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| 20080211416 | ILLUMINATION DEVICES USING EXTERNALLY INTERCONNECTED ARRAYS OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - A light emitter, comprising light emitting devices mechanically interconnected by a common substrate and an interconnection submount. The light emitting devices are electrically interconnected by the submount to provide an array of serially connected subsets of light emitting devices, each subset comprising at least three light emitting devices electrically connected in parallel. Also, a light emitter comprising first light emitting devices mechanically interconnected by a first common substrate, and second light emitting devices mechanically interconnected by a second common substrate, the first light emitting devices being mechanically and electrically connected to the second light emitting devices. Also, a light emitter comprising mechanically interconnected light emitting devices and means for mechanically and electrically interconnecting the plurality of light emitting devices to provide an array of serially connected subsets of light emitting devices, each subset comprising at least three light emitting devices electrically connected in parallel. Also, methods of fabricating light emitters. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080278928 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light or ultraviolet light, one or more other emitters which emit light in the range of 480 nm to about 490 nm and one or more other emitters which emit light in the range of 580 nm to about 590 nm, to make a mixture which in the absence of any other light would have a combined illumination which is within twenty MacAdam ellipses of at least one point on the blackbody locus on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram. One or more of the other emitters is a lumiphor. One or more of the other emitters can be a solid state light emitter. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080278940 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light within an area defined by x, y coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and a mixture of light emitted from the lighting device may be within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080304260 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit ultraviolet light, one or more other emitters which emit light in the range of 430 nm to 480 nm and one or more other emitters which emit light in the range of 555 nm to 585 nm, to make a mixture which in the absence of any other light would be within an area defined by coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). One or more of the other emitters is a lumiphor. One or more of the other emitters can be a solid state light emitter. The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and the lighting device may emit light within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080304261 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 490 nm to 555 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light within an area defined by x, y coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and a mixture of light emitted from the lighting device may be within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080310154 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising two or more solid state light emitters which emit light in the range of 430 nm to 480 nm and one or more lumiphors which emit light in the range of 555 nm to 585 nm. Also, a lighting device comprising two or more solid state light emitters. The lighting devices make a mixture of light which in the absence of any other light would be within an area defined by coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and the lighting device may emit light within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090021139 | LIGHTING DEVICE - Lighting devices comprising first and second solid state light emitters and an optical device (e.g., optical fiber). If the emitters are illuminated, ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090108269 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE LUMIPHORS, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - A light emitter comprising a monolithic die comprising at least one solid state light emitting device and at least a first lumiphor covering part of a light emission region of the die. In some embodiments, at least a second lumiphor is provided on the die. The first lumiphor can be part of a first pattern of lumiphors, and/or the second lumiphor can be part of a second pattern of lumiphors. The first and second lumiphors can differ in luminescent material, size, shape and/or concentration of luminescent material. The lumiphors can overlap completely, partially, or not at all. Some embodiments comprise an electrical interconnection to electrically connect respective solid state light emitting devices. Also, a light emitter comprising unit cells each comprising a group of light emitting devices and at least one lumiphor. Methods of fabricating light emitters comprise selectively applying at least one lumiphor to a monolithic die. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090160363 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Lighting devices comprising first, second and third strings of solid state lighting devices. One aspect further comprises means for supplying first fixed current through the first string, means for supplying second fixed current through the second string, and means for supplying current through the third string. In a second aspect, the first and second strings emit light within a specific area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and the third string emits light of dominant wavelength 600-640 nm. A third aspect further comprises a power line and a power supply configured to supply a first and second fixed currents through the first and second strings, respectively, and supply a current to the third string. A method of making a lighting device, comprising measuring color output, adjusting current to first, second and/or third strings, and permanently setting currents to the first and second strings. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090184616 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A lighting device comprising at least one non-white light source, at least a first supplemental light emitter and at least a second supplemental light emitter. The non-white light source(s) is outside an area from 0.01 u′v′ above to below the blackbody locus, and within an area defined by curves between saturated light of wavelength 430-480 nm and 560-580 nm and line segments between saturated light of wavelength 430-580 nm and 480-560 nm. The first supplemental light emitter(s) have dominant emission wavelength of 465-540 nm. The second supplemental light emitter(s) have dominant emission wavelength of 600-640 nm. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100103678 | LIGHTING DEVICE, HEAT TRANSFER STRUCTURE AND HEAT TRANSFER ELEMENT - A heat pipe configured to transfer heat from a central portion of a lighting device to an edge portion of the lighting device, the heat pipe comprising one region which extends along a portion of a diameter of a substantially circular, substantially annular shape and another region that extends along a diameter of the shape. Also, a lighting device comprising a housing, a reflector, a light emitter and a heat pipe as described above. Also, a self ballasted lamp comprising a solid state light source, an electrical connector, an AC power supply, a reflector configured to receive light from the source and emit reflected light from an aperture, and a thermal management system. Also, a lighting device, comprising a housing, a reflector, a light emitter comprising an array of solid state light emitters, a heat pipe and a sensor. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100254130 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting device comprising sources of visible light comprising solid state light emitters and/or luminescent materials emitting three or four different hues. A first group of the sources, when illuminated, emit light of two hues which, if combined, would produce illumination having coordinates within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram defined by points having coordinates: 0.59, 0.24; 0.40, 0.50; 0.24, 0.53; 0.17, 0.25; and 0.30, 0.12. A second group of the sources is of an additional hue. Mixing light from the first and second groups produces illumination within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, a lighting device comprising a white light source having a CRI of 75 or less and at least one solid state light emitters and/or luminescent material. Also, methods of lighting. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110075422 | LIGHTING DEVICES COMPRISING SOLID STATE LIGHT EMITTERS - A lighting device comprising a trim element, an electrical connector and at least one solid state light emitter, the lighting device weighing less than one kilogram. If current of about 12 watts (or in some cases about 15 watts, or in some cases not more than about 15 watts) is supplied to the electrical connector, the at least one solid state light emitter will illuminate so that the lighting device will emit white light of at least 500 lumens. Also, a lighting device that weighs less than one kilogram and can generate white light of at least 500 lumens using a current of not more than about 15 watts. Also, a lighting device for mounting in a recessed housing, comprising a unitary structure trim element that conducts heat away from at least one solid state light emitter and dissipates at least some of the heat outside of the recessed housing. | 03-31-2011 |
