Patents by Inventor M. George Craford

M. George Craford 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: 8039866
    Abstract: A mount for a semiconductor device includes a carrier, at least two metal leads disposed on a bottom surface of the carrier, and a cavity extending through a thickness of the carrier to expose a portion of the top surfaces of the metal leads. A semiconductor light emitting device is positioned in the cavity and is electrically and physically connected to the metal leads. The carrier may be, for example, silicon, and the leads may be multilayer structures, for example a thin gold layer connected to a thick copper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignees: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC
    Inventors: M. George Craford, Michael R. Krames
  • Publication number: 20110062470
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package includes a support, an LED die mounted on the support, a reflector around the LED die, and a lens over the LED die. The reflector has an angled reflective surface that limits the light emission angle from the LED package. The reflector is a part of the lens or the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicants: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V., PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Serge J. BIERHUIZEN, M. George CRAFORD
  • Publication number: 20100295090
    Abstract: A mount for a semiconductor device includes a carrier, at least two metal leads disposed on a bottom surface of the carrier, and a cavity extending through a thickness of the carrier to expose a portion of the top surfaces of the metal leads. A semiconductor light emitting device is positioned in the cavity and is electrically and physically connected to the metal leads. The carrier may be, for example, silicon, and the leads may be multilayer structures, for example a thin gold layer connected to a thick copper layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicants: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V., PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: M. George CRAFORD, Michael R. KRAMES
  • Patent number: 7804100
    Abstract: A device structure includes a III-nitride wurtzite semiconductor light emitting region disposed between a p-type region and an n-type region. A bonded interface is disposed between two surfaces, one of the surfaces being a surface of the device structure. The bonded interface facilitates an orientation of the wurtzite c-axis in the light emitting region that confines carriers in the light emitting region, potentially increasing efficiency at high current density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignees: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Wierer, Jr., M. George Craford, John E. Epler, Michael R. Krames
  • Patent number: 7791096
    Abstract: A mount for a semiconductor device includes a carrier, at least two metal leads disposed on a bottom surface of the carrier, and a cavity extending through a thickness of the carrier to expose a portion of the top surfaces of the metal leads. A semiconductor light emitting device is positioned in the cavity and is electrically and physically connected to the metal leads. The carrier may be, for example, silicon, and the leads may be multilayer structures, for example a thin gold layer connected to a thick copper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignees: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC
    Inventors: M. George Craford, Michael R. Krames
  • Publication number: 20080303039
    Abstract: A mount for a semiconductor device includes a carrier, at least two metal leads disposed on a bottom surface of the carrier, and a cavity extending through a thickness of the carrier to expose a portion of the top surfaces of the metal leads. A semiconductor light emitting device is positioned in the cavity and is electrically and physically connected to the metal leads. The carrier may be, for example, silicon, and the leads may be multilayer structures, for example a thin gold layer connected to a thick copper layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: M. George Craford, Michael R. Krames
  • Patent number: 4039890
    Abstract: A composite semiconductor light-emitting display array. Light is emitted and observed through a light-transmissive planar array of LED devices formed in a monolithic transparent single crystal such as GaP. Light is generated at the back of the single crystal, but is observed through the front of the crystal. The crystal with its array of LED's is directly interconnected with a monolithic circuit having circuit elements for energizing the LED devices. The result is a composite sandwich structure with interconnections sandwiched between the LED array and the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Paul T. Bailey, M. George Craford, Alexander G. Findlay, Robert K. Underwood