Refractive Means (e.g., Lens) (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.073)
  • Patent number: 11955466
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a package for surface mounting, the package including at least three leads defining a first recess, a second recess, and a third recess. A first light emitting element is disposed in the first recess and emits first light, a second light emitting element is disposed in the second recess and emits second light, and a third light emitting element is disposed in the third recess and emits third light. A first colored resin member is disposed in the first recess, a second colored resin member is disposed in the second recess, and a third colored resin member is disposed in the third. A mold resin including a first lens portion, a second lens portion, and a third lens portion each overlapping a recess of a respective one of the plurality of leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshio Ichihara
  • Patent number: 11906844
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a conductive layer, first and second reflective layers, a light emitting element, and an encapsulation layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The first reflective layer covers the conductive layer and has an opening exposing a portion of the conductive layer. The light emitting element is disposed in the opening and electrically connects to the conductive layer. The second reflective layer is disposed on the first reflective layer and surrounds the light emitting element. The second reflective layer has an outer diameter. A top surface of the second reflective layer is lower than a top surface of the light emitting element. The encapsulation layer covers the light emitting element. There is a height between a highest point of the encapsulation layer and an upper surface of the first reflective layer. The encapsulating layer is directly contact with the outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yun-Yi Tien, Yu-Chang Wu, Yu-Li Chang
  • Patent number: 11812629
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a metal wiring layer disposed on at least a portion of the non-display area, an encapsulation substrate disposed on the display panel, a sealing member which is disposed between the display panel and the encapsulation substrate and bonds the display panel to the encapsulation substrate and a first fusion region provided in at least a partial region between the sealing member and the encapsulation substrate, where the first fusion region has no physical boundary, and where at least a portion of the sealing member is disposed on the metal wiring layer in the non-display area, and the first fusion region is separated from the metal wiring layer while overlapping the metal wiring layer in a thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Kwon, Hyun Ji Lee, Jung Hyun Kim, Tae Oh Kim, So Mi Jung
  • Patent number: 11761592
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting structures, a window, and a reflector. The substrate has a luminous region and a non-luminous region. The plurality of light emitting structures is disposed on the luminous region of the substrate. The window has a dome shape and is disposed to cover the luminous region. The window is configured to control a traveling path of light emitted from the a plurality of light emitting structures. The reflector is configured to support the window and reflect the light emitted from the plurality of light emitting structures. The reflector has an opening that exposes the plurality of light emitting structures mounted on the substrate. A distance between two adjacent light emitting structures of the plurality of light emitting structures is 500 micrometers or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Yon Park, Jun Yong Park
  • Patent number: 11762146
    Abstract: A plurality of waveguide structures are formed in at least one silicon layer of a first member. The first member includes: a first surface of a first silicon dioxide layer that is attached to a second member that consists essentially of an optically transmissive material having a thermal conductivity less than about 50 W/(m·K), and a second surface of material that was deposited over at least some of the plurality of waveguide structures. An array of phase shifters is formed in one or more layers of the first member. An array of temperature controlling elements are in proximity to the array of phase shifters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Photonics LLC
    Inventors: Michael Robert Watts, Benjamin Roy Moss, Ehsan Shah Hosseini, Christopher Vincent Poulton, Peter Nicholas Russo
  • Patent number: 11719975
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light-guiding plate having an upper surface with a first hole and having a rectangular shape in a top view, and a light-emitting element opposite to the first hole and disposed opposite to the upper surface. The first hole includes a first portion and a second portion between the first portion and the upper surface. The first portion is provided with a first opening at a boundary between the first portion and the second portion and a first lateral surface inclined with respect to the upper surface. A shape of the first opening in the top view is defined by a first axis parallel to a short side of the rectangular shape of the light-guiding plate and a second axis parallel to a long side of the rectangular shape and shorter than the first axis in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Yamashita, Toshinobu Katsumata
  • Patent number: 11648871
