Light Source Or Light Source Support And Luminescent Material Patents (Class 362/84)
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Patent number: 10184631Abstract: A vehicular headlamp includes a plurality of excitation light sources; a fluorescent body; a scanning mechanism configured to perform scanning by directing lights emitted from the excitation light sources toward the fluorescent body; and a projection lens through which the lights emitted from the fluorescent body pass such that a light distribution pattern is formed. Irradiation areas of the lights emitted from the excitation light sources and incident on the fluorescent body are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Noriko Sato
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Patent number: 10184640Abstract: A lighting device includes LEDs (a light source) 17, a wavelength conversion sheet (a wavelength conversion member) 20 containing phosphors for converting light emitted by the LEDs 17 with wavelength conversion, and a diffuser plate 15a that exerts diffusing effects on the light from the LEDs 17 and is thicker than the wavelength conversion sheet 20 and disposed on a light exit side with respect to the wavelength conversion sheet 20.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kentaro Kamada
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Patent number: 10174909Abstract: An optical member includes: a phosphor layer including a phosphor that converts a wavelength of a portion of light from a light source which is incident on an incidence face; and a microlens array that causes the portion of light wavelength-converted by the phosphor layer and the other portion of light transmitted through the phosphor layer to emerge from an emission face, in which a diffractive lens array for diffracting the portion of light wavelength-converted and the other portion of light transmitted is provided on the emission face of the microlens array, and a pitch of the diffractive lens array is different for each of predetermined sections.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahito Yamana, Shintaro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10168008Abstract: A color point variable light emitting apparatus is provided. The color point variable apparatus comprises a member comprising a wavelength converting element and a non-wavelength converting element, the wavelength converting element is arranged to convert light of a first wavelength into light of a second wavelength and emit the light of the second wavelength, and the non-wavelength converting element is arranged to redirect light of the first wavelength, a light source having a controllable optical element, the light source is arranged to, with light of a first wavelength, illuminate both a portion of the wavelength converting element and a portion of the non-wavelength converting element, and a controller arranged to control the controllable optical element such that a ratio of the portion of the wavelength converting element and the portion of the non-wavelength converting element illuminated by the light source is changed. A method for varying color point of light is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Petrus Theodorus Jutte
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Patent number: 10162253Abstract: An illumination device includes a first light source section adapted to emit first colored light having a peak wavelength at a first wavelength, a second light source section adapted to emit second colored light having a peak wavelength at a second wavelength, a wavelength conversion element adapted to convert a part of the first colored light and a part of the second colored light into third colored light, and then emit another part of the first colored light, another part of the second colored light, and the third colored light, and a control section adapted to individually control an amount of light per unit time of the first colored light emitted from the first light source section, and an amount of light per unit time of the second colored light emitted from the second light source section.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kunihiko Takagi
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Patent number: 10161593Abstract: Lighting systems and devices include a light-transmissive tube and a light source assembly. The light-transmissive tube defines a cavity that extends along a longitudinal axis, at least a portion of the tube having an inner structured surface facing the cavity, and an outer structured surface facing away from the cavity. The light source assembly is disposed to inject light into the cavity, and includes one or more discrete light sources such as LED sources. The inner and outer structured surfaces of the tube are configured to direct a first portion of the injected light out of the tube through the outer structured surface and to direct a second portion of the injected light back into the cavity, such that a virtual filament, or pattern of virtual filaments, appears in the tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Robert Bennett, David Scott Thompson, John A. Wheatley, Gilles J. Benoit
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Patent number: 10156716Abstract: A phosphor wheel includes: a substrate; and a plurality of phosphor layers disposed apart from each other on the substrate along a circumferential direction. Each phosphor layer includes a first fluorescence emitter and a second fluorescence emitter that are disposed side by side along the circumferential direction and emit fluorescence having mutually different colors. A fluorescence efficiency of the second fluorescence emitter when the second fluorescence emitter is irradiated with excitation light is lower than a fluorescence efficiency of the first fluorescence emitter when the first fluorescence emitter is irradiated with the excitation light. In plan view, a blank portion is located adjacent to the second fluorescence emitter in the circumferential direction, the blank portion being a portion of the substrate where no phosphor layer is disposed. The phosphor wheel rotates to cause the second fluorescence emitter to be irradiated with the excitation light immediately after the blank portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Asano, Yosuke Honda
