Patents by Inventor Yi-Ying Lu

Yi-Ying Lu 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).

  • Near infrared doped phosphors having a zinc, germanium, gallate matrix
    Patent number: 8877096
    Abstract: Phosphors based on transition metal-activated gallates, particularly Cr3+- and Ni2+-activated zinc germanium gallates, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments such phosphors can exhibit persistent infrared phosphorescence for as long as 400 hours. Such phosphors can be used, for example, as components of a luminescent paint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhengwei Pan, Yi-Ying Lu
  • NEAR INFRARED DOPED PHOSPHORS HAVING A ZINC, GERMANIUM, GALLATE MATRIX
    Publication number: 20120193578
    Abstract: Phosphors based on transition metal-activated gallates, particularly Cr3+- and Ni2+-activated zinc germanium gallates, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments such phosphors can exhibit persistent infrared phosphorescence for as long as 400 hours. Such phosphors can be used, for example, as components of a luminescent paint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhengwei Pan, Yi-Ying Lu