Light Conversion Patents (Class 313/501)
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Patent number: 8853934Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a phosphor plate including an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a peripheral side surface extending between a peripheral edge of the upper surface and a peripheral edge of the lower surface of the phosphor plate, a light-emitting element including an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a peripheral side surface extending between a peripheral edge of the upper surface and a peripheral edge of the lower surface of the light-emitting element. The lower surface of the phosphor plate includes a concave that is filled with an adhesive and the lower surface of the phosphor plate is disposed on the upper surface of the light-emitting element. The phosphor plate may contain a first phosphor, and the adhesive filled in the concave that is provided at the lower surface of the phosphor plate may include a second phosphor.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nodoka Oyamada
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Patent number: 8853935Abstract: An organic EL module includes an element substrate on which at least one organic EL element is formed, a first terminal provided on the element substrate and is drawn out from the electrode of the at least one organic EL element, a second terminal facing the first terminal and provided on a circuit substrate, and a pole that electrically connects the first terminal with the second terminal through a through-hole of the circuit substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Hidetaka Ohazama
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Patent number: 8847481Abstract: A lighting device including a photoluminescent plate may be provided that includes a light source and a photoluminescent plate disposed over the light source. The photoluminescent plate includes a base layer and a first phosphor layer. The base layer transmits light and has a first roughness on one surface thereof. The first phosphor layer is disposed on the one surface of the base layer and includes a first phosphor.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Chan Park, Young Jin Kim
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Patent number: 8847478Abstract: 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 disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Mark Terrence McClear, Bernd P. Keller, George R. Brandes, Ronan P. LeToquin
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Patent number: 8841689Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable silicone resin sheet that is able to easily uniformly disperse phosphors on an LED element surface, a method of producing a light emitting device utilizing the same and an encapsulated light emitting semiconductor device obtained by the method utilizing the same. The heat-curable silicone resin sheet includes at least the two layers of a layer 1 including a heat-curable silicone resin composition containing phosphors that is in a plastic solid state or a semi-solid state at room temperature, and a layer 2 including a transparent or a semi-transparent heat-curable silicone resin composition that is in a plastic solid state or a semi-solid state at room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Hayato Tanaka, Toshio Shiobara
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Patent number: 8841834Abstract: Solid state lighting systems using organic LEDs (OLEDs) are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a solid state lighting system and a luminaire wherein substantially white light is generated by a combination of an organic LED (OLED) and another type of solid state emitter. The other type of solid state emitter may be, for example, a conventional LED made from inorganic materials. The OLED is positioned so that substantially white light is emitted from the lighting system by mixing light from the two types of sources. In some embodiments, a dichroic mirror can also be used at the opening of a mixing chamber to prevent absorption of light from the OLED back into the mixing chamber or conventional LEDs within the mixing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 8841832Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. The OLED display includes a first substrate member, a first conductive wire having a contact region and formed over the first substrate member, an insulating layer including a plurality of wire contact holes exposing a part of the contact region of the first conductive wire and formed over the first conductive wire, a second conductive wire formed over the first conductive wire and connected to the first conductive wire through the plurality of wire contact holes of the insulating layer, a sealant formed over the second conductive wire, a sealing member formed over the sealant, and a fill-up layer disposed above or under the contact region of the first conductive wire.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hye-Jin Shin
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Patent number: 8841831Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first luminous body having a first light source and a long wavelength cut-off filter; and a second luminous body generating light of different color from that of the first luminous body, and having a second light source and a short wavelength cut-off filter. The first and the second light source emit light in a first wavelength range and a second wavelength range extending to a longer wavelength side than the first wavelength range while overlapping with the first wavelength range, respectively. The long and the short wavelength cut-off filter cut off light having a wavelength longer than a first set wavelength and shorter longer than a second set wavelength, respectively. Thus, light emitted from the first luminous body and light emitted from the second luminous body are mixed together, such that light in between the first set wavelength and the second set wavelength is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Naoko Takei
