Light Conversion Patents (Class 313/501)
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Patent number: 8167675Abstract: A dispersion-type EL element is a dispersion-type electroluminescent element with at least a transparent coating layer, a transparent conductive layer, a phosphor layer, a dielectric layer and a rear electrode layer sequentially formed on a base film surface. The transparent coating layer can be peeled off the surface of the base film. The transparent conductive layer is formed by applying a coating liquid composed mainly of conductive oxide particles and a binder on a surface of the transparent coating layer, applying compression processing to the applied layer and then curing the compressed layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., LtdInventors: Masaya Yukinobu, Yuki Murayama, Yasuo Tsukui
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Patent number: 8164250Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate layer and a light conversion layer located on said substrate layer. The light conversion layer is a polycrystalline ceramic layer, and is positioned on the substrate layer by sintering.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Peter Schmidt, Helmut Bechtel, Jorg Meyer
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Patent number: 8164254Abstract: A light-emitting device of the present invention includes: a light-emitting element; and a phosphor layer containing phosphors that absorb light from the light-emitting element and wavelength-convert the absorbed light to emit light. The phosphor layer has a structure in which the phosphors are disposed on an applied adhesive with a thickness equal to or less than an average particle size of the phosphors. A thickness of the phosphor layer is equal to or less than five times the average particle size of the phosphors, and an occupancy ratio of the phosphors in the phosphor layer is 50% or more. Further, the phosphors disposed on the adhesive has an adjusted particle size.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Dowa Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsukasa Maruyama, Tetsuya Ikuta
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Publication number: 20120081000Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED encapsulation process and a shield structure made thereby. Firstly, a first encapsulation layer is provided, phosphor powder is uniformly disposed on a surface of the first encapsulation layer, and a second encapsulation layer is disposed on the phosphor powder to fully cover the first encapsulation layer so that the phosphor powder is sandwiched between the two encapsulation layers to ensure its arrangement position. Finally, the aforementioned members are heated and stamped to form one piece which is cut into a required shield shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: POWER DATA COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-YUAN CHEN, YI-SHENG CHEN
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Publication number: 20120074835Abstract: A wavelength-converting plate for a wavelength-converted light emitting diode (LED) assembly. The wavelength-converting plate includes multiple layers of microlenses deposited thereon. The microlenses may have an index of refraction different from an index of refraction of the wavelength-converting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Alan Piquette, John Kelso, Nathan Zink, John Nappi, Yi Zheng, Madis Raukas
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Publication number: 20120074836Abstract: A wavelength-converting plate for a wavelength-converted light emitting diode (LED) assembly. The wavelength-converting plate includes microlenses deposited thereon. The microlenses may have an index of refraction different from the index of refraction of the wavelength-converting plate. The microlenses on the top surface of the plate increase lumen output in a direction normal to the top surface of a wavelength-converting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Alan Piquette, Madis Raukas
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Publication number: 20120074837Abstract: An optical lens having a fluorescent layer is provided. The optical lens is adapted for being employed in an LED packaging structure. The optical lens includes a substrate, at least one lens body, a lens shade, and a packaging member. The substrate is positioned at a bottommost side of the packaging structure, and the lens shade is positioned at a topmost side of the packaging structure. The lens body is positioned over the substrate and beneath the lens shade. A plurality of light emitting units are disposed on the substrate. The packaging member is adapted for packaging the substrate and the lens shade. The lens body is secured by the packing member so as to be positioned over the light emitting units. The lens body includes a fluorescent layer buried inside the lens body, and the lens body is positioned apart from the light emitting units for a certain distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Jon-Fwu Hwu, Yung-Fu Wu, Kui-Chiang Liu
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Patent number: 8143777Abstract: An LED lighting unit can be configured to have a high color rendering for which color temperature can adjust itself to be close to a natural color. The LED lighting unit can be composed of three light sources that respectively include a blue LED and a different phosphor. A first light source can emit light having a color temperature located substantially on a blackbody locus, a second light source can emit light having a higher color temperature than that of the first light source and located substantially on the blackbody locus, and a third light source can emit a green or yellow light. A mixture of the light can be located substantially on the blackbody locus by controlling a beam ratio of the mixed light having contiguous wavelength components. Therefore, the LED lighting unit can emit a light having a high color rendering that can maintain a uniform color within a radiation range.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Teiichiro Takano
