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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Gerald H. Negley, Durham, NC (US);
Gerald H. Negley, Durham, NC (US);
Cree LED Lighting Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A lighting device comprising at least one solid state light emitter and at least one luminescent element spaced from the light emitter, a surface of the luminescent element being at least twice as large as the illumination surface of the light emitter. Also, a lighting device comprising at least one solid state light emitter and at least one luminescent element spaced from the light emitter, a surface of the luminescent element surface being at least twice as large as and substantially parallel to the illumination surface of the light emitter. Also, a lighting device comprising at least one solid state light emitter and at least one luminescent element spaced from the light emitter, a surface area of a projection of the luminescent element being at least twice as large as a surface area of a projection of the light emitter.