Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Incoherent light emitter structure – With reflector – opaque mask – or optical element integral...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Tran, Minh-Loan T (Department: 2826)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Incoherent light emitter structure
With reflector, opaque mask, or optical element integral...
C257S099000, C257SE33072, C257SE33073, C438S027000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07994529
ABSTRACT:
A double-molded lens for an LED includes an outer lens molded around the periphery of an LED die and a collimating inner lens molded over the top surface of the LED die and partially defined by a central opening in the outer lens. The outer lens is formed using silicone having a relatively low index of refraction such as n=1.33-1.47, and the inner lens is formed of a higher index silicone, such as n=1.54-1.76, to cause TIR within the inner lens. Light not internally reflected by the inner lens is transmitted into the outer lens. The shape of the outer lens determines the side emission pattern of the light. The front and side emission patterns separately created by the two lenses may be tailored for a particular backlight or automotive application.
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Bierhuizen Serge
Butterworth Mark
Koninklijke Philips Electronics , N.V.
Tran Minh-Loan T
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