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Patent number: 8143775Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an electron/photon source is disclosed based on field emission, cathodoluminescent and photo-enhanced field emission, including an evacuated chamber inside a housing, further including an anode and a cathode arranged inside the evacuated chamber. Furthermore, the cathode is arranged to emit electrons when a voltage is applied between the anode and cathode, the anode being arranged to emit light at a first wavelength range when receiving electrons emitted from the cathode, and a wavelength range converting material arranged to receive the emitted light of the first wavelength range and emit light at a second wavelength range. In a novel way, an embodiment of the present invention makes it possible to, in two steps, convert the electrons emitted from the cathode to visible light.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Lightlab Sweden ABInventor: Qiu-Hong Hu
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Patent number: 8142051Abstract: An illumination system according to the principles of the invention may include a first LED and a carrier material. The carrier material may be comprised of plastic, synthetic material, polymer, latex, rubber or other material. The carrier material may also contain a phosphor, fluorescent material, organic fluorescent material, inorganic fluorescent material, impregnated phosphor, phosphor particles, phosphor material, YAG:Ce phosphor, or other material for converting electromagnetic radiation into illumination or visible light.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Alfred D. Ducharme
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Publication number: 20120068594Abstract: An LED includes a chip having a light emitting surface, and a coating of phosphor-containing material on the light emitting surface. Phosphor particles are arranged in a densely packed layer within the coating at the light emitting surface, and such that the light emitting surface is in contacting relationship with the phosphor particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: James Ibbetson, Peter S. Andrews
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Patent number: 8138667Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device that is high in color purity of light and is high in light extraction efficiency, where sputtering is used to form an electrode on an electroluminescent layer without damage to a layer including an organic material.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Junichiro Sakata, Hisao Ikeda, Yasuo Nakamura, Keiko Saito
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Patent number: 8125137Abstract: A multi-chip lighting emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes a submount including first and second die mounting regions thereon. A first LED chip is mounted on the first die mounting region, and a second LED chip is mounted on the second die mounting region. The LED lamp is configured to emit light having a spectral distribution including at least four different color peaks to provide the white light. For example, a first conversion material may at least partially cover the first LED chip, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first color and re-emit light of a third color. In addition, a second conversion material may at least partially cover the first and/or second LED chips, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first and/or second colors and re-emit light of a fourth color. Related light fixtures and methods are also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Mark McClear, Bernd P. Keller, George R. Brandes, Ronan P. LeToquin
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Patent number: 8125138Abstract: In a lighting device with at least one continuous OLED layer (4) with a first electrode layer (5), a second electrode layer (6) and a plurality of optical collimating means, the second electrode layer (6) is only in electrical contact with the OLED layer (4) within spaced sections (6a), arranged within acceptance angles of the collimating means. Such a lighting device can be manufactured efficiently and is highly energy-efficient.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Gunnar Luttgens, Benno Spinger
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Patent number: 8123376Abstract: A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having peak wavelength in ranges of from 430 nm to 480 nm, and first and second groups of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm. In some embodiments, if current is supplied to a power line, a combination of (1) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of emitters, and (2) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of lumiphors would have a correlated color temperature which differs by at least 50 K from a correlated color temperature which would be emitted by a combination of (3) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of emitters, and (4) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of lumiphors.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Antony Paul Van De Ven, Gerald H. Negley
