Patents by Inventor Gundula Roth
Gundula Roth 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).
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Publication number: 20090262515Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device including one or more light emitting diodes to primarily emit light having different wavelengths in the wavelength range of ultraviolet rays and/or blue light, and a wavelength-conversion means to convert the primary light into secondary light in the visible light wavelength range. The light emitting device of the current invention has a high color temperature of 2000 to 8000 K or 10000 K and a high color rendering index of 90 or more, thus easily realizing desired emission on the color coordinate system. Therefore, the lighting emitting device is applicable to mobile phones, notebook computers, and keypads or backlight units for various electronic products, and, in particular, automobiles and exterior and interior lighting fixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: SEOUL OPTO-DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventors: Chung-Hoon Lee, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews
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Patent number: 7554129Abstract: A light emitting device can include a substrate, electrodes provided on the substrate, a light emitting diode configured to emit light, the light emitting diode being provided on one of the electrodes, phosphors configured to change a wavelength of the light, and an electrically conductive device configured to connect the light emitting diode with another of the plurality of electrodes. The phosphors can substantially cove at least a portion of the light emitting diode. The phosphor may include aluminate type compounds, lead and/or copper doped silicates, lead and/or copper doped antimonates, lead and/or copper doped germanates, lead and/or copper doped germanate-silicates, lead and/or copper doped phosphates, or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Chung Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20090152496Abstract: This invention relates to luminescent materials for ultraviolet light or visible light excitation comprising copper-alkaline-earth dominated inorganic mixed crystals activated by rare earth elements. The luminescent material is composed of one or more than one compounds of silicate type and/or germinate or germanate-silicate type. Accordingly, the present invention is a very good possibility to substitute earth alkaline ions by copper for a shifting of the emission bands to longer or shorter wavelength, respectively. Luminescent compounds containing Copper with improved luminescent properties and also with improved stability against water, humidity as well as other polar solvents are provided. The present invention is to provide copper containing luminescent compounds, which has high correlated color temperature range from about 2,000K to 8,000K or 10,000K and CRI up to over 90.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Chung Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20090134413Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising at least one light emitting diode which emits light in a predetermined wavelength region, copper-alkaline earth metal based inorganic mixed crystals activated by rare earths, which include copper-alkaline earth silicate phosphors which are disposed around the light emitting diode and absorb a portion of the light emitted from the light emitting diode and to emit light different in wavelength from the absorbed light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Chung-Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20090050849Abstract: Disclosed are non stoichiometric Copper Alkaline Earth Silicate phosphors activated by divalent europium for using them as high temperature stable luminescent materials for ultraviolet or daylight excitation. The phosphors are represented as the formula (BauSrvCawCux)3-y(Zn,Mg,Mn)zSi1+bO5+2b:Eua. The nonstoichiometric tetragonal silicate is prepared in a high temperature solid state reaction with a surplus of silica in the starting mixture. Furthermore, luminescent tetragonal Copper Alkaline Earth Silicates are provided for LED applications, which have a high color temperature range from about 2,000K to 8,000K or 10,000K showing a CRI with Ra=80˜95, when mixed with other luminescent materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicants: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee, Walter Tews, Gundula Roth, Stefan Tews
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Publication number: 20080224163Abstract: A light emitting device can be characterized as including a light emitting diode configured to emit light and a phosphor configured to change a wavelength of the light. The phosphor substantially covers at least a portion of the light emitting diode. The phosphor includes a compound having a host material. Divalent copper ions and oxygen are components of the host material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Gundula ROTH, Walter TEWS, Chung-Hoon LEE
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Publication number: 20080179621Abstract: A light-emitting semi-conductor diode comprising a light emitting chip at least partially surrounded by a transparent electronics protecting body on which a composite layer foil is disposed, the composite layer foil includes at its side facing away from the electronics protection body a carrier layer, which has a refraction index that is greater than the refraction index of the electronics protection body and, at the opposite side, an active layer of the same material of which the electronics protecting body consists.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Hermann Oppermann, Julius Muschaweck, Jochen Kunze, Thomas Luce, Eike Krochmann, Walter Tews, Gundula Roth