    Abstract: A circular car side LED projection lamp installed onto a car body and used as a warning light includes a lamp base, a light panel, a light guide frame and a lamp cover. Both light panel and light guide frame are installed in the lamp base, covered by the lamp cover, and connected to the lamp base. The light panel has a drive circuit and plural first LEDs connected to the drive circuit, spaced from each other, and arranged on at least two opposite sides of the light panel. The light guide frame is covered onto the light panel, and two opposite sides of its inner frame perimeter are in a serrated shape with convex teeth extending downwardly to form a light guide part which is covered onto each first LED to receive and guide a beam from each first LED to form a side light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Min-Chang Lan
  • Patent number: 11563153
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a substrate, an optoelectronic semiconductor component being arranged on the substrate and having a light-emitting surface, preferably on the upper side of the optoelectronic semiconductor component, and a cover being arranged on the substrate for covering the optoelectronic semiconductor component, the cover providing a cavity which surrounds the optoelectronic semiconductor component when the cover is arranged on the substrate, the cover having at least one channel which extends along a first direction in the cover from the outside to the cavity, and the first direction being not parallel to the substrate and preferably extending at least approximately perpendicular to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Chai Liang Loke, Purusothaman Supramaniam, Vengadasalam Yogenthra, Luruthudass Annaniah
  • Patent number: 11549673
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises a plurality of light modules; each module comprises: a hollow body provided with a light box having a light exit opening and housing a LED light source controlled by a control unit; a diffusing screen positioned on the opening to uniform the light passing through the opening; a closure cover, positioned above the diffusing screen; a transparent capacitive film positioned on a face of the closure cover and connected to the control unit to define a touch control device of the module; the modules are shaped as respective polyhedral sectors arranged around the first axis and each module defines an independent light module controlled by the respective touch control device independently of the other modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Roberto Efrem Franzosi, Andrea Gallucci
  • Patent number: 11262493
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device in the field of display technology are provided. The light guide plate includes a light guide plate body and a prism structure located at at least one end of the light guide plate body. The prism structure includes a light incident surface and at least one reflective surface, and incident light from the light incident surface is can be reflected by the at least one reflective surface into the light guide plate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hailong Li, Ning Wang, Xiaoliang Cheng, Xiaozhe Zhang, Yudong Liu
  • Patent number: 10845532
    Abstract: A light shaping article includes a solid optic having a cross-sectional profile including an input interface; a convex output surface opposite the input interface; a concave first side surface extending between the input interface and the convex output surface; and a second side surface opposite the concave first side surface extending from between input interface to the convex output surface. The concave first side surface and the convex output surface are configured such that, when the solid optic receives input light having an input angular range in a plane of the cross-sectional profile, the solid optic guides the light to and emits the light from the output surface in an output angular range in the plane. A prevalent propagation direction of output light in the output angular range is tilted toward the second side surface relative to a prevalent propagation direction of input light in the input angular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Ingo Speier, Victor E. Isbrucker
  • Patent number: 10763409
    Abstract: Disclosed are an LED light source, an LED light source manufacturing method, and their direct display device. The LED light source includes a base, at least an LED chip, an anti-vulcanization structure, a light excitation structure, an encapsulation structure and a protection structure. The LED light source can overcome catalyst poison or vulcanization of the light-emitting material effectively to improve product yield and reliability of the LED light source. In the meantime, the LED light source has the feature of a better light emission performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: UNITY OPTO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Li Yeh, Wei-Chung Lin, Ko-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 10749081
    Abstract: Disclosed are an LED light source, an LED light source manufacturing method, and their direct display device. The LED light source includes a base, at least an LED chip, an anti-vulcanization structure, a light excitation structure, an encapsulation structure and a protection structure. The LED light source can overcome catalyst poison or vulcanization of the light-emitting material effectively to improve product yield and reliability of the LED light source. In the meantime, the LED light source has the feature of a better light emission performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNITY OPTO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Li Yeh, Wei-Chung Lin, Ko-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 10585308
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a first optical element covering an LED and covered by a second optical element. The first optical element has: a first incident surface on which light emitted from the LED is incident; a recessed first reflecting surface, above the first incident surface, and reflecting to the side the light is incident via the first incident surface from the LED; and a first emitting surface across the periphery of the first reflecting surface, which emits the light from the first reflecting surface. The second optical element has: an incident-reflecting surface formed by, concentric second incident surfaces on which light emitted from the first emitting surface is incident, and second reflecting surfaces alternately with the second incident surfaces, that reflect upward the light incident on the second incident surfaces; and a second emitting surface above the incident-reflecting surface, that emit light reflected by the second light reflecting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Katsumata, Takuma Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10551669