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Patent number: 8836212Abstract: A light emissive printed articles (101) include printing with ink that includes quantum dots in lieu of pigment. A pump light that emits light with photon energies sufficient to excite the quantum dot ink (102) is used to drive light emission.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: QD Vision, Inc.Inventors: Andrew F. Skipor, Krishna D. Jonnalagadda, Krishna Kalyanasundaram
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Patent number: 8836209Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight unit which generates first light including first blue light, first green light and first red light and a display panel which receives the first light to display an image, where the backlight unit includes: a light emitting diode which generates an ultraviolet ray; a fluorescent substance layer disposed on the light emitting diode, where the fluorescent substance layer includes: a blue fluorescent substance layer which receives the ultraviolet ray and emits blue light; a green fluorescent substance layer which receives the ultraviolet ray and emits green light; and a red fluorescent substance layer which receives the ultraviolet ray and emits red light; and a first band-pass filter which receives the blue light, the green light and the red light and outputs the first blue light, the first green light and the first red light.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Hwan Baek, Myeong-Ju Shin, Yeongbae Lee
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Patent number: 8836215Abstract: A display panel includes a periphery area, an active display area adjacent to the periphery, a driving chip disposed out of the active display area for driving the active display area, and a plurality of wires electrically connecting the driving chip and the active display area. The width of at least one wire at a portion adjacent to the driving chip is smaller than the width of the at least one wire at the other portion adjacent to the active display area.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Chun-Chih Chiu, Wei-Chung Lu
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White light emitting device containing three fluorescent materials having different peak wavelengths
Patent number: 8836211Abstract: A white light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a light emitting element having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less; a first fluorescent material emits light with a first peak wavelength of 525 nm or more and 560 nm or less; a second fluorescent material emits light with a second peak wavelength longer than the first peak wavelength; and a third fluorescent material emits light with a third peak wavelength of 620 nm or more and 750 nm or less, which is longer than the second peak wavelength. The first fluorescent material and the second fluorescent material has a composition of MSi?O?N?, and when the first peak wavelength is denoted by ?1 (nm), whereas the second peak wavelength is denoted by ?2 (nm), 1100??1+?2 and ?2??1?60 are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasushi Hattori, Aoi Okada, Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Kunio Ishida, Masahiro Kato -
Patent number: 8829777Abstract: There is herein described an LED light source comprising an LED and a ceramic wavelength converter positioned to receive at least a portion of the light emitted by said LED, said ceramic wavelength converter converting at least a portion of the light emitted by said LED into light of a different wavelength, said ceramic wavelength converter comprising a chlorosilicate phosphor and having a density at least about 90% of theoretical density. The chlorosilicate phosphor is preferably a green-emitting Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2:Eu2+ phosphor.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Sylvania Inc.Inventors: George C. Wei, Steven Mackel, Madis Raukas, Frank Jermann, Tim Fiedler
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Patent number: 8827759Abstract: To make a light emitting device, a light emitting element is placed in a recess of a package, powders having a fluorescent material and coated with inorganic particles are provided, the fluorescent powders, fillers and a resin are mixed, the light emitting element placed in the recess of the package is sealed with the resin, and a centrifugal force is applied to the sealed package so that the fluorescent powders and the fillers sediment are pushed toward a bottom of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventor: Masaki Kobashi
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Patent number: 8829792Abstract: The invention relates to an OLED and its manufacture. The OLED comprises substrate (1), a first electrode layer (2), a package (3) of layers comprising organic electroluminescence material, a second electrode layer (4), a spacer layer (5) and a cover (6) being sealed to the substrate (1) via a sealing material (8). According to the invention, the cover (6) is formed as a layer of a flexible material which is permanently fixed to at least a part of the spacer layer (5). OLEDs with this feature have less moisture penetration and can be produced with less costs. Moreover, electrical contacts (11) between the cover (6) and one of the electrode layers (2, 4) are more reliable in OLEDs having this feature.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Petrus Cornelis Paulus Bouten
