Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Jacobson

Benjamin A. Jacobson 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: 9685101
    Abstract: Solid state light emitting devices and display devices include at least one filtering material arranged to provide at least one spectral notch comprising a wavelength of greatest attenuation in at least one spectrum between dominant wavelengths of solid state light emitters of the light emitting and/or display devices. The at least one spectral notch may be non-overlapping with a majority or an entirety of spectral output of each solid state light emitter. Filtering material may be arranged in a light path between at least some emitters and) at least one light output surface of a light emitting or display device, with the filtering material(s) arranged to receive incident ambient light, such that at least a portion of reflected ambient light exiting the device exhibits at least one spectral notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9593812
    Abstract: Solid state lighting devices including multiple solid state light emitters are arranged to produce a mixture of light having a color rendering index (CRI Ra) value of at least 80, having a gamut area index (GAI) value in a range of from 80 to 100, and x, y coordinates within a predefined region of a 1931 CIE Chromaticity diagram, e.g. including x, y coordinates defining point on or within a first polygon bounded by the following x, y coordinates: (0.38, 0.34), (0.38, 0.36), (0.40, 0.38), (0.42, 0.38), (0.44, 0.36), (0.46, 0.36), and (0.46, 0.34). In certain embodiments, a lighting device includes a primary emitter having a dominant wavelength in a range of from 430 to 480 nm, a lumiphor having a dominant wavelength in a range of from 535 to 585 nm, and a supplemental emitter having a dominant wavelength in a range of from 590 to 650 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9557033
    Abstract: A radiation distribution system designed to produce a batwing distribution. The system may be used with radiative sources emitting in the visible spectrum or in other spectra. The system comprises a specially shaped lens disposed over a radiative source, such as an LED, for example. The lens and source are arranged between two reflector bodies, both of which have an elongated reflective surface that faces the source. The reflector bodies each have two different reflective surfaces that face outward and away from each other. The lens and both reflective surfaces work in concert to redirect a portion of the emitted radiation to create the desired batwing distribution. Several sources may be arranged linearly between a single pair of reflector bodies on a common surface to create a linear array of sources. Likewise, multiple linear arrays may be combined to form a two-dimensional array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Jacobson, Robert D. Gengelbach, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Lawrence Roberts, John Perry
  • Publication number: 20170011670
    Abstract: Combinations of solid state light emitters, optionally arranged to stimulate one or more lumiphoric materials, are used to illuminate surfaces (e.g., upright surfaces) including printed material produced with CMY or CMYK inks. Vibrancy and/or efficacy may be enhanced by increasing the effective steepness of printed ink reflectance wavelength boundaries by illuminating printed material with solid state light emitters of multiple colors having tailored boundaries (e.g., increased separation between colors and/or increased energy in spectral areas highly reflected by CMY inks, or reducing energy of emissions at wavelengths to which the human eye is less sensitive). Lighting devices may include multiple operating modes having different gamut properties (e.g., relative gamut values). One or more subregions of an upright surface bearing printed material may be preferentially illuminated with an array of solid state light emitters including multiple emitters having different peak wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, John Roberts, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Michael Leung, Nalini Gupta
  • Patent number: 9534741
    Abstract: Lighting devices with multiple light-emitting regions may be arranged to transmit or reflect emission portions or beams having different gamut properties, such as different gamut area index or relative gamut values. Different light transmitting surfaces or areas may be arranged to transmit emission portions or light beams having different gamut properties in different directions. Different gamut properties of different beams or emission portions may be produced by different electrically activated emitters and/or light-affecting materials such as notch filters, lumiphoric materials, and/or color pigments. A retrofit element may include a light-affecting (e.g., gamut-altering) material arranged to span across a portion of a light output surface or area of a lighting device and structure arranged for removable attachment to the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9530944