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a first optical element covering an LED and covered by a second optical element. The first optical element has: a first incident surface on which light emitted from the LED is incident; a recessed first reflecting surface, above the first incident surface, and reflecting to the side the light is incident via the first incident surface from the LED; and a first emitting surface across the periphery of the first reflecting surface, which emits the light from the first reflecting surface. The second optical element has: an incident-reflecting surface formed by, concentric second incident surfaces on which light emitted from the first emitting surface is incident, and second reflecting surfaces alternately with the second incident surfaces, that reflect upward the light incident on the second incident surfaces; and a second emitting surface above the incident-reflecting surface, that emit light reflected by the second light reflecting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Katsumata, Takuma Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10533727
    Abstract: An optical diffuser for a light may comprise an optical body having a substantially flat base at one end thereof and a complex lens structure at the opposing end thereof. The complex lens may have a plurality of curved optical surfaces and may produce a beam of light having a non-uniform light intensity. The optical diffuser may be attached to a light by a holder, and the holder may be movable on the light to place the optical diffuser in front of a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Streamlight, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Worman, Thomas D. Boris
  • Patent number: 10410944
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device for high efficiently releasing heat generated from a semiconductor element to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Isamu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10379400
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical member and a backlight unit including the same, the optical member comprising: a lens including a first optical surface, a second optical surface facing the first optical surface, and a third optical surface interconnecting the first optical surface and second optical surface; and a cover which is disposed on the second optical surface and has a light transmittance of 5 to 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10378726
    Abstract: Lighting system. Bowl reflector has rim defining horizon and aperture, first light-reflective surface defining cavity, first parabolic surface. Funnel reflector has flared funnel-shaped body: central axis; second light-reflective surface aligned along axis; second parabolic surface; tip located within cavity along axis; profile including parabolic curves converging towards tip. Optically-transparent body aligned with second light-reflective surface along axis; with: bases spaced apart by side surface; first base facing light source. Second parabolic surface has ring of focal points at first position within cavity, equidistant from second parabolic surface; ring encircles first point on axis. Second parabolic surface has axes of symmetry intersecting with and radiating in directions all around axis from second point. Axes of symmetry intersect with focal points. Second point on axis between first point and horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri
  • Patent number: 10345502
    Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources that are disposed linearly and that emit light; and a light guide plate that has a lateral surface on which the light sources are disposed so as to face the lateral surface and includes extended portions each extending in directions in which the extended portions are spaced away from each other from both ends of the lateral surface and are away from the light sources. The light guide plate has a light emitting region that is either in contact with a boundary or disposed on a side opposite to one of the extended portions with respect to the boundary, in which the boundary is established between an emission range of an end portion light source on a side adjacent to the extended portion and a region different from the emission range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Takashi Edamitsu
  • Patent number: 10007047
    Abstract: A spacer member is provided within a display apparatus that includes a heat-emitting light source and a thermally deformable light guide plate. In one embodiment, the spacer member includes a pair of spacer members disposed at sides of the light source and engaging the light guide plate so as to space the light source from a light receiving incident surface of the PGP by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, JinHee Park, Young-Min Park, JooYoung Kim
  • Patent number: 9909734
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light-emitting device package including at least one light source and a lens disposed on the light source. The lens includes a lower surface facing the light source, an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and a side surface located between the lower surface and the upper surface, the side surface having at least one indented portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Hyun Joo
  • Patent number: 9791126