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Patent number: 10151867Abstract: A display devices include: a light source configured to emit first light; a light conversion member configured to convert the first light into second light; and a display panel for displaying an image using the second light, wherein the light conversion member includes: a first unit substrate defined a groove etched by a predetermined depth; a second unit substrate disposed to face the first unit substrate; a first connection member having a closed loop shape surrounding the groove and disposed on the first unit substrate; a second connection member bonded to the first connection member and disposed on the second unit substrate to overlap the first connection member; and a quantum dot member disposed in the groove and configured to receive the first light and configured to convert the first light into the second light.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Myeong-ju Shin, Seunghwan Baek, Yeongbae Lee
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Patent number: 10139053Abstract: A solid-state light source device is equipped with a semiconductor light emitting element and a wavelength conversion element. The semiconductor light emitting element has a first light emitter and a second light emitter. The wavelength conversion element has a first wavelength converter containing a first phosphor and has a second wavelength converter containing a second phosphor. The first wavelength converter and the second wavelength converter are disposed apart from each other. The first light emitter emits first excitation light, and the second light emitter emits second excitation light. The first phosphor converts the first excitation light into first-wavelength light, and the second phosphor converts the second excitation light into second-wavelength light.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Nozomi Naka, Kazuhiko Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10139716Abstract: The present application discloses a dual-color laser light source and a laser projector. In the laser light source, a light combining component is used to transmit a first blue laser to a fluorescent wheel, and the first blue laser irradiates a green fluorescent region to generate green fluorescence to be reflected to a light collecting component; the light combining component is also used to transmit second blue laser to the light collecting component; the light combining component is also used to reflect a red laser which is emitted by a red laser transmitter and transmitted by the transmission region to the light collecting component. The light path system of the present application is simple and has a small volume.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignees: HISENSE CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Youliang Tian
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Patent number: 10131266Abstract: A vehicle lamp (10) with a progressive direction indicator function comprises a direction indicator zone divided into a series of illuminable portions. The direction indicator zone is generally C-shaped, comprising a head 68) and a pair of tails (64, 66), joined by the head (68), that extend in an inboard direction from the head. The tails (64, 66) extend beside each other in the inboard direction and are spaced apart along their length. The head (68) extends between the tails (64, 66) in a direction transverse to the inboard direction, the height of the head (68) in that transverse direction being greater than combined thicknesses of the tails (64, 66) in that transverse direction. To draw an observer's eye in an outboard direction, the illuminable portions are controllable in use to illuminate the direction indicator zone progressively in an outboard direction along the tails (64, 66) to the head (68), and then to illuminate the head convergently in a direction transverse to the outboard direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Truck-Lite Europe LimitedInventors: Robert Richards, Jamie Carr, Daniel Lenart
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Patent number: 10128419Abstract: A method of manufacturing of a Light Emitting Device that has increased reliability and efficiency. Specifically, the disclosed methods uses Atomic Layer Deposition to improve the thermal conductivity between the ceramic plate and the LED, decrease the amount of organic contamination, and increase the efficiency of the optical output of the Light Emitting Device.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Ken T. Shimizu, Hisashi Masui, Daniel B. Roitman
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Patent number: 10125314Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of solid state light sources (10) and an elongated ceramic body (100) having a first face (141) and a second face (142) defining a length (L) of the elongated ceramic body (100), the elongated ceramic body (100) comprising one or more radiation input faces (111) and a radiation exit window (112), wherein the second face (142) comprises said radiation exit window (112), 5 wherein the plurality of solid state light sources (10) are configured to provide blue light source light (11) to the one or more radiation input faces (111), wherein the blue light source light (11) has an peak maximum (?ex1), wherein the elongated ceramic body (100) comprises a ceramic material (120) configured to wavelength convert at least part of the blue light source light (11) into converter light (101), wherein the ceramic material (120) comprises an 10 A3B5O12:Ce3+ ceramic material, wherein A comprises yttrium (Y) and gadolinium (Gd), and wherein B comprises aluminumType: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters