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Patent number: 8120239Abstract: A display device that includes an underlying excitation source, a converting layer, and an optical filter layer. The underlying excitation source emits light in a spatial pattern that may or may not be altered in time and has a short wavelength capable of being at least partially absorbed by the overlying converting layer. The converting layer can be a contiguous film or pixels of quantum dots that can be dispersed in a matrix material. This converting layer is capable of absorbing at least a portion of the wavelength(s) of the light from the underlying excitation source and emitting light at one or more different wavelengths. The optical filter layer prevents the residual light from the excitation source that was not absorbed by the converting layer from being emitted by the display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang-Ohk Cheon, Michael Locascio, San Ming Yang
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Patent number: 8120240Abstract: A light emission device includes multiple electrically activated solid state emitters (e.g., LEDs) having differing spectral output from one another; and/or phosphor material including one or more phosphors arranged to receive spectral output from at least one of the solid state emitters and to responsively emit a phosphor output, to provide spectral output. In one arrangement, at least four electrically activated solid state emitters each have different spectral outputs in the visible range, with the emitters arranged in an array positioned on a single reflector cup or other support, with at least two solid state emitters differing substantially in size. Aggregated output may include white light having a color temperature in any of several desired ranges.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: George R. Brandes
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Patent number: 8115377Abstract: A translucent material substrate is shaped such that high luminous efficiency can be obtained in an organic EL light source in which light is emitted from a translucent material substrate to the atmosphere. The organic EL light source includes a luminescent layer composed of an organic luminescent element, a transparent electrode and a counter electrode, and a translucent material substrate. The translucent material substrate has a truncated quadrangular pyramidal shape having a surface in abutment with the luminescent layer as the bottom face of the shape. The bottom face is formed in the shape of a square in which the length of one side is “b”, and the top face opposite the bottom face is formed in the shape of a square in which the length of one side with respect to the same extending direction as that of the “b”-length side is “a”. In addition, the shape of the translucent material substrate has thickness “c”.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: NEC Lighting, Ltd.Inventor: Shusaku Kon
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Publication number: 20120032573Abstract: An LED comprises a substrate, an LED chip mounted on the substrate, an encapsulation encapsulating the LED chip, and a phosphor layer containing phosphor particles disposed on an outer surface of the encapsulation. A luminous intensity I of light generated by the LED chip and a radiation angle ? are in Lambertian distribution and satisfy following formula: I=I0×cos ?, here the radiation angle ? is not lower than 0°, and is not higher than 90°, and I0 is a luminous intensity at a central axis of the LED chip, and the radiation angle ? is an angle between the light and the central axis. One of parameters of concentration, particle number of the phosphor particles in the phosphor layer and a thickness of the phosphor layer is also in Lambertian distribution relative to the radiation angle ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: CHIH-MING LAI
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Patent number: 8110979Abstract: An inorganic electroluminescence device including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed apart from each other, and a dielectric material layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The dielectric material layer has a micro-tubular shape, and a light emitting layer is filled in the dielectric material layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shang-hyeun Park, Ji-beom Yoo, Mun-Ja Kim, Min-jong Bae, Tae-won Jeong
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Patent number: 8106577Abstract: An organic EL device includes light-reflective electrodes; light-transmissive electrodes; organic EL layers that are respectively provided between the light-reflective electrodes and the light-transmissive electrodes to emit a plurality of color light components, the organic EL layer emitting a different color light component in each pixel; and transflective layers that are selectively provide in predetermined color pixels to reflect or transmit light emitted from the organic EL layers, respectively, each transflective layer being opposite to the light-reflective electrode with the organic EL layer interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidekazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8106578Abstract: We disclose a highly transmissive electroluminescent lamp, where the lamp has a front electrode electrically connected to a first clear conductive layer of PDOT or functionally similar material, a phosphor layer and a dielectric layer. The phosphor layer contains nano-particles of phosphor, where the nano-particles have a size less than about 100 nm. The dielectric layer contains nano-particles of a dielectric, where these nano-particles having a size less than about 100 nm. There is a second clear conductive layer of PDOT, and a back electrode electrically connected to the second clear conductive layer, for energizing the lamp. In other embodiments, the particles in the phosphor layer may have sizes larger than 100 nm, while still achieving the effect of substantial transparency of the lamp.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Oryon Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas L. Brown, Manuel R. Adame
