Radiation emitter devices and method of making the same
First Claim
1. A radiation emitting device comprising:
- at least one radiation emitter;
first and second electrical leads electrically coupled to said radiation emitter; and
an integral encapsulant configured to encapsulate said radiation emitter and a portion of said first and second electrical leads, said encapsulant having at least a first zone and a second zone, the second zone exhibiting at least one different characteristic from the first zone.
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Abstract
A radiation emitting device of the present invention includes at least one radiation emitter, first and second electrical leads electrically coupled to the radiation emitter, and an integral encapsulant configured to encapsulate the radiation emitter and a portion of the first and second electrical leads. The encapsulant has at least a first zone and a second zone, where the second zone exhibits at least one different characteristic from the first zone. Such different characteristics may be a physical, structural, and/or compositional characteristic. Preferably, the at least one different characteristic includes at least one of the following: mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, thermal capacity, coefficient of thermal expansion, specific heat, oxygen and moisture impermeability, adhesion, and transmittance with respect to radiation emitted from the radiation emitter. The radiation emitter may be in a form of an emitter, and is preferably an LED.
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74 Claims
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1. A radiation emitting device comprising:
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at least one radiation emitter;
first and second electrical leads electrically coupled to said radiation emitter; and
an integral encapsulant configured to encapsulate said radiation emitter and a portion of said first and second electrical leads, said encapsulant having at least a first zone and a second zone, the second zone exhibiting at least one different characteristic from the first zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An optical radiation emitting device comprising:
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an optical radiation emitter;
first and second electrical leads electrically coupled to said optical radiation emitter; and
an integrally molded encapsulant configured to encapsulate said optical radiation emitter and a portion of said first and second electrical leads, said encapsulant being made of a first composition that is substantially optically transparent to radiation emitted by said radiation emitter, and a second composition having different properties than said first composition. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method of making a radiation emitting device comprising the steps of:
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attaching and electrically coupling at least one radiation emitter to a lead frame to form a subassembly;
inserting said subassembly into a mold cavity;
partially filling the mold cavity with a first encapsulant material;
filling the remainder of the mold cavity with a second encapsulant material; and
removing the encapsulated subassembly from the mold cavity. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A light emitting device comprising:
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at least one LED chip;
first and second electrical leads electrically coupled to said LED chip; and
an integral encapsulant configured to encapsulate said LED chip and a portion of said first and second electrical leads, said encapsulant having at least a transparent first zone and a second zone, the second zone having a higher thermal conductivity than said first zone.
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