Patent ID: 6966811

Claim:
A method of forming an incandescent lamp having an axially oriented filament, comprising the steps of: forming a filament having a coiled section wound about a central longitudinal axis; forming a first lead wire by flattening an end portion of a section of electrically-conductive wire; providing a second lead wire formed from a section of electrically-conductive wire; attaching the filament between the second lead wire and the flattened end portion of the first lead wire with the flattened end portion being oriented such that the flattened end portion lies generally parallel to the coiled section and generally within a plane that contains the longitudinal axis; and sealing the filament and at least a portion of the first and second lead wires within a glass envelope having a base portion such that the longitudinal axis extends through the base portion thereby establishing a predominately axial orientation of the filament.