Patents by Inventor Richard Scott Kern

Richard Scott Kern 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: 9397258
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures include an active region between a plurality of layers of InGaN. The active region may be at least substantially comprised by InGaN. The plurality of layers of InGaN include at least one well layer, and at least one barrier layer proximate the at least one well layer. Methods of forming semiconductor structures include growing such layers of InGaN to form an active region of a light emitting device, such as an LED. Luminary devices include such LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SOITEC
    Inventors: Chantal Arena, Jean-Philippe Debray, Richard Scott Kern
  • Publication number: 20150333219
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures include an active region between a plurality of layers of InGaN. The active region may be at least substantially comprised by InGaN. The plurality of layers of InGaN include at least one well layer, and at least one barrier layer proximate the at least one well layer. Methods of forming semiconductor structures include growing such layers of InGaN to form an active region of a light emitting device, such as an LED. Luminary devices include such LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Chantal Arena, Jean-Philippe Debray, Richard Scott Kern
  • Patent number: 9117955
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures include an active region between a plurality of layers of InGaN. The active region may be at least substantially comprised by InGaN. The plurality of layers of InGaN include at least one well layer comprising InwGa1-wN, and at least one barrier layer comprising InbGa1-bN proximate the at least one well layer. In some embodiments, the value of w in the InwGa1-wN of the well layer may be greater than or equal to about 0.10 and less than or equal to about 0.40 in some embodiments, and the value of b in the InbGa1-bN of the at least one barrier layer may be greater than or equal to about 0.01 and less than or equal to about 0.10. Methods of fainting semiconductor structures include growing such layers of InGaN to form an active region of a light emitting device, such as an LED. Luminary devices include such LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: SOITEC
    Inventors: Chantal Arena, Jean-Philippe Debray, Richard Scott Kern
  • Publication number: 20140264265
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures include an active region between a plurality of layers of InGaN. The active region may be at least substantially comprised by InGaN. The plurality of layers of InGaN include at least one well layer comprising InwGa1-wN, and at least one barrier layer comprising InbGa1-bN proximate the at least one well layer. In some embodiments, the value of w in the InwGa1-wN of the well layer may be greater than or equal to about 0.10 and less than or equal to about 0.40 in some embodiments, and the value of b in the InbGa1-bN of the at least one barrier layer may be greater than or equal to about 0.01 and less than or equal to about 0.10. Methods of fainting semiconductor structures include growing such layers of InGaN to form an active region of a light emitting device, such as an LED. Luminary devices include such LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Soitec
    Inventors: Chantal Arena, Jean-Philippe Debray, Richard Scott Kern
  • Patent number: 6630692
    Abstract: III-Nitride light emitting diodes having improved performance are provided. In one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a substrate, a nucleation layer disposed on the substrate, a defect reduction structure disposed above the nucleation layer, and an n-type III-Nitride semiconductor layer disposed above the defect reduction structure. The n-type layer has, for example, a thickness greater than about one micron and a silicon dopant concentration greater than or equal to about 1019 cm−3. In another embodiment, a light emitting device includes a III-Nitride semiconductor active region that includes at least one barrier layer either uniformly doped with an impurity or doped with an impurity having a concentration graded in a direction substantially perpendicular to the active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC
    Inventors: Werner Goetz, Nathan Fredrick Gardner, Richard Scott Kern, Andrew Youngkyu Kim, Anneli Munkholm, Stephen A. Stockman, Christopher P. Kocot, Richard P. Schneider, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20020190259
    Abstract: III-Nitride light emitting diodes having improved performance are provided. In one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a substrate, a nucleation layer disposed on the substrate, a defect reduction structure disposed above the nucleation layer, and an n-type III-Nitride semiconductor layer disposed above the defect reduction structure. The n-type layer has, for example, a thickness greater than about one micron and a silicon dopant concentration greater than or equal to about 1019 cm−3. In another embodiment, a light emitting device includes a III-Nitride semiconductor active region that includes at least one barrier layer either uniformly doped with an impurity or doped with an impurity having a concentration graded in a direction substantially perpendicular to the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Werner Goetz, Nathan Fredrick Gardner, Richard Scott Kern, Andrew Youngkyu Kim, Anneli Munkholm, Stephen A. Stockman, Christopher P. Kocot, Richard P. Schneider