GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING LED COLOUR AND INTENSITY

• US 20130293123A1
• Filed: 05/07/2012
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wepower Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: David Deak Jr, David Deak, Sr.
• Inventors: Deak, David Sr., Deak, David Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,030,108 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/186
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Abstract

This invention is a photon-interactive Gaussian surface lens method means that converts incident photons from a single or a plurality of wide band gap semiconductor class light emitting diode dies, into a secondary emission of photons emanating from a composite photon transparent colloidal stationary suspension of quantum dots, high efficiency phosphors, a combination of quantum dots and high efficiency phosphors and nano-particles of metal, silicon or similar semiconductors from the IIIB and IVB Group of the Periodic Table and any nano-material and/or micro/nano spheres that responds to Rayleigh Scattering and/or Mie Scattering; and a plurality of quantum dots in communication with said nano-particles in said suspension. The patent teaches that utilizing this method means results in improved narrow pass-band of red, green, and blue photon efficiency over phosphor based conversion. Utilizing said invention'"'"'s methodology, said white resultant colour temperature is stabilized against internal semiconductor thermal fluctuations or ambient thermal variations.

Claims

1. GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER comprising:

a stationary colloidal suspension volume device and method means containing a plurality of quantum dots;

and a plurality of nano-particles of metal, silicon or similar semiconductor material from the IIIB and IVB Group of the Periodic Table, but not limited to said nano-particles of silicon or similar semiconductor material from the IIIB and IVB Group of the Periodic Table as a component that by Rayleigh Scattering, acts as a mirror or reflective optical antenna to scatter photons within said volume;

and a plurality of micro or nano transparent spheres of glass or polymer plastic a component that by Mie Scattering, acts as a mirror or reflective optical antenna to scatter photons within said volume;

and a Gaussian curvilinear surface volume comprised of a photon transparent epoxy or polymer plastic embodiment that contains and is in communication with said quantum dots, said nano-particles, and said micro or nano spheres;

and a photon transparent epoxy or polymer plastic embodiment disposed and mounted over the effective light emitted region of said light emitting diode assembly so that any and all incident photons released as a result of forward biasing said light emitting diode assembly, will travel throughout said photon transparent epoxy or polymer plastic embodiment for quantum interaction with said quantum dots, said nano-particles, and nano/micro spheres to establish a designed white colour temperature expressed in degrees Kelvin or with a designed single colour temperature expressed in degrees Kelvin;

and a plurality of varying sizes of quantum dots disposed in order to create a white light emitting diode removable lens system means;

and to utilize a disposed plurality of single narrow band quantum dots to create a monochromatic light emitting diode removable lens system means;

and a disposed plurality of ultra small quantum dots of atomic diameters less than 2 nanometres; and

by their broadband emission (420-710 nm) throughout most of the visible light spectrum, while not suffering from self absorption, produce “

white light”

from a plurality of single size group of said ultra small quantum dots less than 2 nanometres in atomic diameter;

and a removable and changeable disposed lens system method means to make available a plurality of changeable lens options during or after production of LEDs for purposes of changing the colour output of any light emitting diode simply by inserting a changeable and easily removable surface lens means.

4. A GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER as recited in claim 1, wherein a defined specific ratio of red-to-green quantum dots are utilized to form a spectrum of desired emitted “

white”

light colour temperatures measured in degrees Kelvin from a light emitting diode;

and a defined specific ratio of red-to-green quantum dots and silicon nano-particles are utilized to form an optimized spectrum of desired emitted “

white”

light colour temperatures measured in degrees Kelvin from a light emitting diode;

and a defined specific ratio of red-to-green quantum dots, silicon nano-particles, and glass or polymer micro spheres are utilized to form an optimized spectrum of desired emitted “

white”

light colour temperatures measured in degrees Kelvin from a light emitting diode.

5. A GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER as recited in claim 1, wherein ultra small quantum dots of size diameter less than 2 nanometres are disposed within said stationary epoxy colloidal suspension volume and utilized to convert ultraviolet (˜

450 nm) incident photons from said COB LED to usable “

white”

light;

and a defined specific ratio of ultra small quantum dots of size diameter less than 2 nanometres are disposed within said stationary epoxy colloidal suspension volume and silicon nano-particles disposed within said stationary epoxy colloidal suspension volume are utilized to form an optimized spectrum of desired emitted “

white”

light colour temperatures measured in degrees Kelvin from a light emitting diode;

and a defined specific ratio of ultra small quantum dots of size diameter less than 2 nanometres are disposed within said stationary epoxy colloidal suspension volume and silicon nano-particles disposed within said stationary epoxy colloidal suspension volume and glass or polymer micro spheres disposed within said stationary epoxy colloidal suspension volume are utilized to form an optimized spectrum of desired emitted “

white”

light colour temperatures measured in degrees Kelvin from a light emitting diode.

6. A GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER as recited in claim 1, wherein said epoxy is utilized that has inherent characteristics of passing without attenuation throughout its volume, ultraviolet light of a usable spectrum associated with desired Stokes absorption to emission shift values inherent of said quantum dots utilized in said lens converter device means.

15. A GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER as recited in claim 1, wherein said lens can be applied to a linear array of a COB LED device means that can be utilized in the market to replace conventional fluorescent tube lighting fixtures;

And where said GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER device means has its disposed plurality of quantum dot distribution method means enhanced so as to eliminate any point source visual effects for said linear LED array;

And where said GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER device means has its disposed plurality of silicon nanoparticle distribution method means enhanced so as to eliminate any point source visual effects for said linear LED array;

And where said GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER device means has its disposed plurality of micro glass or polymer spheres distribution method means enhanced so as to eliminate any point source visual effects for said linear LED array.