    Abstract: A lighting device including: a source emitting a light cone; an electronic control circuit; a wall defining an enclosure including a first area through which the light cone passes, and a second area complementary to the first area; and a diffuser directing part of the light by backscattering towards the second area. The diffuser includes a first part oriented perpendicular to the axis of revolution of the light cone and forming a first divergent lens, and a second part forming a second divergent lens having a shape of a flared truncated cone with its axis of revolution parallel to the axis of revolution of the light cone, in which a larger diameter end is closest to the light source and a smaller diameter end is adjacent to the first part and surrounds the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Charles-Elie Goujon
  • Patent number: 9631790
    Abstract: An illumination tens includes a light incident surface that defines a cavity and has a flat top surface and lateral flanks, the light incident surface configured to receive light from an underlying light emitting element, a light exiting surface having a central indentation and surrounding toroid, and a bottom surface connecting the light incident surface and the light exiting surface. The lateral flank includes a first region extending from the top surface and a second region extended from the first region, the second region is a curved surface, of which the center of the curvature thereof lies on the illumination lens, an intersection of the second region and a horizontal optical axis forms a first point, and the first point is disposed lower than a second point where the bottom surface and the light exiting surface intersect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David G Pelka, William A Parkyn
  • Patent number: 9410672
    Abstract: A lens includes a light incident surface and a light output surface. The light incident surface includes a first region having points equidistant from the central point of a light emission surface of the light emitting element. The first region satisfies ?a??1??b, wherein ?1 is a first incident angle of any light emitting from the light emitting element. In a second region with 0°<?1??b+20°, the first incident angle of light having a minimum value of ?2/?1 is between ?a and ?b, and ?2/?1>0.9. In a third region with 0°<?1??b+10°, the first incident angle of light having a minimum value of ?3/?1 is between ?a and ?b, and ?3/?1>0.9. ?2 is a second incident angle of the light of ?1 when traveling in the lens, and ?3 is a third incident angle of the light of ?1 when emitting out of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Cheng-Hung Hsing, Te-Lun Hsu
  • Patent number: 9040976
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display panel includes a substrate, an organic light emitting diode disposed on a first side of the substrate, and a first light scattering layer disposed on a second side of the substrate opposite to the first side of the substrate, where the first light scattering layer includes a transparent thin layer including an indium, and a plurality of first micro-lenses is disposed on a plasma-treated side of the first light scattering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myoung-Gu Lee
  • Patent number: 9040352
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package having a cavity formed using film-assisted molding techniques is provided. Through the use of such techniques the cavity can be formed in specific locations in the molded package, such as on top of a device die mounted on the package substrate or a lead frame. In order to overcome cavity wall angular limitations introduced by conformability issues associated with film-assisted molding, a gel reservoir feature is formed so that gel used to protect components in the cavity does not come in contact with a lid covering the cavity or the junction between the lid and the package attachment region. The gel reservoir is used in conjunction with a formed level setting feature that controls the height of gel in the cavity. Benefits include decreased volume of the cavity, thereby decreasing an amount of gel-fill needed and thus reducing production cost of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Shun Meen Kuo, Li Li
  • Patent number: 9018659
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element mounted on a lead frame, and a sealing material sealing the light-emitting element and having a thickness of not more than 1 mm and including a silicone resin as a main component. The sealing material includes a first gas barrier layer that a physical property value obtained by dividing a difference between a value of an average spin-spin relaxation time of 1H nuclei at a resonance frequency of 25 MHz at 140° C. and that at 25° C. by 115 is not more than 3.5 and the average spin-spin relaxation time at 140° C. is not more than 500 ?sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakata Koseki, Makoto Sato, Tomoko Suzuki, Takeshi Matsushima, Hiroyuki Tajima, Yuichi Yano
  • Patent number: 8994030
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode, an n-side electrode, a phosphor layer, and a transparent film. The semiconductor layer has a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, and a light emitting layer. The p-side electrode is provided on the second face in an area including the light emitting layer. The n-side electrode is provided on the second face in an area not including the light emitting layer. The phosphor layer is provided on the first face. The phosphor layer includes a transparent resin and phosphor dispersed in the transparent resin. The transparent film is provided on the phosphor layer and has an adhesiveness lower than an adhesiveness of the transparent resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihiro Kojima, Hideto Furuyama, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 8994052