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Patent number: 8829780Abstract: The invention aims at providing controllable parameters that are correlated with special color rendering index R9, and at providing a white-light emitting semiconductor device having a high R9 value obtained through optimization of such parameters. The white-light emitting semiconductor device is provided with a phosphor as a light-emitting material and with a light-emitting semiconductor element as an excitation source of the phosphor. The phosphor includes at least a green phosphor and a wide-band red phosphor. In the white light-emitting semiconductor device, an intensity at wavelength 640 nm of an emission spectrum which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux is 100-110% of the intensity at wavelength 640 nm of a spectrum of standard light for color rendering evaluation which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Sakuta, Kazuhiko Kagawa, Yoshihito Satou, Shin Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8829778Abstract: A white light-emitting semiconductor device having improved reproducibility of bright red. The device outputs light having a blue component, a green component, and a red component. Each of the light components (blue, green, and red) is based on a light-emitting semiconductor element and/or a phosphor that absorbs light emitted by a light-emitting semiconductor element and emits light through wavelength conversion. The outputted light has a spectrum which has a maximum wavelength in the range of 615-645 nm, and the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of the outputted light, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux, is 80-100% of the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of standard light for color rendering evaluation, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Sakuta, Kazuhiko Kagawa, Yoshihito Satou, Hiroaki Okagawa, Shin Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8815629Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical reflector including an alternating stack of at least one first layer of complex refraction index n1 and at least one second layer of complex refraction index n2, in which the first layer includes semiconductor nanocrystals, including the following steps: calculation of the total number of layers of the stack, of the thicknesses of each of the layers and of the values of complex refraction indices n1 and n2 on the basis of the characteristics of a desired spectral reflectivity window of the optical reflector, including the use of an optical transfer matrices calculation method; calculation of deposition and annealing parameters of the layers on the basis of the total number of layers and of the values of previously calculated complex refraction indices n1 and n2; deposition and annealing of the layers in accordance with the previously calculated parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventors: Kavita Surana, Mathieu Baudrit, Pierre Mur, Philippe Thony
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Patent number: 8810124Abstract: Disclosed are an AC light emitting device with a long-persistent phosphor and an AC light emitting device module having the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting device includes a first light emitting diode chip and a second light emitting diode chip, each of which has a plurality of light emitting cells on a single substrate. Further, a first long-persistent phosphor is positioned on the first light emitting diode chip to perform wavelength conversion for a portion of light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip; and a second long-persistent phosphor is positioned on the second light emitting diode chip to perform wavelength conversion for a portion of light emitted from the second light emitting diode chip. The afterglow luminescence resulted from the second long-persistent phosphor is allowed to be different from that resulted from the first long-persistent phosphor, whereby a flicker effect of the AC light emitting device can be more alleviated.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee, Yeo Jin Yoon, Dae Won Kim, Dae Sung Kal, Kyung Hee Ye
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Patent number: 8810125Abstract: An object is to improve luminous efficiency of a light emitting element using triplet exciton energy effectively. Another object is to reduce power consumption of a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device. Triplet exciton energy generated in a light emitting layer which exhibits short wavelength fluorescence can be effectively utilized by use of a structure in which the light emitting layers which exhibit short wavelength fluorescence are sandwiched between light emitting layers each including a phosphorescent compound. Further, the emission balance can be improved between the light emitting layer including a phosphorescent compound and the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence by the devising of the structure of the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaoru Ikeda, Satoshi Seo
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Patent number: 8803415Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display panel includes a transparent substrate on which a matrix array of pixels is formed with each pixel including an organic light emitting diode (OLED). The OLEDS include light emitting regions sandwiched between pixel electrodes or anodes made of transparent conductive material and a common electrode made of a conductive material. The refractive index of the pixel electrodes is higher than the refractive index of the insulating layer on which the pixel electrodes are disposed so that light undergoes multiple reflections at the interface between the pixel electrodes and the insulating layer and also at the interface between the light emitting regions and the common electrode. The thickness of the pixel electrodes is chosen so that light that eventually exits the pixel electrodes after multiple reflections contains a relatively strong component of a chosen primary color.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hae-Yeon Lee, Baek-Woon Lee, Young-In Hwang
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Patent number: 8801205Abstract: An illumination module includes a color conversion cavity with a first interior surface having a first wavelength converting material and a second interior surface having a second wavelength converting material. A first LED is configured to receive a first current and to emit light that preferentially illuminates the first interior surface. A second LED is configured to receive a second current and emit light that preferentially illuminates the second interior surface. The first current and the second current are selectable to achieve a range of correlated color temperature (CCT) of light output by the LED based illumination device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Xicato, Inc.Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Serge J. A. Bierhuizen, Hong Luo