    Abstract: A lighting device including a blue solid state emitter, at least one yellow-green or green lumiphoric material, and at least one red or red-orange solid state emitter provides high color saturation, preferably in combination with a high R9-prime (modified R9) color rendering value, with such condition(s) being obtainable with at least one of (i) a red emitter peak wavelength of at least 630 nm, (ii) a green lumiphoric material having a narrow peak wavelength, and (iii) a blue shifted green color point within a specified region of a 1931 CIE chromaticity diagram, and obtainable without requiring a notch filtering material. Aggregate emissions may have a CCT in a range of from 2000K to 5000K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Jacobson, Michael Leung, Antony Paul van de Ven
  • Patent number: 9515056
    Abstract: A multi-emitter solid state lighting device includes at least one narrow spectral output solid state light emitter, such as may be in the green range, having a full width-half maximum emission value of no greater than 30 nm. First, second, and third electrically solid state emitters may include dominant wavelengths in the ranges of 485-505 nm (or 491-505 nm), 526-545 nm, and 615-625 nm. Aggregate emissions of a solid state lighting device may comprise a scotopic/photopic (S/P) ratio value that exceeds threshold values for conventional white light-emitting devices including at least one phosphor-converted LED by at least 10%, 20%, 30%, or 40%, in combination with reasonably high gamut and brightness, over a range of desired CCT values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Bernd P. Keller
  • Publication number: 20160254423
    Abstract: Light emitting diode components are disclosed that utilize a thin, substantially flat or undomed encapsulant in order to achieve the desired emission profile to increase luminance and/or center beam candle power. Some embodiments of the devices include encapsulants, which result in an apparent source image, which does not exceed 2× the source size. Different embodiments of the present invention can comprise different configurations of emitters within the component, such as monolithic chips. The LEDs can be wire bonded to a surface. This surface can be black, reflective or include a reflective coating. In some embodiments, conversion materials can be applied conformal to the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Michael John Bergmann, Jesse Reiherzer, Joseph Gates Clark, Benjamin Jacobson, Sung Chul Joo
  • Publication number: 20160242252
    Abstract: A lighting fixture including a light source, a housing, an image sensor, and a lens is disclosed. The housing is coupled to the light source and includes an opening through which light from the light source is emitted to fill an illumination area. The image sensor is configured to capture one or more images of the illumination area. The lens is over the image sensor, and provides the image sensor a field of view that substantially corresponds with the illumination area. By tailoring the lens such that it provides the image sensor a field of view that substantially corresponds with the illumination area, the image sensor can collect information relevant to the lighting fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jin Hong Lim, John Roberts, Robert D. Underwood, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20160218254
    Abstract: A lighting device including a blue solid state emitter, at least one yellow-green or green lumiphoric material, and at least one red or red-orange solid state emitter provides high color saturation, preferably in combination with a high R9-prime (modified R9) color rendering value, with such condition(s) being obtainable with at least one of (i) a red emitter peak wavelength of at least 630 nm, (ii) a green lumiphoric material having a narrow peak wavelength, and (iii) a blue shifted green color point within a specified region of a 1931 CIE chromaticity diagram, and obtainable without requiring a notch filtering material. Aggregate emissions may have a CCT in a range of from 2000K to 5000K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Jacobson, Michael Leung, Antony Paul van de Ven
  • Publication number: 20160215938
    Abstract: A lighting device including a blue solid state emitter, at least one yellow-green or green lumiphoric material, and at least one red or red-orange solid state emitter can simultaneously provide high color fidelity (e.g., high CRI Ra), high color saturation (e.g., high Qg), and high efficiency (e.g., lumens per watt). A subcombination of blue and yellow-green emissions is provided within one or more specified regions of a 1931 CIE chromaticity diagram. By providing sufficient green content, increased saturation can be active with relatively a short wavelength red or red-orange source while maintaining high color fidelity and efficacy. A mixture of green and yellow lumiphoric materials may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Jacobson, Antony Paul van de Ven
  • Patent number: 9287474
    Abstract: An LED package includes a LED structure that outputs light in a pattern about an axis and an optical coupling device with a central axis. The coupling device is positioned relative to the LED structure and accepts light from the LED. The coupling device includes a first dielectric interface surface that is substantially cylindrical with respect to the central axis, and a reflecting surface. The first dielectric interface surface accepts a first portion of light from the LED structure and directs it toward the reflecting surface. The reflecting surface accepts the light from the first dielectric interface surface and directs it toward the first dielectric interface surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Bernd Keller, Benjamin Jacobson, Robert Gengelbach
  • Publication number: 20160025273