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and a first pad formed on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises a first region right under the first pad and a plurality of voids formed in the first region, wherein the region outside the first region in the second semiconductor layer is devoid of voids, and an area of the first region is smaller than that of the first pad in top view and the area of the first pad is smaller than that of the second semiconductor layer in top view, and the light emitted from the active layer is extracted from a top surface of the second semiconductor layer opposite the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chien-Fu Huang, Shih-I Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chen Ou
  • Patent number: 8987764
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode, n-side electrode and a resin layer. The semiconductor layer has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, and includes a light emitting layer. The p-side electrode is provided on the semiconductor layer on the second face side. The n-side electrode is provided on the semiconductor layer on the second face side. The resin layer is provided on the first face and transmits light emitted from the light emitting layer, the resin layer including a top surface opposite to the first face and four side faces provided along an outer edge of the first face and connected to the top surface, the resin layer including a scattering substance scattering the light emitted from the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tomizawa, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Yosuke Akimoto, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideto Furuyama
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    Patent number: 8981419
    Abstract: An LED includes a base, a pair of leads fixed on the base, a housing fixed on the leads, a chip mounted on one lead and an encapsulant sealing the chip. The housing defines a cavity in a central area thereof and a chamber adjacent to a circumferential periphery thereof. Top faces of the leads are exposed in the chamber. A blocking wall is formed in the chamber to contact the exposed top faces of the leads. A bonding force between the blocking wall and the leads is larger than that between the leads and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chiang Lin, Pin-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8975648
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first resin layer which is made of transparent resin and provided outside a solid-state light-emitting element mounted on a mounting substrate; and a second resin layer which is provided outside the first resin layer and made of transparent resin that contains a phosphor which is excited with a luminescence wavelength of the solid-state light-emitting element, wherein when the refractive index of the solid-state light-emitting element is set to be N1, the refractive index of the first resin layer is set to be N2, and the refractive index of the second resin layer is set to be N3, the relationship of N1?N2?N3?1 is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukitoyo Oshima, Takehito Hirose, Tadashi Kato, Yurika Ishihara
  • Patent number: 8952365
    Abstract: A light-emitting panel includes: a substrate; and a light-emitting functional multilayer formed on the substrate, wherein the light-emitting functional multilayer including a first functional layer and a second functional layer, a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region, a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, and when the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction thereof, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include a plurality of pixels that are each composed of a plurality of adjacent sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Seiji Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8952403
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to optical devices comprising planar lenses. In one aspect, an optical device includes two or more planar lenses (208,209), and one or more dielectric layers (210-212). Each planar lens includes a non-periodic, sub-wavelength grating layer (1110), and each dielectric layer is disposed adjacent to at least one planar lens to form a solid structure. The two or more planar lenses are substantially parallel and arranged to have a common optical axis (214) so that light transmitted through the optical device substantially parallel to the optical axis is refracted by the two or more planar lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development, L.P.
    Inventors: Jingjing Li, Nate Quitoriano, David A. Fattal, Raymond G. Beausoleil
  • Patent number: 8946737
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate, a buffer layer and an epitaxial structure. The substrate has a first surface with a patterning structure formed thereon. The patterning structure includes a plurality of projections. The buffer layer is arranged on the first surface of the substrate. The epitaxial structure is arranged on the buffer layer. The epitaxial structure includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer arranged on the buffer layer in sequence. The first semiconductor layer has a second surface attached to the active layer. A distance between a peak of each the projections and the second surface of the first semiconductor layer is ranged from 0.5 ?m to 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Lin, Po-Min Tu, Shih-Cheng Huang, Chia-Hung Huang, Shun-Kuei Yang
  • Patent number: 8937328
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element that emits light having a wavelength of 250 nm to 500 nm and a fluorescent layer that is disposed on the light emitting element. The fluorescent layer includes a phosphor having a composition expressed by the equation, ((M1?x1Eux1)3?ySi13?zAl3+zO2+uN21?w), and an average particle diameter of 12 ?m or more, wherein in the equation, M is an element that is selected from IA group elements, IIA group elements, IIIA group elements, IIIB group elements except Al, rare-earth elements, and IVB group elements, and x1, y, z, u, and w satisfy each of the inequalities simultaneously, that is to say each of the following inequalities is satisfied by the choice of values of the identified paramaters within the noted ranges of 0<x1<1, ?0.1<y<0.3, ?3<z?1, ?3<u?w?1.5, 2<u, w<21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Iwao Mitsuishi, Yumi Fukuda, Aoi Okada, Naotoshi Matsuda, Shinya Nunoue, Keiko Albessard, Masahiro Kato