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Patent number: 8803416Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the OLED apparatus including: a substrate; an active layer formed on the substrate; a gate electrode insulated from the active layer; source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and electrically connected to the active layer; a pixel defining layer formed on the source and drain electrodes, having an aperture to expose one of the source and drain electrodes; an intermediate layer formed in the aperture and comprising an organic light emitting layer; and a facing electrode which is formed on the intermediate layer. One of the source and drain electrodes has an extension that operates as a pixel electrode. The aperture exposes the extended portion. The intermediate layer is formed on the extended portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Do-Hyun Kwon, Il-Jeong Lee, Choong-Youl Im, Dae-Hyun No, Cheol-Ho Yu
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Patent number: 8796723Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting device comprising: a carrier; a light-emitting element disposed on the carrier; a first light guide layer covering the light-emitting element; a second light guide layer covering the first light guide layer; a low refractive index layer between the first light guide layer and the second light guide layer to reflect the light from the second light guide layer; and a wavelength conversion layer covering the second light guide layer; wherein the low refractive index layer has a refractive index smaller than one of the refractive indices of first light guide layer and the second light guide layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Epistar CorporationInventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chien-Yuan Wang, Tsung-Xian Lee, Chih-Ming Wang, Ming-Chi Hsu, Han-Min Wu
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Patent number: 8796914Abstract: The present invention includes: a reflective electrode (2); a translucent electrode (10); an organic EL layer (21) for emitting blue light, the organic EL layer being sandwiched between the reflective electrode and the translucent electrode; a red fluorescent substance layer (13) for converting the light from the organic EL layer (21) into red light; a green fluorescent substance layer (14) for converting the light from the organic EL layer (21) into green light; and a blue pixel including a light-distribution-characteristic adjusting layer (15) for adjusting a light distribution characteristic of the light from the organic EL layer (21), the present invention being structured such that the reflective electrode (2) and the translucent electrode (10) produce a microcavity effect.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshimasa Fujita, Hidenori Ogata, Ken Okamoto, Yuhki Kobayashi, Makoto Yamada, Katsumi Kondoh
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Method of manufacturing an electric optical device in which external connection terminals are formed
Patent number: 8796913Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an effective display region including a pixel, the pixel including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a wiring line connected to the second electrode at a position to the periphery of the effective display region, the wiring line including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer that are electrically connected to each other and that overlap each other, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer both extending in a direction in which an edge of the effective display region extends, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer extending in the direction a distance that is longer than a distance in which the edge of the effective display region extends in the direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masahiro Furusawa, Mitsuru Kuribayashi, Hayato Nakanishi, Toshimitsu Hirai -
Patent number: 8791632Abstract: A display device having a plurality of light-emitting elements that construct picture elements aligned on a substrate in a formation of a matrix. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting device having a flat surface portion and including a light-emitting layer and an anode. A driver element is connected with the light-emitting element, and an insulation layer having a contact hole formed over the driver element. The anode is formed on the insulation layer and is connected to the driver element via the contact hole. A tilted reflective surface is provided in a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface portion of the light-emitting device and has a tilt angle with respect to the flat surface portion of the light-emitting device. The tilted reflective surface is provided on a surface of a slope of a bank provided on the substrate and formed to cover the contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Adachi, Kazutaka Tsuji, Hajime Murakami, Etsuko Nishimura
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Patent number: 8791630Abstract: A light emitting section emits fluorescence upon receiving exciting light emitted from a laser element. The light emitting section includes a plurality of fluorescent material particles made from a single type of fluorescent material or several types of fluorescent materials, the plurality of fluorescent material particles being accumulated on a metal substrate to form a layer of the plurality of fluorescent material particles. Each of the plurality of fluorescent material particles has a surface coated with a coating layer. The coating layer forms an uneven shape of a surface of the light emitting section.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yosuke Maemura, Yoshiyuki Takahira