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Patent number: 10126484Abstract: An optical member, backlight unit and display device are provided. The optical member includes: a reflective substrate including a base member, a reflective layer disposed on the base member, and a plurality of refractive layers disposed on the reflective layer; an optical conversion layer disposed on the reflective substrate; and a barrier substrate disposed on the optical conversion layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seongman Jeon, Sangcheon Kim, Byoungkwon Cho, Hyunkwon Shin
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Patent number: 10119690Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a LED light that could display brilliant heart shape rainbow-like lighting effects and offer flexible casing structure for easily extending the hardware capability. It has case and circuit board. The circuit board has Micro Control Unit (MCU), LED chips, micro push buttons and power supply module, etc. The LED chips are electrically connected to the MCU via an output power amplifier module. The micro push buttons are electrically connected to the MCU, and the power supply module offers DC power to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Inventor: Yong Xu
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Patent number: 10115874Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a photoluminescent layer that emits light including first light in an infrared region; and a light-transmissive layer located on the photoluminescent layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a periodic structure having projections or recesses or both arranged perpendicular to the thickness direction of the photoluminescent layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a light emitting surface perpendicular to the thickness direction of the photoluminescent layer, the first light being emitted from the light emitting surface. A refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light and a period pa of the periodic structure satisfy ?a/nwav-a<pa<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a and the period pa are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhisa Inada, Taku Hirasawa
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Patent number: 10107478Abstract: A light assembly includes a laser light emitting diode for emitting a light beam along an axis and a diffusing assembly for deflecting the light beam substantially 360 degrees around the axis. The diffusing assembly includes a light diffuser for receiving and scattering a light beam emitted from the diode, a phosphor tube for further scattering the light emitted from the diffuser, and a mirror for returning any light with is not deflected radially through the phosphor tube back into the phosphor tube. The deflector has a reflective end surface to allow the light repeated passes thorough the phosphor tube until it escapes radially through the tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: The Retrofit Source, Inc.Inventor: Matt Kossoff
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Patent number: 10105932Abstract: Production of glass laminates containing electrically conductive structures is facilitated by including the electrically conductive structures on a first polyvinyl acetate film with low or no plasticizer content, and employing a second polyvinyl acetal film with a high plasticizer content.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBHInventors: Uwe Keller, Marco Greb
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Patent number: 10109773Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED and an associated recipient luminophoric medium that includes respective first through fourth luminescent materials that down-convert respective first through fourth portions of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having respective first through fourth peak wavelengths. The first peak wavelength is in the green color range and the second through fourth peak wavelengths are in the red color range. The second and third luminescent materials each emit light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of at least 70 nanometers, while the fourth luminescent material emits light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of less than 60 nanometers. Embodiments that only include three luminescent materials are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Iliya Todorov, David Clatterbuck, Jasper Cabalu, Brian Collins, Michael John Bergmann, Florin Tudorica
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Patent number: 10101643Abstract: The disclosure discloses a light source device and a projection display device. The light source device includes a laser for generating laser light, a fluorescent wheel, a filter wheel and a control unit, wherein the fluorescent wheel includes at least one reflection section, and at least one transmission section capable of transmitting the laser light; and at least one phosphor capable of being excited by the laser light to emit yellow light, and at least one phosphor capable of being excited by the laser light to emit green light are attached on the surface of the reflection section; the filter wheel includes at least one transparent section, at least one red filter section and at least one green filter section.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: HISENSE CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Fei Zhao, Wei Li, Xianrong Liu
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Patent number: 10093853Abstract: Provided is a green phosphor having high conversion efficiency. The green phosphor is represented by the composition formula (Sr1-yCay)1-xGa2S4:Eux (0.03?x?0.20 and 0<y?1). A full width at half maximum of a diffraction peak corresponding to a (422) plane in an XRD pattern is less than 0.18.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro Yagihashi