  • Patent number: 8932886
    Abstract: A light emitting die package and a method of manufacturing the die package are disclosed. The die package includes a leadframe, at least one light emitting device (LED), a molded body, and a lens. The leadframe includes a plurality of leads and has a top side and a bottom side. A portion of the leadframe defines a mounting pad. The LED device is mounted on the mounting pad. The molded body is integrated with portions of the leadframe and defines an opening on the top side of the leadframe, the opening surrounding the mounting pad. The molded body further includes latches on the bottom side of the leadframe. The lens is coupled to the molded body. A composite lens is used as both reflector and imaging tool to collect and direct light emitted by LED(s) for desired spectral and luminous performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ban P. Loh, Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 8928021
    Abstract: A light emitting device and method of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, the light emitting device includes a micro LED device, a light pipe around the micro LED device to cause internal reflection of incident light from the micro LED device within the light pipe, and a wavelength conversion layer comprising phosphor particles over the light pipe. Exemplary phosphor particles include quantum dots that exhibit luminescence due to their size, or particles that exhibit luminescence due to their composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LuxVue Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • Patent number: 8921876
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a semiconductor light emitting device (LED) configured to emit light having a first peak wavelength upon the application of a voltage thereto, an element in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship with the LED, and a pattern of discrete lumiphor-containing regions on a surface of, or within, the element. The lumiphor-containing regions are configured to receive light emitted by the LED and convert at least a portion of the received light to light having a longer wavelength than the first peak wavelength. The remote element may be a lens, a reflective element, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony P. van de Ven, Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 8916895
    Abstract: This invention discloses an infrared light-emitting diode. The infrared light-emitting diode comprises: only one core for emitting infrared light; a packaging body which at least comprises a first surface that is convex and in front of the core and a second surface that is plane and on one side of the core; and leads connected to the core and extending to outside of the packaging body; wherein the infrared light emitted by the core forms at least two beams of infrared light in different directions after being emitted from the packaging body through the first surface and the second surface. With such infrared LED and the touch screen, touch system and interactive display based on the LED, at least two beams of infrared light in different directions can be emitted requiring only one core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Beijing IRTouch Systems Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xinlin Ye, Zhenzhong Zou, Jianjun Liu, Xinbin Liu
  • Patent number: 8901576
    Abstract: Processing for a silicon photonics wafer is provided. A silicon photonics wafer that includes an active silicon photonics layer, a thin buried oxide layer, and a silicon substrate is received. The thin buried oxide layer is located between the active silicon photonics layer and the silicon substrate. An electrical CMOS wafer that includes an active electrical layer is also received. The active silicon photonics layer of the silicon photonics wafer is flip chip bonded to the active electrical layer of the electrical CMOS wafer. The silicon substrate is removed exposing a backside surface of the thin buried oxide layer. A low-optical refractive index backing wafer is added to the exposed backside surface of the thin buried oxide layer. The low-optical refractive index backing wafer is a glass substrate or silicon substrate wafer. The silicon substrate wafer includes a thick oxide layer that is attached to the thin buried oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fuad E. Doany, Benjamin G. Lee, Alexander V. Rylyakov, Clint L. Schow, Marc A. Taubenblatt
  • Patent number: 8890198
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave conversion structure consists of a substrate, a plurality of electromagnetic wave conversion units forming a two-dimensional array, a reflective film and a plurality of reflective layers. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface. The second surface consists of a plurality of trenches formed in the body of the substrate. Each electromagnetic wave conversion units is disposed in each trench, is used to absorb first electromagnetic waves with a first wavelength and is used to emit second electromagnetic waves with a second wavelength. The first wavelength is shorter than the second wavelength. The reflective film covers the first surface of the substrate and is used to reflect the second electromagnetic wave. Each of the reflective layers is disposed on the sidewall of each trench of the corresponding electromagnetic wave conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Architek Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Ho, Pao-Yun Tang, Kei-Hsiung Yang
  • Patent number: 8890185
    Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting element disclosed in the present application includes: an active layer having a growing plane which is an m-plane and which is made of a GaN-based semiconductor; and at least one radiation surface at which light from the active layer is to be radiated. The radiation surface has a plurality of protrusions on the m-plane. A base of each of the plurality of protrusions is a region inside a closed curve, and a shape of the base has a major axis and a minor axis. An angle between the major axis and an extending direction of an a-axis of a crystal is not more than 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamada, Akira Inoue, Toshiya Yokogawa
  • Patent number: 8884325
    Abstract: An exemplary LED module includes an LED and a lens covering the LED. The lens includes a light-guiding portion over the LED and retaining portions protruding downwardly from the light-guiding portion. The LED includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode mounted on the substrate, and an LED chip electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode respectively. Through holes are defined in the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively. Each retaining portion includes a first rugged portion and a second rugged portion. The retaining portions are inserted into the through holes correspondingly, the first rugged portion connects glue filled in a corresponding through hole, and the second rugged portion abuts the substrate, whereby the lens and the substrate are securely connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Hsiung Chang, Hopu-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 8878195
    Abstract: A semiconductor based component with radiation-emitting properties. A glass substrate (1) is provided, which has a first surface (2) and a second surface (1), where a semiconductor element (5) with radiation-emitting properties is accommodated on the first surface (2). Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a semiconductor based component, with the following steps: providing a glass substrate (1), application of a semiconductor element (5) to the first surface (2) of the glass substrate. Also disclosed is a receptacle for a semiconductor based component in which two electrical contact areas (13) are provided, which can be electrically connected to contact areas (7) of the semiconductor based component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Stefan Gruber
  • Patent number: 8872296
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chip module structure for particles protection. The structure includes a substrate. A chip is configured on the substrate, with a sensing area. A holder is disposed on the substrate, wherein the holder has a first rib. A transparent material is disposed on the holder, substantially aligning to the sensing area. A lens holder is disposed on the holder, and a lens is configured on the lens holder, substantially aligning to the transparent material and the sensing area. The lens has a second rib, wherein the second rib is disposed corresponding to the first rib for blocking particles entering into the chip module structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shin-Dar Jan
  • Patent number: 8870416
    Abstract: A LED package structure includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a support unit, a lens unit, an input unit and a control unit. The light-emitting unit includes at least one light-emitting element electrically connected to the substrate unit. The support unit includes a support element disposed on the substrate unit and surrounding the light-emitting element. The lens unit includes an electrically-controlled zoom lens disposed above the light-emitting element and retained by the support element. The input unit includes a signal input module for providing a predetermined voltage signal. The control unit includes a voltage controlling module electrically connected between the electrically-controlled zoom lens and the signal input module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Lustrous Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Liu, Kao-Hsu Chou
  • Patent number: 8872210
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a phosphor layer, and a fluorescent reflection film. The phosphor layer has a transparent medium, a phosphor dispersed in the transparent medium, and a particle dispersed in the transparent medium. The phosphor is excited by the excitation light so as to emit a fluorescence. The particle is a magnitude of not more than 1/10 a wavelength of the excitation light. The particle has a different refractive index from a refractive index of the transparent medium. The fluorescent reflection film is provided between the light emitting element and the phosphor layer. The fluorescent reflection film has a higher reflectance with respect to a fluorescent wavelength of the phosphor, than a reflectance with respect to the wavelength of the excitation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideto Furuyama, Yosuke Akimoto, Miyoko Shimada, Akihiro Kojima, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 8866168
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multicolor LED assembly packaged with improved and controlled color mixing to create a more uniform color mixture. The assembly includes at least one lens overlying an encapsulant which encapsulates a plurality of LED dies. The lens includes a top surface and a bottom surface with the contour of the bottom surface designed to redirect light from each of the LED dies in different directions towards the top surface of the lens. The contoured shaped of the bottom surface of the lens redirects light from each of the plurality of LED dies such that illuminance and luminous intensity distributions of the plurality of LED dies substantially overlap, wherein the deviation from complete overlap is less than a predetermined amount which is substantially imperceptible to the average human eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Bailey, Shane Harrah