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Patent number: 7382033Abstract: A luminous body of prolonged fluorescence lifetime characterized by comprising not only an activator but also at least one coactivator selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Bi, Sn, Sb and analogues thereof as a further luminescent center for enhancing the thermostability of luminous body. This luminous body excels in thermostability and fluorescence lifetime, so that it is useful as a luminous body for LED.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews
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Publication number: 20080067472Abstract: A luminescent material is disclosed. The luminescent material may include a first compound having a host lattice comprising first ions and oxygen. A first portion of the first ions may be substituted by copper ions. In one embodiment, the host lattice may include silicon, the copper ions may be divalent copper ions and the first compound may have an Olivin crystal structure, a ?-K2SO4 crystal structure, a trigonal Glaserite (K3Na(SO4)2) or monoclinic Merwinite crystal structure, a tetragonal Ackermanite crystal structure, a tetragonal crystal structure or an orthorhombic crystal structure. In another embodiment, the copper ions do not act as luminescent ions upon excitation with the ultraviolet or visible light.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Gundula ROTH, Walter TEWS, Chung-Hoon LEE
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Publication number: 20080067920Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed. The light emitting device may include a light emitting diode (LED) for emitting light and a phosphor adjacent to the LED. The phosphor may be excitable by light emitted by the LED and may include a first compound having a host lattice comprising first ions and oxygen. In one embodiment, the host lattice may include silicon, the copper ions may be divalent copper ions and the first compound may have an Olivin crystal structure, a ?-K2SO4 crystal structure, a trigonal Glaserite (K3Na(SO4)2) or monoclinic Merwinite crystal structure, a tetragonal Ackermanite crystal structure, a tetragonal crystal structure or an orthorhombic crystal structure. In another embodiment, the copper ions do not act as luminescent ions upon excitation with the light emitted by the LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Gundula ROTH, Walter TEWS, Chung-Hoon LEE
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Publication number: 20070284563Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device including at least three light emitting diodes having different peak emission wavelengths to primarily emit light in a blue, green or red wavelength range, and a wavelength-conversion means to convert primary light into secondary light in a visible light wavelength range, The light emitting device of the current invention has a high color temperature of 2,000 to 8,000 K or 10,000 K and a high color rendering index of 90 or more, and emits yellow-green light or orange light having a wide emission wavelength range. Since the light emitting device having high color temperature and excellent color rendering properties can easily realize desired emission on the color coordinate system, it is applicable to mobile phones, notebook computers, and keypads or backlight units for various electronic products, and in particular, automobiles and exterior and interior lighting fixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Chung-Hoon LEE, Gundula ROTH, Walter TEWS
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Patent number: 7259396Abstract: The invention relates to a light source comprising a light-emitting element, which emits light in a first spectral region, and comprising a luminophore, which comes from the group of alkaline-earth orthosilicates and which absorbs a portion of the light emitted by the light source and emits light in another spectral region. According to the invention, the luminophore is an alkaline-earth orthosilicate, which is activated with bivalent europium and whose composition consists of: (2-x-y)SrOx(Ba, Ca)O (1-a-b-c-d)SiO2aP2O5bAl2O3cB2O3dGeO2: y Eu2+ and/or (2-x-y)BaOx((Sr, Ca)O (1-a-b-c-d)SiO2aP2O5bAl2O3cB2O3dGeO2: y Eu2+. The desired color (color temperature) can be easily adjusted by using a luminophore of the aforementioned type.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Stefan Tasch, Peter Pachler, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Wolfgang Kempfert, Detlef Starick
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Publication number: 20070090383Abstract: The light emitting device has a light emitting diode which is made of a nitride semiconductor and a phosphor which absorbs a part of lights emitted from the light emitting diode and emits different lights with wavelengths other than those of the absorbed lights. The phosphor is made of alkaline earth metal silicate fluorescent material activated with europium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Applicants: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Tridonic Optoelectronics GMBH, Litec GBR, Leuchstoffwerk Breitungen GMBHInventors: Koichi Ota, Atsuo Hirano, Akihito Ota, Stefan Tasch, Peter Pachler, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Wolfgang Kempfert, Detlef Starick