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Patent number: 10094529Abstract: A wavelength conversion member, comprises: a substrate; a first wavelength conversion layer on the substrate, the first wavelength conversion layer containing a first phosphor and a first matrix; and a second wavelength conversion layer containing a second phosphor, first inorganic particles, and a second matrix. The first phosphor and the second phosphor convert at least part of the excitation light incident on the second main surface into first light having longer wavelengths than the excitation light. The first light is emitted from the second main surface of the second wavelength conversion layer. A volume Vp1 of the first phosphor, a volume Vw1 of the first wavelength conversion layer, a volume Vp2 of the second phosphor, and a volume Vw2 of the second wavelength conversion layer satisfy Vp1/Vw1>Vp2/Vw2.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihisa Nagasaki, Takahiro Hamada, Kazuma Mima, Yukihiko Sugio
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Patent number: 10090442Abstract: A light emitting module (10), adapted to produce white output light having an emission peak in the wavelength range from 400 to 440 nm, comprises: ?—at least one first light emitting element (110) adapted to emit light having an emission peak in a first wavelength range from 440 to 460 nm; ?—at least one wavelength converting material (85) arranged to receive light emitted by said first light emitting element, and being capable of emitting light having an emission peak in the green to red wavelength range; and ?—at least one second light emitting element (120) adapted to emit light having an emission peak in a second wavelength range from 400 to 440 nm. The module according to the invention provides white light of acceptable color rendering with a “crisp white” effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters, Esther De Beer, Dirk Jan Van Kaathoven, Wouter Oepts, Herman Johannes Gertrudis Gielen
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Patent number: 10084120Abstract: A method of producing a light transmissive element includes providing a holding member including an upper surface and a plurality of holes, each of the plurality of holes having at least one inner lateral surface that is a substantially smooth surface and an opening in the upper surface of the holding member; filling the plurality of holes with a wavelength conversion member containing fluorescent particles and a light transmissive member such that the wavelength conversion member is in contact with the inner lateral surface of each of the plurality of holes; molding the wavelength conversion member; and taking out the wavelength conversion member from the holding member after the molding of the wavelength conversion member.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Toru Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10077882Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element emitting light from a top surface and a side surface, and a light flux controlling member controlling distribution of light emitted therefrom. The light flux controlling member includes a rear surface, an incidence surface, and an emission surface. When opening diameter of recess is ?, maximum length of the light emitting element in plan view is L, and thickness of the light emitting element is t, diameter ? is equal to or more than twice a distance from a point where illuminance of light emitted from the side surface thereof to reach the substrate is maximum in illuminance distribution on the substrate to central axis of the light flux controlling member, and is less than “L+12t.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventor: Yuki Fujii
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Patent number: 10060580Abstract: A light emitting device of the present disclosure includes a light emitting section that generates fluorescence by receiving laser light, a reflection film that reflects laser light which is radiated to the vicinity of the light emitting section, among laser light which is emitted toward the light emitting section from a rod lens, and a reflection mirror that collects the laser light reflected by the reflection film, in the light emitting section.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazunori Annen, Toshiki Matsuoka, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Masamichi Harada
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Patent number: 10056361Abstract: A lighting device including a body (10). The body (10) includes a mounting area (11) with a plurality of conductive pads (50, 52) and an elongate member (16) extending from the mounting area (11). The mounting area (11) and the elongate member (16) are formed of a thermally conductive, electrically insulating material. The conductive pads (50, 52) are embedded in the thermally conductive, electrically insulating material. The device further includes a semiconductor light emitting device (12) disposed in direct contact with the body (10) in the mounting area (11).Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Jeffrey Dellert Kmetec, Franklin Joseph Wall
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Patent number: 10051248Abstract: An optical device and an image projection apparatus including the same are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byungwoo Jeoung, Sangok Yeo
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Patent number: 10047285Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member capable of reducing the decrease in luminescence intensity with time and the melting of a component material when irradiated with light of a high-power LED or LD and providing a light emitting device using the wavelength conversion member. The wavelength conversion member (11) includes a laminate that includes: a phosphor layer (1); and light-transmissive heat dissipation layers (2) formed on both surfaces of the phosphor layer (1) and having a higher thermal conductivity than the phosphor layer (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Fujita, Tamio Ando, Masaru Iwao, Tadahito Furuyama, Shunsuke Fujita, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Masaaki Kadomi
