Patents by Inventor Arturas Zukauskas

Arturas Zukauskas 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).

  • Patent number: 9370072
    Abstract: Polychromatic light sources of white light, which have spectral power distributions composed of at least three different components, such as clusters of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or LEDs with partial or complete conversion in phosphors. Disclosed are the peak wavelengths and relative partial radiant fluxes of the spectral components that allow rendering certain fractions of an extended color palette with high fidelity and with increased chromatic saturation, respectively, and hence meeting subjective preferences to color quality of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Pranciskus Vitta, Arunas Tuzikas, Akvile Zabiliute, Andrius Petrulis
  • Publication number: 20160007422
    Abstract: Polychromatic light sources of white light, which have spectral power distributions composed of at least three different components, such as clusters of coloured light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or LEDs with partial or complete conversion in phosphors. Disclosed are the peak wavelengths and relative partial radiant fluxes of the spectral components that allow rendering certain fractions of an extended colour palette with high fidelity and with increased chromatic saturation, respectively, and hence meeting subjective preferences to colour quality of illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Arturas ZUKAUSKAS, Rimantas VAICEKAUSKAS, Pranciskus VITTA, Arunas TUZIKAS, Akvile ZABILIUTE, Andrius PETRULIS
  • Patent number: 8771029
    Abstract: The configuration of polychromatic sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of colored emitters, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), is disclosed. Based on a novel approach of the assessment of quality of white light using, for example, 1269 test color samples from the enhanced Munsell palette, the spectral compositions of light, such as white light, composed of two to five (or more) narrow-band emissions with the highest number of colors relevant to human vision rendered almost indistinguishably from a reference source, such as a blackbody radiator, are introduced. An embodiment of the current invention can be used, in particular, for configuring polychromatic sources of white light with the ultimate quality capable of rendering of all colors of the real world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanaukas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Publication number: 20140167646
    Abstract: Polychromatic light sources of white light are composed of at least two different coloured emitters, such as groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Disclosed are the spectral power distributions and relative partial radiant fluxes of the coloured emitters that allow controlling the colour saturating ability of the generated light, namely, the ability to render colours with increased saturation and the ability to render colours with decreased saturation. Also disclosed is a method for dynamical tailoring the colour saturating ability of the generated light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Pranciskus Vitta, Arunas Tuzikas, Michael Shur
  • Publication number: 20130241436
    Abstract: The configuration of polychromatic sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of colored emitters, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), is disclosed. Based on a novel approach of the assessment of quality of white light using, for example, 1269 test color samples from the enhanced Munsell palette, the spectral compositions of light, such as white light, composed of two to five (or more) narrow-band emissions with the highest number of colors relevant to human vision rendered almost indistinguishably from a reference source, such as a blackbody radiator, are introduced. An embodiment of the current invention can be used, in particular, for configuring polychromatic sources of white light with the ultimate quality capable of rendering of all colors of the real world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Patent number: 8436526
    Abstract: The current invention discloses polychromatic sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of colored emitters, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. Based on a novel approach of the assessment of quality of white light using 1269 test color samples from the enhanced Munsell palette, the spectral compositions of white light composed of two to five (or more) narrow-band emissions with the highest number of colors relevant to human vision rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator are introduced. An embodiment of the current invention can be used, in particular, for designing polychromatic sources of white light with the ultimate quality capable of rendering of all colors of the real world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Patent number: 7990045
    Abstract: The invention relates to phosphor-conversion (PC) sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of emitters, such as blue electroluminescent light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and wide-band (WB) or narrow-band (NB) phosphors that partially absorb and convert the flux generated by the LEDs to other wavelengths, and to improving the quality of the white light emitted by such light sources. In particular, embodiments of the present invention describe new 3-4 component combinations of peak wavelengths and bandwidths for white PC LEDs with partial conversion. These combinations are used to provide spectral power distributions that enable lighting with a considerable portion of a high number of spectrophotometrically calibrated colors rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator or daylight illuminant, and which differ from distributions optimized using standard color-rendering assessment procedures based on a small number of test samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Publication number: 20090261710
    Abstract: The invention relates to phosphor-conversion (PC) sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of emitters, such as blue electroluminescent light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and wide-band (WB) or narrow-band (NB) phosphors that partially absorb and convert the flux generated by the LEDs to other wavelengths, and to improving the quality of the white light emitted by such light sources. In particular, embodiments of the present invention describe new 3-4 component combinations of peak wavelengths and bandwidths for white PC LEDs with partial conversion. These combinations are used to provide spectral power distributions that enable lighting with a considerable portion of a high number of spectrophotometrically calibrated colors rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator or daylight illuminant, and which differ from distributions optimized using standard color-rendering assessment procedures based on a small number of test samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Publication number: 20090231832
    Abstract: The invention relates to phosphor-conversion (PC) sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of emitters, such as ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and wide-band (WB) or narrow-band (NB) phosphors that completely absorb and convert the flux generated by the LEDs to other wavelengths, and to improving the color quality of the white light emitted by such light sources. In particular, embodiments of the present invention describe new 2-4 component combinations of peak wavelengths and bandwidths for white PC LEDs with complete conversion. These combinations are used to provide spectral power distributions that enable lighting with a considerable portion of a high number of spectrophotometrically calibrated colors rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator or daylight illuminant, and which differ from distributions optimized using standard color-rendering assessment procedures based on a small number of test color samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Publication number: 20090200907
    Abstract: The current invention discloses polychromatic sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of colored emitters, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. Based on a novel approach of the assessment of quality of white light using 1269 test color samples from the enhanced Munsell palette, the spectral compositions of white light composed of two to five (or more) narrow-band emissions with the highest number of colors relevant to human vision rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator are introduced. An embodiment of the current invention can be used, in particular, for designing polychromatic sources of white light with the ultimate quality capable of rendering of all colors of the real world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Arturas Zukauskas, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Michael Shur
  • Patent number: 7095056
    Abstract: A white light emitting device and method that generate light by combining light produced by a white light source with light produced by at least one supplemental light emitting diode (LED). The supplemental light can be used to adjust one or more properties of the generated light. Adjustments can be made to the generated light based on feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pranci{hacek over (s)}kus Vitta, Arturas Zukauskas, Remigijus Gaska, Michael Shur
  • Publication number: 20050127381
    Abstract: A white light emitting device and method that generate light by combining light produced by a white light source with light produced by at least one supplemental light emitting diode (LED). The supplemental light can be used to adjust one or more properties of the generated light. Adjustments can be made to the generated light based on feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Pranciskus Vitta, Arturas Zukauskas, Remigijus Gaska, Michael Shur