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| 20130178640 | RENEWABLE FATTY ACID WAXES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Natural oil based fatty acid wax compositions and their methods of making are provided. The methods comprise providing a natural oil, and hydrogenating and metathesizing the natural oil, and then converting the hydrogenated metathesized natural oil to obtain a fatty acid wax comprising free fatty acids and/or salts of fatty acids, glycerol and/or alcohol, and paraffin, wherein the fatty acid wax has at least 50 wt % of carbon chain compositions with at least 18 carbon atoms. The compositions may comprise 85-100 wt % long-chain fatty acids, 0-15 wt % esters, wherein the fatty acid comprises between 15-60 wt % long chain di-acids and 40-85 wt % long chain mono-acids. The compositions may comprise about 50-100 wt % long-chain fatty acids and about 0-50 wt % esters, wherein the fatty acid may comprise between about 15-80 wt % long chain di-acids and about 20-85 wt % long chain monoacids. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130344012 | NATURAL OIL METATHESIS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - A metathesized natural oil composition comprising (i) a mixture olefins and/or esters, or (ii) a metathesized natural oil, is disclosed. The metathesized natural oil composition has a number average molecular weight in the range from about 100 g/mol to about 150,000 g/mol, a weight average molecular weight in the range from about 1,000 g/mol to about 100,000 g/mol, a z-average molecular weight in the range from about 5,000 g/mol to about 1,000,000 g/mol, and a polydispersity index of about 1 to about 20. The metathesized natural oil composition is metathesized at least once. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20150105566 | NATURAL OIL METATHESIS COMPOSITIONS - A metathesized natural oil composition comprising a blend of (i) a high molecular weight metathesized natural oil, and (ii) at least 10% of metathesized natural oil back blended with the high molecular weight metathesized natural oil. The blend has a number average molecular weight in the range from about 300 g/mol to about 76,000 g/mol, a weight average molecular weight in the range from about 300 g/mol to about 81,000 g/mol, a z-average molecular weight in the range from about 300 g/mol to about 87,000 g/mol, and a polydispersity index of about 0.5 to about 1.5. The metathesized natural oil composition is metathesized at least once. | 04-16-2015 |
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| 20120256348 | METHOD AND BLADDER APPARATUS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE PARTS - A material forming apparatus and method for shaping a material to a forming tool having complex contours. The material forming apparatus may comprise a bladder sealed to a support structure, cooperatively forming a hollow space therebetween into which air or another gas may be pumped to inflate the bladder. The forming tool may comprise a protrusion of any shape to which the material may conform. The material may be placed between the bladder and the protrusion and the support structure may be actuated toward the forming tool. As the support structure progresses toward the forming tool, an area of material pressed against the protrusion by the bladder increases in an outward direction. A pressure regulator may regulate an amount of pressure applied to the material by the bladder as the bladder presses the material against the forming tool. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120261057 | METHOD AND TOOLING FOR MANUFACTURE OF CO-CURED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A method and part forming apparatus configured for forming an aircraft stringer. The part forming apparatus may comprise a forming tool, a rigid plate, and a hollow bladder. The forming tool may comprise a material trough, a bladder extension trough laterally aligned with and open to the material trough, and a recessed pocket extending from either side of the bladder extension trough and adjacent to the material trough. The method comprises placing composite material into the material trough, placing the bladder onto the composite material and through the bladder extension trough, placing the rigid plate into the recessed pocket and over the bladder, and then placing skin laminate over the bladder and the composite material. Once each of these components is in place, the forming tool may be vacuum bagged and the composite material and skin laminate may be co-cured to form the stringer. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130022703 | TRANSLATING FORMING DIES - A translating die apparatus and method for forming a piece of material into a part having complex contours. The translating die apparatus may comprise upper and lower mounts, fixed upper and lower dies fixed to the upper and lower mounts, respectively, and movable upper and lower dies translatably coupled with the mounts and configured to translate laterally toward and away from the fixed upper and lower dies. The piece of material may be placed between the upper and lower dies and one of the mounts may be actuated toward another of the mounts to sandwich the piece of material between the upper and lower dies. Simultaneously, the movable upper and lower dies may translate toward the fixed upper and lower dies, until the movable and fixed dies abut each other when the upper and lower dies are fully pressing the piece of material therebetween. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130097849 | AUTOMATED MULTI-STAGE MACHINE FOR FORMING COMPOSITE DETAILS - A system for forming composite material parts comprises a charge station, a tool station, a forming station, a cooling station, a pick and place apparatus, and a transfer unit. The charge station may receive a first charge. The tool station may receive a first tool. The forming station may form a second charge against a second tool. The cooling station may cool a third charge and a third tool. The pick and place apparatus may retrieve the first charge from the charge station and the first tool from the tool station and transport both the first charge and the first tool to the forming station. The transfer unit may transport the second charge and the second tool from the forming station to the cooling station while at the same time transporting the third charge and the third tool from the cooling station to the tool station. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130341816 | METHOD AND BLADDER APPARATUS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE PARTS - A material forming apparatus and method for shaping a material to a forming tool having complex contours. The material forming apparatus may comprise a bladder sealed to a support structure, cooperatively forming a hollow space therebetween into which air or another gas may be pumped to inflate the bladder. The forming tool may comprise a protrusion of any shape to which the material may conform. The material may be placed between the bladder and the protrusion and the support structure may be actuated toward the forming tool. As the support structure progresses toward the forming tool, an area of material pressed against the protrusion by the bladder increases in an outward direction. A pressure regulator may regulate an amount of pressure applied to the material by the bladder as the bladder presses the material against the forming tool. | 12-26-2013 |
