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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael E. Griffin, Maplewood, MN (US);
David A. Ender, New Richmond, WI (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/13 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/4257 (2013.01); G01J 1/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/0013 (2013.01); H01L 25/167 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical devices () that contain a sensor () are described. More particularly, optical devices that contain a light source (), cavity () and sensor (), in which the optical device () may provide an optimal light output from an output surface () of the cavity () based on various characteristics of the light are described. Additionally, methods of making and using such optical devices as well as arrays of such optical devices are disclosed.