2. A treble quantum dot strip array comprising:

a red photon transparent stationary colloidal epoxy suspension volume strip segment member means;

and a second disposed strip blue photon transparent stationary colloidal epoxy suspension volume segment member means;

and a third disposed strip green photon transparent stationary colloidal epoxy suspension volume segment member means;

and wherein all members of said disposed inline parallel treble array are in photon communication with all first disposed inline parallel treble array, and second uV (ultra violet) attenuating photon pass band filter member means;

and whereby each member of said treble quantum dot photon transparent stationary colloidal epoxy suspension volume segment member means are physically separate and electrically isolated from each other;

and wherein each member of said treble quantum dot photon transparent stationary colloidal epoxy suspension volume segment member means that are physically separate and electrically isolated from each other have each a physically separate and electrically isolated conductive channel member means disposed on said embodiment of said lens structure to complete an outside world terminal connexion;

and wherein all members of said treble quantum dot photon transparent stationary colloidal epoxy suspension volume segment member means that are physically separate and electrically isolated from each other have a common (ground) mutual connexion conductive channel member means disposed on said embodiment of said lens structure to complete an outside world terminal connexion.

7. A treble quantum dot strip array as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said treble strips is comprised of an epoxy as recited in claim 6;

and said red strip is disposed with a plurality of red colour quantum dots as defined by their size diameter of a range of approximately 610 to 630 nanometres with a particle size of 5.2 nm;

and said green strip is disposed with a plurality of green colour quantum dots as defined by their size diameter of a range of approximately 520 to 540 nanometres with a particle size of 3.3 nm;

and said blue strip is disposed with a plurality of blue colour quantum dots as defined by their size diameter of a range of approximately 470 to 490 nanometres with a particle size of 2.5 nm;

8. A treble quantum dot strip array as recited in claim 2, wherein each strip member means is disposed on and in communication with a thin film of a transparent ultraviolet filter that is disposed on and in communication with said “

white”

light GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER;

and said ultraviolet filter is utilized to block ultraviolet light that may emanate from said GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER and falsely pre-trigger said treble quantum dot strips unintentionally before an enable and intensity level command signal is applied to any of each member means of said treble quantum dot strips;

and said treble quantum dot strip is disposed and in communication with a top layer of ultraviolet filter thin film so as not to be pre-triggered by any outside world spurious ultraviolet emissions thereby eliminating any undesired “

white”

or mono-colour temperature shifts measured in degrees Kelvin.

9. A treble quantum dot strip array as recited in claim 2, wherein said treble quantum dot array can be applied to a GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER comprised of a plurality of red and green quantum dots, silicon nanoparticles, and micro glass or polymer spheres;

and said treble quantum dot strip array can be applied to a GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER comprised of a plurality of a plurality of ultra small quantum dots, silicon nanoparticles, and micro glass or polymer spheres;

and said treble quantum dot strip array can be applied to a GAUSSIAN SURFACE LENS QUANTUM PHOTON CONVERTER that is disposed and in communication with a conventional single white LED or a white COB LED for any desired purpose.

3. A COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means comprising:

A plurality of LED dies wired together in a cascade fashion method means;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with a full wave bridge rectifier device member means;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with a hybrid microchip device means that by its inherent action, causes electrical current limiting within the circuitous path of said disposed cascaded LED die member means;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with a Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) member means that by its inherent action, prevents overvoltage and spurious and sporadic electrical noise spiking from damaging said COB LED array device means;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with a enable circuit that by its inherent action, causes a selection of a quantum dot colour electrically conductive strip to conduct or not;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with a variable intensity circuit that by its inherent action, causes a variation in light output intensity of a quantum dot colour electrically conductive strip;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with a microcontroller device member means that is programmed with an algorithm to control said action of enabling and intensification of light output of said quantum dot colour electrically conductive strips;

and wherein said COB LED array device means has disposed on its substrate structure means and in electrical communication with an ISM radio band receiver circuit with a built in antenna device member means and an address decoder memory circuit device member means that by their inherent actions, cause the reception of an ISM radio band signal that is encoded with address, enabling, and intensity instructions for controlling by said algorithm directed microcontroller the colour output of said COB LED array device means.

10. A COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means as recited in claim 3, wherein a ac to pulsating dc full wave rectified voltage power supply disposed on said LED chip substrate has the capability of instantly detecting the difference between 120 VAC and 240 VAC and instantly adjusts the voltage level applied to said LED die cascaded array, so that said COB LED array can be utilized worldwide without concern of overvoltage device damage, truly a universal smart bulb.

11. A COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means as recited in claim 3, wherein a remote and wireless ISM (Industrial Scientific and Medical) transmitter can trigger and control operation of said COB LED device means to turn on and off, to adjust brightness, and to change the colour of said COB LED device means that is disposed with an ISM band receiver to receive a special address and command sequence from said transmitter.

12. A COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means as recited in claim 3, wherein a dual COB arrangement on a common substrate that can function as a stand alone low cost universal LED light fixture that is disposed with two cascaded COB LED arrays and an international 120/240 VAC power supply device member means disposed on said substrate that supplies proper AC voltage to a disposed full wave bridge rectifier device member means that in turn supplies said voltage to said LED cascaded die array device member means.

13. A COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means as recited in claim 3, wherein a dual COB arrangement on a common substrate that can function as a stand alone low cost universal LED light fixture that is disposed with two cascaded COB LED arrays and can be fixed to accommodate the 120 VAC market by connecting said two COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means in a parallel connexion scheme method means.

14. A COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means as recited in claim 3, wherein a dual COB arrangement on a common substrate that can function as a stand alone low cost universal LED light fixture that is disposed with two cascaded COB LED arrays and can be fixed to accommodate the 240 VAC market by connecting said two COB (chip on board) LED (light emitting Diode) array device means in a series connexion scheme method means.