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Publication number: 20120014086Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating different spectral compositions of light is disclosed. The method comprises generating light at a wavelength, using an LED in some embodiments, and optically coupling the generated light to a first phosphor in a first operating mode and optically coupling the generated light to a second phosphor in a second operating mode. Several different embodiments of optically coupling the phosphors to the light source are disclosed. The first phosphor emits light with a first spectral characteristic when irradiated by the light at the wavelength and the second phosphor emits light with a second spectral characteristic when irradiated by the light at the wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Greenwave Reality, Inc.Inventor: Karl Jonsson
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Patent number: 8093797Abstract: An electroluminescent layer for a light. The light includes a phosphor with a fluorescent pigment or dye.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: MFlex UK LimitedInventor: William Frank Tyldesley
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Patent number: 8093805Abstract: In an organic electroluminescent display device comprising a wiring layer, an insulating layer, a first electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer, and a second electrode, wiring which conducts with a second electrode is arranged between light emitting pixels, and is provided either between an organic electroluminescent layer and the second electrodes, or on top of the second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Sakamoto, Toshiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 8089207Abstract: Solid state light emitting devices and/or solid state lighting devices use three or more phosphors excited by energy from a solid state source. The phosphors are selected and included in proportions such that the visible light output of such a device exhibits a radiation spectrum that approximates a black body radiation spectrum for the rated color temperature for the device, over at least a predetermined portion of the visible light spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr.
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Patent number: 8084934Abstract: A white LED with an improved structure for high light emitting efficiency is provided. The white LED includes a light source device and a phosphor containing light emitting nanoparticles and an inorganic phosphor which emit white light by being excited by the light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Samsung-Electro Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-ki Kim, Kyung-sang Cho, Eun-joo Jang
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Patent number: 8076847Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Takahiro Naitou, Yoshinori Murazaki
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Patent number: 8076846Abstract: An optical material is provided. The optical material includes a nanoparticle-resin composite material in which metal oxide nanoparticles are dispersed in a polymer, wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles are crystalline and have a particle diameter of 1×10?8 m or less, wherein surfaces of the metal oxide nanoparticles are coated with a surfactant, and wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles are crystallized at a temperature greater than or equal to 200° C. and less than or equal to 400° C. A light assembly including the nanoparticle-resin composite material is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mikihisa Mizuno, Yuichi Sasaki, Sung-Kil Lee, Hitoshi Katakura
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Patent number: 8076835Abstract: A multi-chip lighting emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes a submount including first and second die mounting regions thereon. A first LED chip is mounted on the first die mounting region, and a second LED chip is mounted on the second die mounting region. The LED lamp is configured to emit light having a spectral distribution including at least four different color peaks to provide the white light. For example, a first conversion material may at least partially cover the first LED chip, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first color and re-emit light of a third color. In addition, a second conversion material may at least partially cover the first and/or second LED chips, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first and/or second colors and re-emit light of a fourth color. Related light fixtures and methods are also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Mark McClear, Bernd P. Keller, George R. Brandes, Ronan P. LeToquin
