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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Brian Thomas Collins, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Ronan P. Le Toquin, Ventura, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Thomas Collins, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Ronan P. Le Toquin, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/77 (2006.01); C09K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/0883 (2013.01); C09K 11/7734 (2013.01);
Abstract
A luminescent particle includes a luminescent compound that is configured to perform a photon down conversion on a portion of received light and a reflectance reducing outer surface of the luminescent particle that is operable to increase the portion of received light that is absorbed in the luminescent particle.