Although the idea of the safety lamp had already been demonstrated by William Reid Clanny and by the then unknown (but later very famous) engineer George Stephenson, Davy's use of wire gauze to prevent the spread of flame was used by many other inventors in their later designs.
Meskipun gagasan tentang lampu keselamatan (bahasa Inggris: safety lamp) telah ditunjukkan oleh William Reid Clanny dan oleh insinyur tak dikenal (tapi belakangan sangat terkenal) George Stephenson, penggunaan kawat kasa Davy untuk mencegah penyebaran api digunakan oleh banyak penemu lainnya pada desain mereka selanjutnya.