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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Julian A. Carey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William David Collins, III, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason L. Posselt, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lumileds Lighting, U.S., LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/300 ;
Abstract
An LED component is provided, with light emission in the green-to-near UV wavelength range. The light-emitting semiconductor die is encapsulated with one or more silicone compounds, including a hard outer shell, an interior gel or resilient layer, or both. The silicone material is stable over temperature and humidity ranges, and over exposure to ambient UV radiation. As a consequence, the LED component has an advantageously long lifetime, in which it is free of “yellowing” attenuation which would reduce the green-to-near UV light output.