LED WITH LIGHT-CONVERSION LAYER
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a light-emitting diode configured to emit light of a first color; and
a light-conversion layer overlying the light-emitting diode, the light-conversion layer including at least one first region that is substantially transparent to light of the first color and at least one second region that is configured to convert light of the first color to light of a second color.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a light-emitting diode (LED). A light-conversion layer having multiple non-overlapping regions overlies the light-emitting diode. The light-conversion layer includes at least one first region and at least one second region. In the lighting apparatus, the light-emitting diode is configured to emit light of a first color, the at least one first region is substantially transparent to light of the first color, and the at least one second region converts light of the first color to light of a second color. In an embodiment, the light-conversion layer is configured such that the lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform light of a third color. In some embodiments, the second region includes a phosphor-containing material, and the first region includes silicone or epoxy. In an example, the lighting apparatus uses a blue LED in conjunction with a yellow phosphor material to produce white light.
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33 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a light-emitting diode configured to emit light of a first color; and a light-conversion layer overlying the light-emitting diode, the light-conversion layer including at least one first region that is substantially transparent to light of the first color and at least one second region that is configured to convert light of the first color to light of a second color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for making a lighting apparatus, the method comprising:
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obtaining a light-emitting diode configured to emit light of a first color; and forming a light-conversion layer overlying the light-emitting diode, the light-conversion layer having a plurality of non-overlapping regions including at least one wave-shifting region and at least one non-wave-shifting region, wherein the at least one wave-shifting region is configured to convert at least a portion of incident light of the first color to light of a second color and the at least one non-wave-shifting region is substantially transparent to light of the first color, wherein the light-conversion layer is configured to provide substantially uniform light of a third color. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A light conversion device, comprising:
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a light-conversion layer having a plurality of non-overlapping regions including at least one wave-shifting region and at least one non-wave-shifting region, wherein the at least one wave-shifting region is configured to convert light of a first color to light of a second color and the at least one non-wave-shifting region is substantially transparent to light of the first color. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A light conversion device, comprising:
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a light-conversion layer having a plurality of non-overlapping regions including at least one region of a first type and at least one region of a second type, wherein the at least one region of the first type is configured to convert incident light of a first color to light of a second color and the at least one region of the second type is configured to convert incident light of the first color to light of a third color that is different from the second color. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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