments
March 19 1935
D 94,889
Design Patent for Kristal Stars, sold by Reliance and Royal
February 18 1936
2,031,409
Fioravanti
Bubbling light sign, precursor to Christmas bubbling lights
November 24 1936
2,061,824
Beymer
Fluorescent lamp and candle holder for Christmastime use.
December 8 1936
2,063,153
Dittman
Patent for the double
Matchless Star
March 16 1937
2,074,154
Stechbart
Matchless Star replaceable base and light bulb combination
September 14 1937
2,092,784
Stechbart
Double Matchless Star with replaceable lamp
September 14 1937
2,092,785
Stechbart
Single Matchless star with replaceable base/lamp combination
June 20 1939
2,162,897
Rosenblatt
Improved bubbling light sign, precursor to Christmas tree bubbling lights
September 26 1939
2,174,446
Otis
Bubbling light sign, invented by Carl Otis, inventor of Christmas Tree bubbling lights
July 8 1941
2,248,117
Petry
Plastic star lights
sold by
Paramount.
March 31 1942
2,278,383
Rosenblatt
Bubbling display that was the undoing of Carl Otis' patent for Christmas tree bubbling lights
July 4 1944
2,353,063
Otis
First Otis patent for the bubbling light, sold by NOMA
July 25 1944
2,354,598
Janz
Multiple strand tree lighting system with central power cord
September 4 1945
2,383,941
Otis
Carl Otis' second patent for bubbling lights sold by NOMA
June 25 1946
2,402,776
Moore
Christmas lighting set with central power line
December 3 1946
2,412,171
Petry
The patent for Paramount's Kristal Snow Animated Candles
December 10 1946
2,412,379
Abramson
Vapor-type bubbling light, apparently never produced
June 3 1947
D 148,950
Petry
Design patent for Paramount's oil-type bubbling light
 
March 9 1948
2,421,571
Leyshon
Patent for Sylvania Fluorescent Christmas lamps
November 9 1948
2,453,176
Abramson
Bubbling light patent for controlled bubbling effect
November 9 1948
2,453,177
Abramson
Bubbling light patent for controlled bubbling effect
November 9 1948
2,453,178
Abramson
Bubbling light patent for controlled bubbling effect
November 16 1948
2,453,695
Belling
Centrally powered Christmas lighting outfit
November 16 1948
2,453,925
Mendonca
Centrally powered Christmas lighting outfit
November 16 1948
2,453,962
Barnett
Vapor-type bubbling light, apparently never produced
May 3 1949
2,468,773
Musinski
Early rope-type Christmas tree lighting outfit
September 6 1949
2,481,358
Smith
Bubbling light patent for controlled bubbling effect
May 30 1950
2,509,219
Desmond Et Al
Candle light bulb with lighted base and neon flame
December 12 1950
2,533,222
Cohen
Centrally powered Christmas lighting outfit
September 25 1951
2,569,078
Silver Et Al
Bubbling light base design incorporating branch clip

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