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Patent number: 8791631Abstract: A light emitting device is described. The light emitting device includes a base; a light emitting diode supported by the base; a first layer spaced apart from the light emitting diode and including a light emitting material, the first layer having a refractive index nfirst—layer; a transparent optic having a refractive index noptic that is greater than or equal to nfirst—layer, the transparent optic having a convex surface facing away from the light emitting diode and the first layer being positioned between the transparent optic and the light emitting diode. A gap between the light emitting diode and the first layer has a refractive index ngap that is less than nfirst—layer, and the convex surface has a radius of curvature sufficiently large relative to a dimension of the first layer to eliminate total internal reflection of light entering the transparent optic from the first layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Quarkstar LLCInventors: Steven C. Allen, Andrew J. Steckl
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Patent number: 8786175Abstract: A lighting device 100, a lamp and a luminaire is provided. The light device 100 emits a first color distribution predominantly in a first direction and a second color distribution predominantly in a second direction. The lighting device comprises a light exit window, a light source 118, a light distributing layer 108, and a luminescent material. Light 104, 106 is emitted into the ambient of the lighting device through the light exit window. The light exit window has a first part 110 for an escape of light of the first color distribution and a second part 102 for an escape of light of the second color distribution. The second part 102 is different from the first part 110. The light source emits light of a predefined color distribution. The predefined color distribution comprises light of a first color 106. The light distributing layer 108 partly reflects or backscatters impinging light and partly transmits impinging light.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
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Patent number: 8783887Abstract: A color/color temperature tunable light emitting device comprises: an excitation source (LED) operable to generate light of a first wavelength range and a wavelength converting component comprising a phosphor material which is operable to convert at least a part of the light into light of a second wavelength range. Light emitted by the device comprises the combined light of the first and second wavelength ranges. The wavelength converting component has a wavelength converting property (phosphor material concentration per unit area) that varies spatially. The color of light generated by the source is tunable by relative movement of the wavelength converting component and excitation source such that the light of the first wavelength range is incident on a different part of the wavelength converting component and the generated light comprises different relative proportions of light of the first and second wavelength ranges.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Intematix CorporationInventors: James Caruso, Charles O. Edwards
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Patent number: 8785960Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, semiconductor dies are embedded within polymeric binder to form, e.g., light-emitting dies and/or composite wafers containing multiple light-emitting dies embedded in a single volume of binder.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Cooledge Lighting Inc.Inventor: Michael A. Tischler
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Patent number: 8786177Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element including a plurality of light-emitting layers which each emit light having a different peak wavelength, and having excellent light-emitting performances such as light-emitting intensity with a simple structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventor: Yoshinobu Ono
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Patent number: 8779455Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device that emits light with a specific low correlated color temperature and with a high Ra, and a semiconductor light-emitting system provided with the semiconductor light-emitting device. This object is attained by the semiconductor light-emitting device having the below-described configuration. A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a LED chip as a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a phosphor emitting light using the LED chip as an excitation source, and emits light with a correlated color temperature equal to or higher than 1600 K and lower than 2400 K. The phosphor includes at least a green phosphor and a red phosphor. In the spectrum of light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting device, the value of the peak intensity of the light emitted by the LED chip is less than 60% of the maximum peak intensity of the light emitted by the phosphor.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Sakuta, Yuki Kohara, Yoshihito Satou
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Patent number: 8773010Abstract: A display device includes at least one light-emitting device and a patterned color filter layer. The light-emitting device is used to provide a white light having a white point chromaticity coordinate (Wx, Wy) where 0.23<Wx<0.27, 0.22<Wy<0.25. The patterned color filter layer includes a red color filter, a green color filter and a blue color filter. Peaks of transmittance spectrums of the red color filter, the green color filter, and the blue color filter are respectively between 720 nm and 780 nm, between 534±2 nm, and between 449±2 nm. Intensities of the peaks of the transmittance spectrums of the red color filter, the green color filter, and the blue color filter are respectively between 0.95 and 1, between 0.88 and 0.91, and between 0.83 and 0.87.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Kuei-Bai Chen, Chia-Hao Li, Chen-Hsien Liao