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Patent number: 8076838Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of types of light emitting elements including at least a red light emitting element that outputs red light, a green light emitting element that outputs green light, and a blue light emitting element that outputs blue light.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidekazu Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20110291548Abstract: A lamp cover containing phosphor for providing white light emission is disclosed. The lamp cover is comprised of a light-partial-reflective cap structure providing the outer surface of the lamp cover, wherein the light-partial-reflective cap structure is composed of a plurality of light transparent layers and a plurality of vacuum layers that are alternatively stacked from outside to inside, a supporting transparent cap structure providing the inner surface of the lamp cover, and a phosphor mixed structure mechanically supported by the outer surface of the supporting transparent cap structure, wherein the outer surface of the phosphor mixed structure is adjacent to the most inner vacuum layer of the light-partial-reflective cap structure. Once the lamp cover is combined with a phosphor exciting light source, the light-partial-reflective cap structure partially prevents phosphor exciting light from escaping from the lamp cover by using Fresnel reflection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NEPES LED CORPORATIONInventors: Tran NGUYEN THE, Yongzhi He, Frank Shi
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Patent number: 8067885Abstract: An organic EL device and display are provided. A red light emitting layer, a green light emitting layer, a blue light emitting layer are laminated in this order between an anode and a cathode, and an intermediate layer “a” formed by use of an organic material is provided between the green light emitting layer and the blue light emitting layer. The HOMO-LUMO energy gap in the intermediate layer “a” is greater than the HOMO-LUMO energy gap of a green light emitting material constituting the green light emitting layer. In addition, the intermediate layer “a” has a hole transporting property. In the case of configuring a display by use of the organic EL devices, color filters are provided on the light take-out surface side. This makes it possible to provide an organic EL device with which light emission components for three colors of red, green and blue with a good balance suited to use for a full-color display can be obtained at a high luminance.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2004Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Mitsuhiro Kashiwabara
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Patent number: 8067884Abstract: A lighting arrangement comprising: a light reflective enclosure; at least one radiation source housed within the enclosure and operable to generate excitation light of a first wavelength range; a substantially spherical optical component mounted over the enclosure opening and at least one phosphor operable to absorb at least a portion of the excitation light and to emit light of a second wavelength range, wherein light generated by the arrangement comprises the combined light of the first and second wavelength ranges and wherein the at least one phosphor material is provided as a layer on at least a part of the surface of the optical component that is enclosed within the volume of the enclosure when the component is mounted to the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Intematrix CorporationInventor: Yi-Qun Li
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Patent number: 8063561Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light-emitting display device comprising: a pixel region wherein an organic light-emitting device comprised of a first electrode, an organic thin film layer and a second electrode is formed; a first substrate comprising a non-pixel region encompassing the pixel region; a second substrate disposed on the upper of the first substrate to be overlapped with the pixel region and a portion of the non-pixel region; and a plurality of frits provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and formed in parallel at spaced intervals along the peripheral portion of the pixel region, wherein the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate by the plurality of frits.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Soo Choi, Jin Woo Park
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Publication number: 20110279015Abstract: A lighting device comprising first and second groups of non-white light sources emitting light outside a first area on a 1976 CIE Chromaticity Diagram bounded by a curves 0.01 u?v? above and below the blackbody locus and within a second area enclosed by saturated light curves from 430 to 465 nm and from 560 to 580 nm and segments from 465 to 560 nm and from 580 to 430 nm and a supplemental light emitter in the range of 600 to 640 nm. Also, a lighting device, comprising a first string of non-white phosphor converted light sources with excitation sources having dominant wavelengths that differ by at least 5 nm, a second string of non-white light sources, and a third string of supplemental light emitters in the range of 600 to 640 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony Paul Van De Ven
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Patent number: 8058802Abstract: An article includes a display layer having an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface. The display layer includes a light-emitting device that generates heat and light during use. A thermal transport layer may be secured to the display layer. The thermal transport layer may include a thermally conductive material that can transport heat generated by the light-emitting device away from the light-emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yun Li, Mark Lewis Grabb, John Erik Hershey, Jian Zhang, Hua Xia
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Patent number: 8058793Abstract: To provide a phosphor containing a comparatively much red component and having high light emitting efficiency, high brightness and further high durability, the nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula LXMYN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y):R or LXMYOZN((2/3)X+(4/3)Y?(2/3)Z):R (wherein L is at least one or more selected from the Group II Elements consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, M is at least one or more selected from the Group IV Elements in which Si is essential among C, Si and Ge, and R is at least one or more selected from the rare earth elements in which Eu is essential among Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Lu.); contains the another elements.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Hiroto Tamaki, Masatoshi Kameshima, Motokazu Yamada, Takahiro Naitou, Kazuhiko Sakai
