Patents by Inventor Kelly McGroddy

Kelly McGroddy 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).

  • SMART PIXEL LIGHTING AND DISPLAY MICROCONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20240153466
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • LED with internally confined current injection area
    Patent number: 11978825
    Abstract: Methods and structures for forming arrays of LED devices are disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include an internally confined current injection area to reduce non-radiative recombination due to edge effects. Several manners for confining current may include etch removal of a current distribution layer, etch removal of a current distribution layer and active layer followed by mesa re-growth, isolation by ion implant or diffusion, quantum well intermixing, and oxide isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly McGroddy, Hsin-Hua Hu, Andreas Bibl, Clayton Ka Tsun Chan, Daniel Arthur Haeger
  • Smart pixel lighting and display microcontroller
    Patent number: 11837179
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • LED WITH INTERNALLY CONFINED CURRENT INJECTION AREA
    Publication number: 20220013688
    Abstract: Methods and structures for forming arrays of LED devices are disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include an internally confined current injection area to reduce non-radiative recombination due to edge effects. Several manners for confining current may include etch removal of a current distribution layer, etch removal of a current distribution layer and active layer followed by mesa re-growth, isolation by ion implant or diffusion, quantum well intermixing, and oxide isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kelly McGroddy, Hsin-Hua Hu, Andreas Bibl, Clayton Ka Tsun Chan, Daniel Arthur Haeger
  • LED with internally confined current injection area
    Patent number: 11101405
    Abstract: Methods and structures for forming arrays of LED devices are disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include an internally confined current injection area to reduce non-radiative recombination due to edge effects. Several manners for confining current may include etch removal of a current distribution layer, etch removal of a current distribution layer and active layer followed by mesa re-growth, isolation by ion implant or diffusion, quantum well intermixing, and oxide isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly McGroddy, Hsin-Hua Hu, Andreas Bibl, Clayton Ka Tsun Chan, Daniel Arthur Haeger
  • SMART PIXEL LIGHTING AND DISPLAY MICROCONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20210020122
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • Smart pixel lighting and display microcontroller
    Patent number: 10796648
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • LED WITH INTERNALLY CONFINED CURRENT INJECTION AREA
    Publication number: 20200251614
    Abstract: Methods and structures for forming arrays of LED devices are disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include an internally confined current injection area to reduce non-radiative recombination due to edge effects. Several manners for confining current may include etch removal of a current distribution layer, etch removal of a current distribution layer and active layer followed by mesa re-growth, isolation by ion implant or diffusion, quantum well intermixing, and oxide isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly McGroddy, Hsin-Hua Hu, Andreas Bibl, Clayton Ka Tsun Chan, Daniel Arthur Haeger
  • LED structures for reduced non-radiative sidewall recombination
    Patent number: 10714655
    Abstract: LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Bour, Kelly McGroddy, Daniel Arthur Haeger, James Michael Perkins, Arpan Chakraborty, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, Dmitry S. Sizov
  • LED with internally confined current injection area
    Patent number: 10593832
    Abstract: Methods and structures for forming arrays of LED devices are disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include an internally confined current injection area to reduce non-radiative recombination due to edge effects. Several manners for confining current may include etch removal of a current distribution layer, etch removal of a current distribution layer and active layer followed by mesa re-growth, isolation by ion implant or diffusion, quantum well intermixing, and oxide isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly McGroddy, Hsin-Hua Hu, Andreas Bibl, Clayton Ka Tsun Chan, Daniel Arthur Haeger
  • SMART PIXEL LIGHTING AND DISPLAY MICROCONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20200005720
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • LED STRUCTURES FOR REDUCED NON-RADIATIVE SIDEWALL RECOMBINATION
    Publication number: 20190371964
    Abstract: LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: David P. Bour, Kelly McGroddy, Daniel Arthur Haeger, James Michael Perkins, Arpan Chakraborty, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, Dmitry S. Sizov
  • LED structures for reduced non-radiative sidewall recombination
    Patent number: 10446712
    Abstract: LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Bour, Kelly McGroddy, Daniel Arthur Haeger, James Michael Perkins, Arpan Chakraborty, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, Dmitry S. Sizov
  • Smart pixel lighting and display microcontroller
    Patent number: 10380952
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • LED STRUCTURES FOR REDUCED NON-RADIATIVE SIDEWALL RECOMBINATION
    Publication number: 20190115495
    Abstract: LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: David P. Bour, Kelly McGroddy, Daniel Arthur Haeger, James Michael Perkins, Arpan Chakraborty, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, Dmitry S. Sizov
  • LED structures for reduced non-radiative sidewall recombination
    Patent number: 10193013
    Abstract: LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Bour, Kelly McGroddy, Daniel Arthur Haeger, James Michael Perkins, Arpan Chakraborty, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, Dmitry S. Sizov
  • SMART PIXEL LIGHTING AND DISPLAY MICROCONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20180190211
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • Smart pixel lighting and display microcontroller
    Patent number: 9959815
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy
  • LED STRUCTURES FOR REDUCED NON-RADIATIVE SIDEWALL RECOMBINATION
    Publication number: 20180097145
    Abstract: LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: David P. Bour, Kelly McGroddy, Daniel Arthur Haeger, James Michael Perkins, Arpan Chakraborty, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, Dmitry S. Sizov
  • LED display with wavelength conversion layer
    Patent number: 9865577
    Abstract: A display and method of manufacture are described. The display may include a substrate including an array of pixels with each pixel including multiple subpixels, and each subpixel within a pixel is designed for a different color emission spectrum. An array of micro LED device pairs are mounted within each subpixel to provide redundancy. An array of wavelength conversion layers comprising phosphor particles are formed over the array of micro LED device pairs for tunable color emission spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Bibl, Kelly McGroddy