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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429758 | Optoelectronic component and method for producing it An optoelectronic component having a basic housing or frame (12) and at least one semiconductor chip (20), specifically a radiation-emitting or -receiving semiconductor chip, in a cavity (18) of the basic housing. In order to increase the effici... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423296 | Apparatus for producing a spectrally-shifted light output from a light emitting device utilizing thin-film luminescent layers A lighting device provides a spectrally-shifted light output from a light source. The lighting device includes a semiconductor light emitting device providing a source light and a first thin-film luminescent material layer coating a surface of the semiconductor ligh... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420219 | White light emitting diode component having two phosphors and related phosphor and formation method A white light emitting diode component capable of emitting white light includes an LED chip capable of emitting luminescent light, a first phosphor for absorbing first luminescent light of the luminescent light and emitting first emission, and a second phosphor for ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420221 | Semiconductor light-emitting device, lighting module, lighting device and method for manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor multilayer film, a substrate supporting the semiconductor multilayer film; and a phosphor layer formed on the substrate so as to cover the semiconductor multilayer film. The phosphor layer has an outer ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402840 | Selective filtering of wavelength-converted semiconductor light emitting devices A structure includes a semiconductor light emitting device including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The light emitting layer emits first light of a first peak wavelength. A wavelength-converting material that absorbs th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390684 | Light emitting apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting apparatus comprising a light emitting device (101) disposed on a supporting body (105), and coating layers ((108, 109) that bind a fluorescent substance that absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device (101) and em... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391060 | Phosphor composition and method for producing the same, and light-emitting device using the same A light-emitting device is produced using a phosphor composition containing a phosphor host having as a main component a composition represented by a composition formula: aM3N2.bAlN.cSi3N4, where “M” is at least one el... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7358662 | Organic electroluminescent device using mixture of phosphorescent material as light-emitting substance A donor substrate for use in a Laser Induced Thermal Imaging method includes a transfer film that includes a light-emitting layer made up of a host substance that includes a matrix material and a low molecular weight transporter, and a phosphorescent dopant. The tra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358523 | Method and structure for deep well structures for long wavelength active regions Subwells are added to quantum wells of light emitting semiconductor structures to shift their emission wavelengths to longer wavelengths. Typical applications of the invention are to InGaAs, InGaAsSb, InP and GaN material systems, for example. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358542 | Red emitting phosphor materials for use in LED and LCD applications Phosphor compositions including those having the formulas A2-xEuxW1-yMoyO6, where A is selected from Y, Gd, Lu, La, and combinations thereof; and where 0.5≦x≦1.0, 0.01≦y≦1.0; MmOnX,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345317 | Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescene conversion element The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element conver... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345319 | Light emitting device A light emitting device of the present invention includes an LED substrate and a sealing resin portion which seals the LED substrate, the sealing resin portion having a silicone resin having a refractive index n3 to which a fluorescent material having a r... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342260 | Light emitting diode A light emitting diode. The light emitting diode comprises a lead frame and an LED chip therein. Packaging material in the lead frame is covers the LED chip. A plurality of ZnX quantum dots dispersed in the packaging material, wherein X is S, Se, Te or a combination... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335919 | Active matrix organic electroluminescent display device including organic thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the display device Provided is an active matrix organic electroluminescent (EL) display device including an organic thin film transistor (TFT), preferably n-type, having a higher aperture ratio and easily realized in an array structure. The display device includes a facing electrode; ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329905 | Chip-scale methods for packaging light emitting devices and chip-scale packaged light emitting devices A packaged light emitting device includes a carrier substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, first and second conductive vias extending from the top surface of the substrate to the bottom surface of the substrate, and a bond pad on the top surface of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306960 | High radiance LED chip and a method for producing same The invention concerns a light-emitting diode chip comprising a radiation-emitting active region and a window layer. To increase the luminous efficiency, the cross-sectional area of the radiation-emitting active region is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301175 | Light emitting apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting apparatus comprising a light emitting device (101) disposed on a supporting body (105), and coating layers ((108, 109) that bind a fluorescent substance that absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device (101) and em... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294865 | Light emitting device and the use thereof A light emitting device includes a die and a photostimulable luminescent substance. The die has a first semiconductor light-emitting layer emitting a first color light having a first wavelength range, and a second semiconductor light-emitting layer emitting a second... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294956 | Semiconductor light emitting element and light emitting device using this The semiconductor light emitting device is composed of a combination of a near ultraviolet LED and a phosphor layer including a plurality of phosphors for absorbing near ultraviolet emitted by the near ultraviolet LED and for emitting fluorescence having an emission... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279719 | Light emitting diode A counter reflecting surface is provided opposite to a light emitting element in its light emitting surface. A side reflecting member having an inclined reflecting surface is provided apart from and so as to surround the light emitting element. A phosphor layer is p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278756 | Light-emitting diode and backlight system using the same A light-emitting diode (LED) (10) includes a chip body (103), an encapsulation can (105) surrounding the chip body, and a base (106) supporting the encapsulation can and the chip body thereon. Numerous fluorescent particles (1050) ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276736 | Wavelength-converting casting composition and white light-emitting semiconductor component The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271423 | Semiconductor light-emitting device and light-emitting display device therewith A semiconductor light-emitting device has a semiconductor light-emitting element for emitting light with emission wavelengths of 390 to 420 nm, wherein the wavelengths of light from the semiconductor light-emitting element are converted by a fluorescent substance ha... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262439 | Charge compensated nitride phosphors for use in lighting applications Disclosed are phosphor compositions having the formulas Ca1−a−bCeaEubAl1+aSi1−aN3, where 0 | 08/28/2007 |
| 7235817 | LED Lamp According to the present invention, a substrate 11, a cluster of LED chips, which are arranged two-dimensionally on the substrate 11, and a plurality of phosphor resin portions 13a, 13b that cover the respective LED chips ar... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7186581 | Organic electroluminescent device, manufacturing method therefor, and electronic devices therewith A method for manufacturing an organic EL device comprising: coating a composition including an organic EL material on a plurality of electrodes to form an organic EL layer on each electrode; defining an effectively optical area in which the plurality of electrodes a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170221 | Semiconductor light emitting element and light emitting device using this The semiconductor light emitting device is composed of a combination of a near ultraviolet LED and a phosphor layer including a plurality of phosphors for absorbing near ultraviolet emitted by the near ultraviolet LED and for emitting fluorescence having an emission... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7126161 | Semiconductor device having El layer and sealing material In the present invention, a semiconductor film is formed through a sputtering method, and then, the semiconductor film is crystallized. After the crystallization, a patterning step is carried out to form an active layer with a desired shape. The present invention is... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126162 | Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion element The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element conver... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119376 | Light emitting diode component capable of emitting white lights A light-emitting diode (LED) component includes a light-emitting chip for emitting luminescent light, and a phosphor for absorbing first luminescent light of the luminescent light and emitting first emission, the first luminescent light having a first wavelength dif... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7084436 | Multi element, multi color solid state LED/laser A light emitting diode (LED) grown on a substrate doped with one or more rare earth or transition element. The dopant ions absorb some or all of the light from the LED's active layer, pumping the electrons on the dopant ion to a higher energy state. The electrons ar... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071687 | Photomagnetic field sensor A photo magnetic field sensor includes a Faraday rotator made of a paramagnetic material, a polarizer, an analyzer, a light-irradiating element, and a light-sensing element. The Faraday rotator is made of a paramagnetic garnet single crystal including at least Tb an... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7018565 | Efficient, size-selected green-emitting phosphors Provided among other things is a method of forming a phosphor of the formula SrGa2S4:Eu:xGa2S3 (I) wherein x is 0.0001 to 0.2, wherein a minor part of the europium component may be substituted with... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6982045 | Light emitting device having silicate fluorescent phosphor Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formula: SrxBayCazSiO4:Eu in which x, y, and z ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6699371 | Fabrication method of blue light emitting ZnO thin film phosphor Substrate that is vapor-deposited with dopant-added ZnO thin film is loaded into a heat-treating chamber, and heat-treated quickly under gas atmosphere to activate the dopant. A thin film phosphor having new luminescence peak can be fabricated by quick-he... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6700692 | Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electrochromic mirror having a variable reflectivity, a glare sensor for sensing levels of light directed towards the front element ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696704 | Composite light-emitting device, semiconductor light-emitting unit and method for fabricating the unit A composite light-emitting device according to the present invention includes a light-emitting element including a transparent substrate and a multilayer structure formed on the substrate. The multilayer structure includes first and second semiconductor l... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695982 | Highly efficient flourescent materials A high efficiency phosphor from the class of the thiometallates, preferably of the thiogallates. The thiometallate being made so as to correspond to the formula (AS).multidot.w(B2 S3), where A is at least one divalent cation selected... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6696703 | Thin film phosphor-converted light emitting diode device The present invention provides a phosphor-converted LED device comprising one or more phosphor thin films that convert primary light emitted by the LED into one or more other wavelengths of light to produce light of a particular color. Each phosphor thin ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692136 | LED/phosphor-LED hybrid lighting systems A hybrid lighting system for producing white light including at least one light emitting diode and phosphor-light emitting diode. The hybrid lighting system exhibits improved performance over conventional LED lighting systems that use LEDs or phosphor-LED... | 02/17/2004 |