    Abstract: Lighting devices with multiple light-emitting regions may be arranged to transmit or reflect emission portions or beams having different gamut properties, such as different gamut area index or relative gamut values. Different light transmitting surfaces or areas may be arranged to transmit emission portions or light beams having different gamut properties in different directions. Different gamut properties of different beams or emission portions may be produced by different electrically activated emitters and/or light-affecting materials such as notch filters, lumiphoric materials, and/or color pigments. A retrofit element may include a light-affecting (e.g., gamut-altering) material arranged to span across a portion of a light output surface or area of a lighting device and structure arranged for removable attachment to the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9241384
    Abstract: A solid state lighting device includes multiple solid state light emitters and a control circuit configured to adjust aggregated emissions to produce a mixture of light having an adjustable color point together with high luminous efficacy, wherein at least one color point is on or near the white body line WBL (line of minimum tint). Adjustment of color point may provide substantially constant 1931 CIE x-values; substantially constant 1931 CIE y-values, or substantially constant distance relative to the blackbody locus (e.g., with variation in CCT of at least 100K for the color points). An adjustable color point may be arranged to transition between one point near the BBL and another point on or near the WBL. An adjustable color point may provide a first color point on or near the WBL and another point having different CCT and luminous flux. Emitters selected solely from discrete bins or subregions of a CIE diagram may be used in combination to yield a point on or near the WBL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150357372
    Abstract: A multi-emitter solid state lighting device includes at least one narrow spectral output solid state light emitter, such as may be in the green range, having a full width-half maximum emission value of no greater than 30 nm. First, second, and third electrically solid state emitters may include dominant wavelengths in the ranges of 485-505 nm (or 491-505 nm), 526-545 nm, and 615-625 nm. Aggregate emissions of a solid state lighting device may comprise a scotopic/photopic (S/P) ratio value that exceeds threshold values for conventional white light-emitting devices including at least one phosphor-converted LED by at least 10%, 20%, 30%, or 40%, in combination with reasonably high gamut and brightness, over a range of desired CCT values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Bernd P. Keller
  • Publication number: 20150359050
    Abstract: Lighting devices include multiple emitters (e.g., LEDs, optionally in combination with one or more lumiphors) arranged to be operated in multiple operating states arranged to produce different gamut area index (GAI) or relative gamut (Qg) values, preferably in conjunction with a small or imperceptible change in luminous flux and/or color point. A first emitter or emitter group and a second emitter or emitter group may be separately arranged to produce white light with different gamut areas. Adjustment of operation of emitters may be responsive to a user input element or sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9192013
    Abstract: Lighting devices include multiple emitters (e.g., LEDs, optionally in combination with one or more lumiphors) arranged to be operated in multiple operating states arranged to produce different gamut area index (GAI) or relative gamut (Qg) values, preferably in conjunction with a small or imperceptible change in luminous flux and/or color point. A first emitter or emitter group and a second emitter or emitter group may be separately arranged to produce white light with different gamut areas. Adjustment of operation of emitters may be responsive to a user input element or sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20150312990
    Abstract: A solid state lighting device includes multiple solid state light emitters and a control circuit configured to adjust aggregated emissions to produce a mixture of light having an adjustable color point together with high luminous efficacy, wherein at least one color point is on or near the white body line WBL (line of minimum tint). Adjustment of color point may provide substantially constant 1931 CIE x-values; substantially constant 1931 CIE y-values, or substantially constant distance relative to the blackbody locus (e.g., with variation in CCT of at least 100K for the color points). An adjustable color point may be arranged to transition between one point near the BBL and another point on or near the WBL. An adjustable color point may provide a first color point on or near the WBL and another point having different CCT and luminous flux. Emitters selected solely from discrete bins or subregions of a CIE diagram may be used in combination to yield a point on or near the WBL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Nicholas W. Medendorp, JR.
  • Patent number: D777122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael John Bergmann, Jesse Reiherzer, Joseph Gates Clark, Benjamin Jacobson, Sung Chul Joo
  • Patent number: D783547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael John Bergmann, Jesse Reiherzer, Joseph Gates Clark, Benjamin Jacobson, Sung Chul Joo