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Patent number: 10041633Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device (10) comprising a heat sink (30) having an annular portion (31) including an annular surface portion (33) delimiting a central aperture (37), said annular surface portion (33) carrying a plurality of SSL elements (50); and a bulbous member (20) cooperating with the heat sink (30), said bulbous member (20) having a first surface portion (21) opposite said SSL elements (50) and a second surface portion (22) extending from said first surface portion (21) through said central aperture (37); wherein the bulbous member (20) is used as a light guide member for light emitted by the plurality of SSL elements (50). A luminaire including such a lighting device (10) is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Hongxia Li, Yan Xiong, Yemei He, Shi Dong Lin, Qingqing Jiang, Haoyang Shi
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Patent number: 10032965Abstract: A phosphor, which is represented by the general formula containing M, Ce, Pr, Si, and N, is provided. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Tb and Lu. A molar ratio of M is greater than 2.0 and smaller than 3.5. A molar ratio of Ce is greater than 0 and smaller than 1.0. A molar ratio of Pr is greater than 0 and smaller than 0.05. A molar ratio of N is greater than 10 and smaller than 12, under the condition that a molar ratio of Si is set to 6. The phosphor further contains 10 to 10,000 ppm of fluorine.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kaide, Shoji Hosokawa
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Patent number: 10031084Abstract: A spectroscopy device is disclosed for inline monitoring of analytes in bulk fluid streams, capable of maintaining sterile conditions. The device comprises a cassette suitable for holding a fluid analyte (151) and having a laser entry wall part and a detector wall part, the laser entry wall part arranged to be optically transparent to laser radiation of a predetermined wavelength and the detector wall part arranged to be optically transparent for spectral parts of interest. Laser transmission optics are provided to focus a laser beam to produce a breakdown plasma discharge within the fluid inside the cassette. A photodetector substrate is provided comprising an array of photosensors, tuned to detect characteristic emission lines from the plasma. The photodetector substrate is conformal to at least the detector wall part of the cassette. A placement provision is arranged for user removable placement of the cassette.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNOInventors: Dolf Jaap Klomp, Fokko Pieter Wieringa, Andrew Statham
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Patent number: 10017103Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes: a light source device that includes a semiconductor laser which emits laser light and a wavelength conversion member which converts the wavelength of at least part of the laser light and that emits, from a light emission part, light from the wavelength conversion member; a reflection member that reflects light emitted from the light emission part of the light source device in a vehicle frontward direction as parallel light; a light shield member that blocks light which is emitted in the vehicle frontward direction from the light emission part and which is not incident on the reflection member; and a light detection part that is arranged at a vehicle rearward positon of the reflection member and detects part of the light emitted from the light emission part.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakazato, Takahiko Tokiwa
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Patent number: 10012894Abstract: A light source unit according to an embodiment has a first light source which emits light in a first wavelength range, a second light source which emits light in a second wavelength range which differs from the light in the first wavelength range, a dichroic mirror to which the light in the first wavelength range and the light in the second wavelength range are incident from directions which differ from each other and which reflects or transmits the light in the first wavelength range and the light in the second wavelength range, and an optical device which is disposed on an optical path between the dichroic mirror and the second light source, and the optical device is a spectral member to which a coating is applied which transmits the light in the second wavelength range and reflects or absorbs the light in the first wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Sato, Hiroshi Ogino, Osamu Umamine
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Patent number: 10001671Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal composition including a semiconductor nanocrystal, an organic additive, and at least one polymerizable substance selected from a polymerizable monomer, a polymerizable oligomer, and a combination thereof, wherein the composition has haze of greater than or equal to about 40% after polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Na Youn Won, Hyun A Kang, Eun Joo Jang, Shin Ae Jun, Oul Cho
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Patent number: 9995871Abstract: A backlight 200 is provided with a frame body 9 that is in contact with a side surface of a light guide plate 5, and a non-light emitting region surrounding a light emitting region of a light emitting surface of an LED 60. The side surface of the light guide plate 5 and the LED 60 can be brought close to each other, while preventing a contact therebetween by means of the frame body 9. Furthermore, by means of the frame body 9, light emitted from the LED 60 is prevented from leaking out from between the light emitting surface of the LED 60 and the side surface of the light guide plate 5. Consequently, the ratio at which the light emitted from the LED 60 is inputted to the light guide plate 5 is increased, thereby improving luminance or power saving performance of the backlight 200.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Sakai Display Products CorporationInventor: Daisuke Teragawa