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Patent number: 8053981Abstract: An organic light-emitting device and methods of forming the same are provided. The organic light-emitting device includes: a substrate having a pixel area and a peripheral circuit area; a reflective layer on the substrate, the reflective layer having a first reflective part in the pixel area and a second reflective part in the peripheral circuit area; a first electrode layer having a first part on the first reflective part; a pixel definition layer on the substrate, the pixel definition layer forming a plurality of pixel openings to expose a portion of the first part of the first electrode layer and at least one electrode contact hole to expose the second reflective part; an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer on the organic light-emitting layer, the second electrode layer extending to the peripheral circuit area to electrically couple with the exposed area of the second reflective part.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Chimei Innolux CorporationInventors: Chuan-Yi Chan, Du-Zen Peng
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Patent number: 8053970Abstract: An LED with a semiconductor light emitting element that emits a blue or a blue-violet light, and a fluorescent material that absorbs some or all of the light emitted from the element and emits a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from the absorbed light. The fluorescent material is a mixed fluorescent material obtained by mixing a first fluorescent material that emits a blue-green or a green light, a second fluorescent material that has a peak emission wavelength longer than that of the first fluorescent material and emits a green or a yellow-green light, a third fluorescent material that has a 1 peak emission wavelength longer than that of the second fluorescent material and emits a yellow-green, a yellow or a yellow-red light, and a fourth fluorescent material that has a peak emission wavelength longer than that of the third fluorescent material and emits a yellow-red or a red light.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Naoki Kimura, Ryuji Suzuki, Ken Sakuma, Naoto Hirosaki
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Patent number: 8053985Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and its method of manufacturing are provided. The organic electroluminescent device may include a rear substrate, an organic electroluminescent unit including a first electrode, an organic film, and a second electrode stacked on a surface of the rear substrate. It may also include a front substrate joined to the rear substrate to seal an internal space in which the organic electroluminescent unit is disposed. It may also include a porous oxide layer composed of a porous silica and a metal compound on a lower surface thereof. A device constructed according to the present invention may have excellent adsorption of moisture and oxygen, thereby increasing the life span of the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Hyuk Lee, Hae-Seung Lee, Yoon-Hyeung Cho, Won-Jong Kim, Jin-Woo Park
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Patent number: 8049418Abstract: The luminance of different colors of light emitted from EL elements in a pixel portion of a light emitting device is equalized and the luminance of light emitted from the EL elements is raised. The pixel portion of the light emitting device has EL elements whose EL layers contain triplet compounds and EL elements whose EL layers contain singlet compounds in combination. The luminance of light emitted from the plural EL elements is thus equalized. Furthermore, a hole transporting layer has a laminate structure to thereby cause the EL elements to emit light of higher luminance.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Nishi, Mayumi Mizukami, Hisao Ikeda
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Patent number: 8049408Abstract: An organic light emissive device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic light emissive region between the first and second electrodes comprising an organic light emissive material which has a peak emission wavelength, wherein at least one of the electrodes is transparent and comprises a composite of a charge injecting metal and another material which is codepositable with the charge injecting metal, the other material having a different refractive index to that of the charge injecting metal and wherein the other material has a lower degree of quenching at the peak emission wavelength than the charge injecting metal whereby quenching of excitons by the at least one electrode is reduced, the charge injecting metal comprising either a low work function metal having a work function of no more than 3.5 eV or a high work function metal having a work function of no less than 4.5 eV.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology LimitedInventors: Euan C. Smith, Matthew Roberts, William Young, Clare Louise Foden