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Patent number: 7187011Abstract: The invention relates to a light source comprising a light-emitting element, which emits light in a first spectral region, and comprising a luminophore, which comes from the group of alkaline-earth orthosilicates and which absorbs a portion of the light emitted by the light source and emits light in another spectral region. According to the invention, the luminophore is an alkaline-earth orthosilicate, which is activated with bivalent europium and whose composition consists of: (2-x-y)SrOx(Ba, Ca)O (1-a-b-c-d)SiO2 aP2O5 bAl2O3 cB2O3 dGeO2: y Eu2+ and/or (2-x-y)BaO x((Sr, Ca)O (1-a-b-c-d)SiO2 aP2O5 bAl2O3 cB2O3 dGeO2: y Eu2+. The desired color (color temperature) can be easily adjusted by using a luminophore of the aforementioned type.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Stefan Tasch, Peter Pachler, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Wolfgang Kempfert, Detlef Starick
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Publication number: 20070035813Abstract: A phosphor for converting ultraviolet light or blue light emitted from a light emitting element into a visible white radiation having a high level of color rendering properties, containing a light emitting component prepared from a solid system of an alkaline earth metal antimonate and a system derived from the solid system and exhibiting intrinsic photoemission, such as a fluoroantimonate, a light emitting component prepared from a manganese(IV)-activated antimonate, a titanate, silicate-germanate, and an aluminate, a light emitting component prepared from a europium-activated silicate-germanate or from a system containing a sensitizer selected from a group consisting of europium (II) and manganese (II) as a secondary activator and having an orange color or a dark red color in the spectrum range over 600 nm, or a light emitting component composed of a mixture of eight or less light emitting components having different emission bands and brought to a state of continuous emission of about 380 to 780 nm exhibitType: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: February 15, 2007Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews
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Patent number: 7157746Abstract: The light emitting device has a light emitting diode which is made of a nitride semiconductor and a phosphor which absorbs a part of lights emitted from the light emitting diode and emits different lights with wavelengths other than those of the absorbed lights. The phosphor is made of alkaline earth metal silicate fluorescent material activated with europium.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Tridonic Optoelectronics GmbH, Litec GBR, Leuchstoffwerk Breitungen GmbHInventors: Koichi Ota, Atsuo Hirano, Akihito Ota, Stefan Tasch, Peter Pachler, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Wolfgang Kempfert, Detlef Starick
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Publication number: 20060267031Abstract: The invention relates to a light source comprising a light-emitting element, which emits light in a first spectral region, and comprising a luminophore, which comes from the group of alkaline-earth orthosilicates and which absorbs a portion of the light emitted by the light source and emits light in another spectral region. According to the invention, the luminophore is an alkaline-earth orthosilicate, which is activated with bivalent europium and whose composition consists of: (2-x-y)SrOx(Ba, Ca)O (1-a-b-c-d)SiO2aP2O5bAl2O3cB2O3dGeO2: y Eu2+ and/or (2-x-y)BaOx((Sr, Ca)O (1-a-b-c-d)SiO2aP2O5bAl2O3cB2O3dGeO2: y Eu2+. The desired color (color temperature) can be easily adjusted by using a luminophore of the aforementioned type.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Stefan Tasch, Peter Pachler, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Wolfgang Kempfert, Detlef Starick
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Patent number: 7138660Abstract: The light emitting device has a light emitting diode which is made of a nitride semiconductor and a phosphor which absorbs a part of lights emitted from the light emitting diode and emits different lights with wavelengths other than those of the absorbed lights. The phosphor is made of alkaline earth metal silicate fluorescent material activated with europium.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Tridonic Optoelectronics GmbH, Litec GBR, Leuchstoffwerk Breitungen GmbHInventors: Koichi Ota, Atsuo Hirano, Akihito Ota, Stefan Tasch, Peter Pachler, Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Wolfgang Kempfert, Detlef Starick
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Publication number: 20060163683Abstract: A luminous body of prolonged fluorescence lifetime characterized by comprising not only an activator but also at least one coactivator selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Bi, Sn, Sb and analogues thereof as a further luminescent center for enhancing the thermostability of luminous body. This luminous body excels in thermostability and fluorescence lifetime, so that it is useful as a luminous body for LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews
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Publication number: 20050274972Abstract: A light emitting device can include a substrate, electrodes provided on the substrate, a light emitting diode configured to emit light, the light emitting diode being provided on one of the electrodes, phosphors configured to change a wavelength of the light, and an electrically conductive device configured to connect the light emitting diode with another of the plurality of electrodes. The phosphors can substantially cove at least a portion of the light emitting diode. The phosphor may include aluminate type compounds, lead and/or copper doped silicates, lead and/or copper doped antimonates, lead and/or copper doped germanates, lead and/or copper doped germanate-silicates, lead and/or copper doped phosphates, or any combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2004Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Gundula Roth, Walter Tews, Chung Lee