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Patent number: 9976707Abstract: A mixing optic combines a variety of features to enhance the brightness and uniformity of the light emitted from a combination of different color light emitting sources. The mixing optic may include a parabolic reflector that redirects low-angle emissions, a reflective waveguide that mixes the light spatially, and a diffuser plate that mixes the light angularly. In an embodiment, the output of the mixing optic exhibits a substantially Lambertian output pattern of a substantially uniform mix of colors, exhibiting, for example, the light output pattern of a single white light source.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Kuochou Tai, Jeffrey Dellert Kmetec, Gregory Guth
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Patent number: 9977317Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device are disclosed. The illumination system includes laser light sources, a color wheel element and light combiners. The laser light sources provide laser lights of different colors. One of the laser light sources is disposed on an optical axis. The color wheel element is disposed on the optical axis and on a transmission path of the laser lights, and adjusts wavelengths of the laser lights. The light combiners are disposed on the optical axis and between the laser light source and the color wheel element. The light combiners are pervious to the laser lights or reflect the laser lights to combine the laser lights on the optical axis. The illumination system uses the laser light sources to provide lights of different colors, and in collaboration with a configuration structure of the optical elements thereof, the laser lights with a wider color gamut are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Hsun Wang, Chang-Hsuan Chen, Hsuan-I Wu, Ko-Shun Chen
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Patent number: 9976708Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting means (1), comprising: an optical element (3), which has a main extension direction (Z), a radiation inlet surface (3a), and a radiation outlet surface (3b); and at least two light-emitting diodes (2), which each comprise at least one light-emitting diode chip (21) and a radiation passage surface (2a), which extends along a main extension plane (XZ); wherein the at least two lighting-emitting diodes (2) are arranged along the main extension direction (Z) of the optical element (3), the radiation inlet surface (3a) of the optical element (3) faces the radiation passage surfaces (2a) of the at least two light-emitting diodes (2), the optical element (3) is formed as a solid body, the radiation inlet surface (3a) of the optical element (3) is flat or convexly curved, and the radiation outlet surface (3b) of the optical element (3) comprises at least one recess (4) in the optical element (3).Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Sandra Sobczyk, Frank Singer, Wolfgang Moench, Matthias Sabathil
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Patent number: 9974138Abstract: Composite light sources and methods use a low-blue component light source emitting first substantially white light and a high-blue component light source emitting second substantially white light. The second substantially white light has a greater correlated color temperature than the first substantially white light. The first and second substantially white light combine to provide substantially intermediate warm-white light.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Gary Robert Allen, Ashfaqul I. Chowdhury, David C. Dudik, Kevin James Vick, Thomas J. Boyle
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Patent number: 9970630Abstract: A quantum dot light-emitting device: a pedestal; a light-emitting chip arranged on the pedestal; and a quantum dot layer arranged on the pedestal, the quantum dot layer being located in a light emergent side of the light-emitting chip with a gap being arranged between the quantum dot layer and the light-emitting chip, wherein reflection points are arranged on a surface of the quantum dot layer opposite to the light-emitting chip, and the reflection points are at least distributed in a region of the quantum dot layer directly facing the light-emitting chip.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignees: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORP., HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Fulin Li, Jianwei Cao, Shunming Huang, Dengyin Zhang
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Patent number: 9971072Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed by cell-aligning, and light for displaying exits from the second substrate side. The display panel further comprises an optics element, the optics element being disposed at the light-emergent side of the second substrate to enable the light exiting from a light-emergent side of the second substrate to pass through the optics element and then cover a bezel area of the display panel. The display panel enables light exiting from a light-emergent side of a second substrate to pass through the optics element and then cover the bezel area of the display panel, by disposing the optics element, thereby enabling an image displayed by the display panel to cover the bezel area of the display panel and then achieving a non-bezel displaying.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINGSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shijun Li, Song Wu, Qiong Yang
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Patent number: 9970629Abstract: A lighting device and method generates monochromatic light from one or more light point sources. A phosphor body is spatially separated from the point light source(s) to receive the monochromatic light generated by the first point light source and provide a multi-wavelength light through luminescence. The multi-wavelength light is emitted from the phosphor body across a multi-dimensional surface. Optionally, a lens body can receive the multi-wavelength light from the multi-dimensional surface and both reflect and refract the multi-wavelength light in an exit distribution out of the lens body.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Péter Álmosdi, Viktor Zsellér
