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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Paul Thurk, Austin, TX (US);
David Jursberg, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul Thurk, Austin, TX (US);
David Jursberg, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Innovalight, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a phosphor material capable of absorbing primary light and converting that light into white light having a high color rendering index and illumination devices made from the phosphor material. The white light may have a color rendering index of 100 and may be produced with an efficiency of at least 30 lm/w. In one embodiment, the illumination device includes a secondary light source made from a plurality of Group IV semiconductor nanoparticles.