Patents by Inventor Antony P. van de Ven

Antony P. van de Ven has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080231567
    Abstract: A full color flat panel display module is formed of a matrix of pixels in rows and columns. Each pixel is formed of respective red, green and blue solid state light emitting diodes that can form any color on that portion of a CIE curve that falls within a triangle whose sides are formed by a line on the CIE curve between 430 nm and 660 nm, a line between 660 nm and a point between 500 and 530 nm, and a line between the 500-530 nm point and 430 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Antony P. Van de Ven, Charles M. Swoboda
  • Patent number: 7385574
    Abstract: A full color flat panel display module is formed of a matrix of pixels in rows and columns. Each pixel is formed of respective red, green and blue solid state light emitting diodes that can form any color on that portion of a CIE curve that falls within a triangle whose sides are formed by a line on the CIE curve between 430 nm and 660 nm, a line between 660 nm and a point between 500 and 530 nm, and a line between the 500-530 nm point and 430 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony P. Van de Ven, Charles M. Swoboda
  • Patent number: 7358954
    Abstract: A display screen includes at least two arrays of at least two different color picture elements. A backlighting system for the display includes at least two arrays of Light Emitting Diode (LED) devices that are configured to radiate light of at least two colors in a light path that impinges on the display screen, to provide backlighting on the display screen. A synchronizer is configured to synchronously activate and deactivate at least a first one of the arrays of LED devices and at least a first one of the arrays of color picture elements. Different arrays of synchronously activated and deactivated LED devices and color picture elements also may be alternatingly synchronously activated and deactivated. The backlighting also may be pulsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony P. van de Ven
  • Patent number: 7322732
    Abstract: A display panel for a flat panel display includes a planar array of LCD devices and a planar array of LED devices that is closely spaced apart from the planar array of LCD devices, at least some of the LED devices being disposed within a periphery of the array of LCD devices such that, in operation, the planar array of LED devices provides backlighting for the planar array of LCD devices. The planar array of LED devices can include at least one solid metal block having first and second opposing metal faces. The first metal face includes therein an array of reflector cavities, and the second metal face includes therein heat sink fins that are exposed at the back face of the flat panel display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony P. van de Ven, Norbert Hiller
  • Patent number: 7304694
    Abstract: A display panel for a flat panel display includes an array of LCD devices and an array of LED devices that are configured to radiate light in a light path that impinges on the array of LCD devices, to provide backlighting on the array of LCD devices. A solid colloidal dispersion of particles of a first material having a first index of refraction dispersed in a second material having a second index of refraction, such as a solid foam structure, is provided in the light path to reduce spatial non-uniformity of the backlighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony P. van de Ven, Ban Poh Loh