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Patent number: 8766527Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting die and, at least partially surrounding the light-emitting die, a phosphor element comprising (i) a binder and (ii) disposed within the binder, one or more wavelength-conversion materials for absorbing at least a portion of light emitted from the light-emitting die and emitting converted light having a different wavelength. The phosphor element has an outer contour having (i) a curved region that defines only a portion of a hemisphere having a hemisphere radius, and (ii) a base opposite the curved region having a non-zero centroid z-offset within the hemisphere, a ratio of the centroid z-offset to the hemisphere radius having a value ranging from 0.3 to 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Cooledge Lighting Inc.Inventors: Ian Ashdown, Michael A. Tischler, Philippe M. Schick, Tom Pinnington, Henry Ip
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Patent number: 8766517Abstract: The claimed invention was made by, on behalf of, and/or in connection with one or more of the following parties to a joint university corporation research agreement: Princeton University, The University of Southern California, The University of Michigan and Universal Display Corporation. The agreement was in effect on and before the date the claimed invention was made, and the claimed invention was made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of the agreement.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Silvernail, Jason Paynter, Kamala Rajan
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Patent number: 8766528Abstract: There is herein described a phosphor for use in white pc-LED applications. The phosphor has a composition represented by (Y1-x-yGdxCey)3(Al1-zScz)5O12 wherein 0<x?0.3, 0<y?0.04 and 0<z?0.3. White pc-LEDs containing the phosphor exhibit less sensitivity to variations in the blue emission of LED dies than pc-LEDs containing conventional YAG:Ce and YGdAG:Ce phosphors. The phosphor may used in multiple pc-LED configurations including as a sintered ceramic converter or applied as a powder dispersed in a silicone encapsulant.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.Inventors: Yi Zheng, Nathan Zink, Victor Perez
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Patent number: 8759125Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, semiconductor dies are embedded within polymeric binder to form, e.g., freestanding white light-emitting dies and/or composite wafers containing multiple light-emitting dies embedded in a single volume of binder.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Cooledge Lighting Inc.Inventor: Michael A. Tischler
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Patent number: 8748929Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, semiconductor dies are embedded within polymeric binder to form, e.g., light-emitting dies and/or composite wafers containing multiple light-emitting dies embedded in a single volume of binder.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Cooledge Lighting Inc.Inventor: Michael A. Tischler
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Publication number: 20140152172Abstract: In a first aspect of the present invention, a light-emitting diode includes a light-emitting element with a p-n junction, a first light-transmitting member including a phosphor and sealing the light-emitting element, and first and second covers disposed on opposite surfaces of the first light-transmitting member. It is disclosed that the first and second covers extend over edges of the opposite surfaces of the first light-transmitting member. In a second aspect of the present invention, a first cover disposed on a first parallel surface of a first light-transmitting member can be greater in thickness than a second cover. In some embodiments, it is disclosed that a second light-transmitting member with higher diffusion coefficient than the first light-transmitting member disposed in contact with a first perpendicular surface of the first light-transmitting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicants: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Tsuchiya, Toshiyuki Mizuno
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Patent number: 8742654Abstract: A light emitting device includes an LED and a layer of luminophoric particles, such as phosphor, that are non-homogeneous in size as a function of distance away from the LED. For example, a first layer of relatively large size phosphor particles may be provided between a second layer of relatively small size phosphor particles and the LED. The large particles can provide high brightness and the small particles can reduce angular color temperature variation in emitted light.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Jasper Cabalu, Michael John Bergmann
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Patent number: 8742655Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to improved lighting systems and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a lighting system includes a glass substrate with one or more apertures. An LED or other light source is disposed at one end of the aperture such that light from the LED directed through the aperture of the glass substrate exits the opposite end of the aperture. Inner surfaces of the aperture have a mirroring material such as silver to reflect the emitted light from the LED. In certain example embodiments, a remote phosphor article or layer is disposed opposite the LED at the other end of the aperture. In certain example embodiment, a lens is disposed in the aperture, between the remote phosphor article and the LED.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Jemssy Alvarez
