Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Incoherent light emitter structure – With reflector – opaque mask – or optical element integral...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-09
2008-09-09
Landau, Matthew C. (Department: 2891)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Incoherent light emitter structure
With reflector, opaque mask, or optical element integral...
C257S099000, C257SE33055, C257SE33067, C257S033000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11381518
ABSTRACT:
An LED extractor has an input surface adapted to optically couple to an emitting surface of an LED die, and is composed of a glass (including a glass-ceramic) material whose refractive index is at least 2, or at least 2.2.
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Barnes Amy S.
Budd Kenton D.
Leatherdale Catherine A.
Ouderkirk Andrew J.
Rosenflanz Anatoly Z.
3M Innovative Properties Company
Gallo Elizabeth A.
Landau Matthew C.
Yang Minchul
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