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Patent number: 9970605Abstract: A reliable reflective typed semiconductor light source apparatus can emit various color lights having high brightness. The apparatus can include a first and second reflector layer, a phosphor plate disposed on the first reflector layer and a semiconductor light source. The phosphor plate can include at least one of at least one of a red phosphor, a green phosphor, a blue phosphor and a yellow phosphor. The light source can be located adjacent the phosphor plate so that an excited light emitted from the light source can be efficiently reflected on the first reflector layer via the phosphor plate and so that heats generated from the first reflector layer and the like can efficiently transmit toward the second reflector layer. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide a semiconductor light source apparatus that can emit various color lights having high brightness, and which can be used for general lighting, etc.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Soji Owada
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Patent number: 9964675Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of photo-luminescent display systems and photo-luminescent visual elements creating eye-catching displays of visual advertising or marketing messages that are very effective at generating interest, engagement, and loyalty in the viewing public. Photo-luminescent pigment containing visual elements are illuminated by one or more remotely located emitters at a first wavelength that is outside the human visual spectrum. In response, the visual elements then radiate at one or more wavelengths within the human visual spectrum. Additional features control unwanted reflections and unwanted transmission of radiation at the first wavelength. Additional features control the uniformity of radiation of one or more wavelengths within the human visual spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Cross, Richard C. Cope, Jorge Perez-Bravo, Gary Feather, Theodore Heske, III
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Patent number: 9964262Abstract: A lighting unite according to an embodiment includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a wavelength converting member. The light source is configured to emit primary light rays. The light guide plate includes a light entering surface through which the primary light rays enter, a light exiting surface through which the primary light rays exit, and a light reflecting and scattering pattern. The light reflecting and scattering pattern includes complementary color dots formed in edge areas of the opposite surface and white dots formed inner than the complementary color dots. The complementary color dots absorb primary light rays and exhibit a color that makes a complementary color pair with a reference color exhibited by the primary light rays. The white dots exhibit white color. The wavelength converting member covers the light exiting surface and passes some of the primary light rays to emit planar light.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Makoto Uno
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Patent number: 9958727Abstract: The wavelength conversion member includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including quantum dots which are excited by excitation light to emit fluorescence. The wavelength conversion layer is a cured layer obtained by curing a polymerizable composition which includes the quantum dots and a polymerizable compound having a molecular weight of 200 or lower, and the number of bubble-shaped defects having a diameter of 0.1 mm or more in the wavelength conversion layer is less than 10 per 100 cm2.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Oba, Tomonari Ogawa, Keisuke Oku
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Patent number: 9958419Abstract: It is desirable to more stably and efficiently transmit light in a housing of a light source unit. A light source unit 13, which emits a laser beam L to a light guide part 40, includes: a unit housing 13b that includes a connector receiving portion 51b detachably connected to a connector portion 51a; a light source 30 that is installed in the unit housing 13b and outputs the laser beam L; a diffusion part 80 that diffuses the laser beam L output from the light source 30; a condensing lens system 81 that condenses the laser beam L diffused by the diffusion part 80; and an optical fiber 82a that transmits the laser beam L, which is condensed by the condensing lens system 81, to the connector receiving portion 51b. The connector receiving portion 51b optically connects the optical fiber 82a to the light guide part 40.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kaku Irisawa
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Patent number: 9945991Abstract: Provided are a light scattering sheet, an electronic device comprising the same, and a method of manufacturing the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Seung A Woo, Young Whan Park, Sung Kyung Park
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Patent number: 9945530Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting apparatus for a headlight for generating a light emission pattern in a far field, including at least one light source for emitting primary light onto an illumination surface, at least two different phosphor surfaces which are introducible into the illumination surface, at least partly alternately by at least one translational movement, and a control device for positioning the phosphor surfaces in relation to the illumination surface. A respectively associated light emission pattern is generatable in a predetermined position of the phosphor surfaces. The control device is configured, for the purpose of setting a specific light emission pattern, to move at least one phosphor surface provided for this purpose into the illumination surface by at least one translational movement.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hager, Stephan Schwaiger