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Patent number: 8049405Abstract: A self light emitting display device having high level of the external coupling efficiency and high grade image presentation as no optical cross-talk or blur can be obtained by a new light-emitting element. The device is constructed as follows. A plurality of picture elements, each of which picture elements has an organic layer composing light emitting areas, a transparent electrode and a reflective electrodes, are formed on a substrate. Between the picture elements, a bank which has a tilted reflective surface is formed so that the light emitting area is surrounded by the bank wherein the transparent optical waveguide layer is formed as optically isolated for each of the picture elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Adachi, Kazutaka Tsuji, Hajime Murakami, Etsuko Nishimura
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Patent number: 8044570Abstract: A lighting device includes a printed wiring board, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a sealing member, and a color conversion unit, and an adhesive layer. The sealing member has light transmitting properties and seals the light-emitting elements mounted on the printed wiring board. The color conversion unit includes a cover member of light transmitting properties, and a fluorescent substance layer provided on the inner surface of the cover member. The adhesive layer has light-transmitting properties, and adheres the sealing member to the fluorescent substance layer of the color conversion unit in an airtight manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Kozo Ogawa, Seiko Kawashima, Akiko Takahashi, Haruki Takei, Erika Takenaka
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Patent number: 8044569Abstract: A light emitting device includes a wavelength converting member for absorbing light emitted by an exciting light source and emitting light of a different wavelength. With a wavelength at which the light from the exciting light source has a maximum energy intensity denoted as a first wavelength, a wavelength at which the light from the wavelength converting member has a maximum energy intensity denoted as a second wavelength, a wavelength lying between the first and second wavelengths at which the light from the light emitting device has a minimum energy intensity denoted as a third wavelength, and 650 nm denoted as a fourth wavelength, then the light emitting device has an emission spectrum such that the proportion of the energy intensity at the first wavelength to the energy intensity at the third wavelength is in a range from 100:15 to 100:150, and the proportion of the energy intensity at the first wavelength to the energy intensity at the fourth wavelength is in a range from 100:45 to 100:200.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Suguru Takashima, Masato Aihara, Junji Takeichi, Takahiro Naitou, Hiroto Tamaki, Tomohisa Kishimoto
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Patent number: 8044577Abstract: A full-color organic light emitting display device and a method of fabricating the same, including a substrate, at least one color conversion layer, a color filter, and an organic light emitting diode having a lower electrode disposed on the substrate, an upper electrode disposed on the lower electrode, and an organic layer with at least a first emission layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok-Hwan Hwang, Young-Kook Kim
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Patent number: 8044585Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a package, a light-emitting diode chip and a lens. The light-emitting diode chip is mounted on the package. The lens is mounted on the package and envelops the light-emitting diode chip, wherein the lens has a plane region surrounding the package and a bumpy region with a plurality of bumps fully arranged thereon adjacent to the plane region.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Chain Technology Consultant Inc.Inventor: Ming-Hsien Shen
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Patent number: 8044572Abstract: A light conversion structure ensuring good light transmission and less deterioration and capable of controlling light to a desired color tone and emitting a highly bright light, and a light-emitting device using the same. The light conversion structure is a light conversion structure including a layer formed of a ceramic composite, which absorbs a part of a first light to emit a second light and transmits a part of the first light, and a fluorescent layer for the control of color tone, which is formed on the surface of the ceramic composite and which absorbs a part of the first light or a part of the second light to emit a third light and transmits a part of the first light or a part of the second light, wherein the ceramic composite includes a solidified body where at least two or more metal oxide phases are formed continuously and three-dimensionally entangled with each other, and at least one metal oxide phase in the solidified body includes a metal element oxide capable of emitting fluorescence.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shin-ichi Sakata, Atsuyuki Mitani, Itsuhiro Fujii
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Patent number: 8040039Abstract: A device and method for emitting composite output light uses multiple wavelength-conversion mechanisms to convert the original light generated by a light source of the device into longer wavelength light to produce the composite output light. One of the wavelength-conversion mechanisms of the device is a fluorescent substrate of the light source that converts the original light into first converted light. Another wavelength-conversion mechanism of the device is a wavelength-conversion region optically coupled to the light source that converts the original light into second converted light. The original light, the first converted light and the second converted light are emitted from the device as components of the composite output light.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2004Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Kee Yean Ng