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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9865767 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 09, 2016

Light emitting, photovoltaic or other electronic apparatus and system

Applicant:

Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);

Inventors:

William Johnstone Ray, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);

Mark D. Lowenthal, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Neil O. Shotton, Tempe, AZ (US);

Richard A. Blanchard, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Mark Allan Lewandowski, North Port, FL (US);

Kirk A. Fuller, Madison, AL (US);

Donald Odell Frazier, Huntsville, AL (US);

Assignee:

NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc, Tempe, AZ (US);

Attorneys:

Nancy R. Gamburd

Gamburd Law Group LLC

Primary Examiner:

Armando Rodriguez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/00 (2010.01); H01L 21/30 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/44 (2006.01); H01L 51/52 (2006.01); H01L 51/56 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 33/08 (2010.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 33/20 (2010.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/0475 (2014.01); H01L 27/142 (2014.01); H01L 27/15 (2006.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0328 (2006.01); H01L 33/30 (2010.01); H01L 33/32 (2010.01); H01L 33/34 (2010.01); H01L 33/58 (2010.01); H01L 33/60 (2010.01); H01L 33/62 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/00 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/30 (2013.01); H01L 27/142 (2013.01); H01L 27/156 (2013.01); H01L 27/32 (2013.01); H01L 27/3281 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/0232 (2013.01); H01L 31/0304 (2013.01); H01L 31/0328 (2013.01); H01L 31/03044 (2013.01); H01L 31/0352 (2013.01); H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/0475 (2014.12); H01L 31/05 (2013.01); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/0512 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 33/08 (2013.01); H01L 33/20 (2013.01); H01L 33/30 (2013.01); H01L 33/32 (2013.01); H01L 33/34 (2013.01); H01L 33/58 (2013.01); H01L 33/60 (2013.01); H01L 33/62 (2013.01); H01L 51/0096 (2013.01); H01L 51/447 (2013.01); H01L 51/52 (2013.01); H01L 51/5203 (2013.01); H01L 51/5271 (2013.01); H01L 51/5275 (2013.01); H01L 51/56 (2013.01); H01L 51/5265 (2013.01); H01L 2251/5369 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic apparatus, such as a lighting device comprised of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a power generating apparatus comprising photovoltaic diodes, which may be created through a printing process, using a semiconductor or other substrate particle ink or suspension and using a lens particle ink or suspension. An exemplary apparatus comprises a base; at least one first conductor; a plurality of diodes coupled to the at least one first conductor; at least one second conductor coupled to the plurality of diodes; and a plurality of lenses suspended in a polymer deposited or attached over the diodes. The lenses and the suspending polymer have different indices of refraction. In some embodiments, the lenses and diodes are substantially spherical, and have a ratio of mean diameters or lengths between about 10:1 and 2:1. The diodes may be LEDs or photovoltaic diodes, and in some embodiments, have a junction formed at least partially as a hemispherical shell or cap.

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