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Patent number: 8742658Abstract: A full-color AM OLED includes a transparent substrate, a color filter positioned on an upper surface of the substrate, and a metal oxide thin film transistor backpanel positioned in overlying relationship on the color filter and defining an array of pixels. An array of OLEDs is formed on the backpanel and positioned to emit light downwardly through the backpanel, the color filter, and the substrate in a full-color display. Light emitted by each OLED includes a first emission band with wavelengths extending across the range of two of the primary colors and a second emission band with wavelengths extending across the range of the remaining primary color. The color filter includes for each pixel, two zones separating the first emission band into two separate primary colors and a third zone passing the second emission band.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: CBrite Inc.Inventors: Gang Yu, Chan-Long Shieh
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Patent number: 8742657Abstract: Novel devices comprising a layer including compounds that are capable of triplet triplet annihilation up conversion (TTA-UC). In particular, the up-conversion layer absorbs light emitted by the OLED device and emits up-converted light with shorter wavelength in response. These devices may be used to provide improved lifetime for blue emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Chuanjun Xia, Michael S Weaver, Jason Brooks
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Patent number: 8733968Abstract: A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having peak wavelength in ranges of 430 to 480 nm, and first and second groups of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range of 555 to 585 nm. In some embodiments, if current is supplied to a power line, a combination of (1) light exiting the lighting device emitted by the first group of emitters, and (2) light exiting the lighting device 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: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Antony Paul Van De Ven, Gerald H. Negley
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Patent number: 8736160Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus including: a substrate; an LED chip mounted on a first surface of the substrate; a fluorescent material-containing layer containing a first fluorescent material, which fluorescent material-containing layer is provided above the first surface of the substrate so as to cover the LED chip; and a color-adjusting fluorescent layer that contains a second fluorescent material, which color-adjusting fluorescent material layer is formed in a layer provided on an outer side of the fluorescent material-containing layer in an emission direction, the color-adjusting fluorescent layer being formed in dots. Thus, the present invention provides a light-emitting apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same, each making it possible to carry out fine color adjustment so as to prevent a subtle color shift that occurs due to a factor such as a difference in concentration of a fluorescent material or the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuo Tamaki, Tohru Ohnishi, Toshio Hata
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Patent number: 8736162Abstract: A flexible display panel including: a flexible substrate including a first region, second regions that extend from the first region and that have a curved surface, and a third region folded towards the second regions; a first display region in the first region of the flexible substrate; a second display region in the second regions of the flexible substrate; a plurality of non-display regions outside the first display region or the second display regions, wherein at least one of the plurality of non-display regions is in the third region of the flexible substrate; and an encapsulation member for encapsulating the first display region and the second display regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Un Jin, Woo-Jong Lee, Yang-Wan Kim, Young-Sik Kim, Jun-Sang Lyu, Sang-Min Kim
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Patent number: 8733945Abstract: There is provided a light source unit comprising an excitation light shining device for emitting excitation light, a luminescent plate having a luminescent light emitting area on a base material and adapted to emit a luminescent light of a predetermined wavelength band by excitation light from the excitation shining device, two types of light source devices for emitting light of wavelength bands different from that of the light from the luminescent plate, a light guiding optical system for guiding the light from the luminescent plate and the rays from the light sources to a predetermined plane, and a light source control device for controlling the emission from the excitation light shining device and the light sources, wherein a synthetic light or a single-color light are emitted by controlling the emissions from the excitation light shining device and the light sources by the light source control device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Ogino, Osamu Umamine, Hiroki Masuda, Masanori Ohta, Naotsugu Ogura, Mamoru Shibasaki, Hideyuki Kurosaki, Masahiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 8733944Abstract: An illumination system and a projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus comprises the illumination system and an imaging system for forming an image. The illumination system comprises a plurality of light source modules, a first wavelength transformer, an optical apparatus and a first angle selective film. The light source modules are used for generating a plurality of light beams. The first wavelength transformer is disposed at a predetermined position. The optical apparatus is disposed between the light source modules and the first wavelength transformer for focusing the light beams to the predetermined position. The first angle selective film is disposed on the first wavelength transformer. The first wavelength transformer is disposed between the first angle selective film and the optical apparatus. The first angle selective film is used for angle-selectively filtering the light beams passing through the first wavelength transformer.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventor: June-Jei Huang