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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2008
Applicants:
D. Scott Thompson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert S. Davidson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Chien-chih Chiang, Taipei, TW;
Huang Chin Hung, Yonghe, TW;
Inventors:
D. Scott Thompson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert S. Davidson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Chien-Chih Chiang, Taipei, TW;
Huang Chin Hung, Yonghe, TW;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein are LED devices having lenses and methods of making the devices. The LED devices are made using an optical layer comprising a plurality of lens features. The optical layer is disposed relative to the LED die such that at least one LED die is optically coupled to at least one lens feature. A lens can then be made from the lens feature and excess optical layer removed to provide the device.