Patents by Inventor Thierry DE SMET

Thierry DE SMET 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: 11374155
    Abstract: A method to make light-emitting diode (LED) units include arranging LEDs in a pattern, forming an optically transparent spacer layer over the LEDs, forming an optically reflective layer over the LEDs, and singulating the LEDs into LED units. The method may further include, after forming the optically transparent spacer layer and before singulating the LEDs, forming a secondary light-emitting layer that conforms to the LEDs, cutting the LEDs to form LED groups having a same arrangement, spacing the LED groups on a support, and forming the optically reflective layer in spaces between the LED groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Erno Fancsali, Thierry De Smet, Gregory Donald Guth, Yourii Martynov, Oleg B. Shchekin, Jyoti Bhardwaj
  • Patent number: 11145191
    Abstract: A flash light module (1) can include a housing (30) carrying at least a visible flash light emitter (10) to emit a flash light beam along an optical axis (OA) and at least one additional emitter (20) emitting non-visible light arranged at a second distance (D2) perpendicular to the optical axis (OA), where position and orientation of the additional emitter (20) and at least the second distances (D2) are suitably adapted as well as the housing (30) is suitably shaped in order to enable the additional emitter (20) to emit non-visible light (22) along a non-visible light emitting direction (IRD), wherein the additional emitter (20) is adapted to emit the non-visible light (22) to the environment suitable to remote communicate to, preferably to remote control, external electronic devices (5) comprising corresponding receivers for the non-visible light (22). A mobile device (100) can include the flash light module (1) and a method to operate the mobile device (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Thierry De Smet, James Tarne, Arjen van der Sijde, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer, Olivier Meilhon
  • Publication number: 20200279985
    Abstract: A method to make light-emitting diode (LED) units include arranging LEDs in a pattern, forming an optically transparent spacer layer over the LEDs, forming an optically reflective layer over the LEDs, and singulating the LEDs into LED units. The method may further include, after forming the optically transparent spacer layer and before singulating the LEDs, forming a secondary light-emitting layer that conforms to the LEDs, cutting the LEDs to form LED groups having a same arrangement, spacing the LED groups on a support, and forming the optically reflective layer in spaces between the LED groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Erno Fancsali, Thierry De Smet, Gregory Donald Guth, Yourii Martynov, Oleg B. Shchekin, Jyoti Bhardwaj
  • Patent number: 10693048
    Abstract: A method to make light-emitting diode (LED) units include arranging LEDs in a pattern, forming an optically transparent spacer layer over the LEDs, forming an optically reflective layer over the LEDs, and singulating the LEDs into LED units. The method may further include, after forming the optically transparent spacer layer and before singulating the LEDs, forming a secondary light-emitting layer that conforms to the LEDs, cutting the LEDs to form LED groups having a same arrangement, spacing the LED groups on a support, and forming the optically reflective layer in spaces between the LED groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic S. Diana, Emo Fancsali, Thierry De Smet, Gregory Guth, Yourii Martynov, Oleg B. Shchekin, Jyoti Bhardwaj
  • Publication number: 20200066141
    Abstract: A flash light module (1) can include a housing (30) carrying at least a visible flash light emitter (10) to emit a flash light beam along an optical axis (OA) and at least one additional emitter (20) emitting non-visible light arranged at a second distance (D2) perpendicular to the optical axis (OA), where position and orientation of the additional emitter (20) and at least the second distances (D2) are suitably adapted as well as the housing (30) is suitably shaped in order to enable the additional emitter (20) to emit non-visible light (22) along a non-visible light emitting direction (IRD), wherein the additional emitter (20) is adapted to emit the non-visible light (22) to the environment suitable to remote communicate to, preferably to remote control, external electronic devices (5) comprising corresponding receivers for the non-visible light (22). A mobile device (100) can include the flash light module (1) and a method to operate the mobile device (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Thierry De Smet, James Tarne, Arjen van der Sijde, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer, Olivier Meilhon
  • Publication number: 20190088840
    Abstract: A method to make light-emitting diode (LED) units include arranging LEDs in a pattern, forming an optically transparent spacer layer over the LEDs, forming an optically reflective layer over the LEDs, and singulating the LEDs into LED units. The method may further include, after forming the optically transparent spacer layer and before singulating the LEDs, forming a secondary light-emitting layer that conforms to the LEDs, cutting the LEDs to form LED groups having a same arrangement, spacing the LED groups on a support, and forming the optically reflective layer in spaces between the LED groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Lumileds Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Frederic S. DIANA, Erno FANCSALI, Thierry DE SMET, Gregory GUTH, Yourii MARTYNOV, Oleg B. SHCHEKIN, Jyoti BHARDWAJ
  • Patent number: 10193035
    Abstract: A light emitting structure includes a packaged back-emitting light emitting device mounted on a reflective substrate. The properties of the reflective surface may be controlled to provide a desired luminance pattern. In this manner, the creation of a light emitting structure that provides a desired luminance pattern may be independent of the provider of the packaged light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Erno Fancsali, Thierry De Smet, Gregory Guth, Yourii Martynov
  • Patent number: 10164160
    Abstract: A light emitting structure includes a packaged back-emitting light emitting device mounted on a reflective substrate. The properties of the reflective surface may be controlled to provide a desired luminance pattern. In this manner, the creation of a light emitting structure that provides a desired luminance pattern may be independent of the provider of the packaged light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Erno Fancsali, Thierry De Smet, Gregory Guth, Yourii Martynov
  • Publication number: 20180277727
    Abstract: A method includes forming a reflective layer (202) on a support (110) where the reflective layer (202) defines openings to the support, placing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (102) through the openings onto the support (110), forming a non-planar secondary light-emitting layer (106) that conforms to the LEDs and the reflective layer (202), forming a planar optically transparent cap layer (108) over the secondary light-emitting layer, and singulating the LEDs into LED units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic S. DIANA, Thierry DE SMET, Gregory GUTH
  • Publication number: 20170279016
    Abstract: A light emitting structure includes a packaged back-emitting light emitting device mounted on a reflective substrate. The properties of the reflective surface may be controlled to provide a desired luminance pattern. In this manner, the creation of a light emitting structure that provides a desired luminance pattern may be independent of the provider of the packaged light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane DIANA, Erno FANCSALI, Thierry DE SMET, Gregory GUTH, Yourii MARTYNOV