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| 20120269333 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying a Conference Call from an Event Record - A method for identifying a conference call from a communication device, wherein the communication device includes a memory for storing a calendar event record. The method includes: parsing at least some of the calendar event record, wherein the parsing includes an automatic discovery feature; determining, based on the parsing, whether the calendar event record includes conference call scheduling information in relation to a scheduled conference call session; generating, based on the parsing, one or more identifiers for at least some of the conference call scheduling information; and storing in the memory the one or more identifiers. A host communication device and a non-host participant communication device can also be configured for performing the method. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120269334 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOIN SELECTION OF A CONFERENCE CALL - A method for join selection of a conference call from a communication device, wherein the communication device includes a memory for storing an event record. The method includes: identifying from the event record one or more addresses for contacting a conference call server for establishing a scheduled conference call session; automatically selecting, based on specified criteria, one of the addresses as a default address associated with a default join option for establishing the scheduled conference call session; generating an identifier for associating the selected default address with the default join option; and storing the identifier in the memory. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120269335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING MODERATOR ACCESS FOR A CONFERENCE CALL - A method for protecting moderator access using a communication device. The method includes: displaying an interface for editing a conference call profile, the conference call profile including conference call scheduling information including one or more addressees for communicating with a conference call server, wherein the conference call scheduling information further includes a moderator access code and a participant access code; generating an indicator for the conference call profile for excluding sending of the moderator access code to invited participants; and storing the conference call profile including the indicator in a memory of the communication device. A communication device can be configured to perform the method. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120321060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CONFERENCE CALLS FROM MESSAGES - Presented are systems and methods of creating conference calls from messages. A message is acquired that includes conference call details. A conference call schedule system is activated and generates a conference call invitation. Conference call dialing details are automatically acquired for the conference call invitation from a user profile. The conference call invitation is automatically populated, based on the activation, with the conference call details and the conference call dialing details. Additionally, the conference call invitation is sent to one or more invitees, where at least one of the invitees are also message addressees. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130107747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CALL LATENCY IN MONITORED CALLS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130109359 | COMBINED PUSHCAST AND LIVE CONFERENCE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130144952 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PRIVATE MODERATOR CODES FOR CONFERENCE CALLS - A method, mobile device, and conferencing system are provided for automatically establishing a conference event having a plurality of invitees. In one implementation, a method is provided for determining whether an invitee of a conference event is a moderator of the conference event. The method also automatically establishes the conference event using a moderator code responsive to determining that the invitee is the moderator of the conference event. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140169543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOIN SELECTION OF A CONFERENCE CALL - A method and communication device are provided for creating a conference call profile from a communication device, wherein the communication device includes a memory for storing an event record. The method includes: identifying from the event record one or more addresses for communicating with a conference call server; generating a conference call profile having one or more address fields and populating the address fields with the addresses; and storing the generated conference call profile in the memory. A communication device can be configured to perform the method. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140179275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING MODERATOR ACCESS FOR A CONFERENCE CALL - A method and a communication device are provided for creating a conference call profile from a communication device, wherein the communication device includes a memory for storing an event record. The method includes: identifying from the event record one or more addresses for communicating with a conference call server; generating a conference call profile having one or more address fields and populating the address fields with the addresses; and storing the generated conference call profile in the memory. A communication device can be configured to perform the method. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20150358473 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING MODERATOR ACCESS FOR A CONFERENCE CALL - A method for protecting moderator access using a communication device. The method includes: displaying an interface for editing a conference call profile, the conference call profile including conference call scheduling information including one or more addressees for communicating with a conference call server, wherein the conference call scheduling information further includes a moderator access code and a participant access code; generating an indicator for the conference call profile for excluding sending of the moderator access code to invited participants; and storing the conference call profile including the indicator in a memory of the communication device. A communication device can be configured to perform the method. | 12-10-2015 |
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| 20080260643 | USE OF PDE7 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - A method of treating a movement abnormality associated with the pathology of a neurological movement disorder, such as Parkinson's disease or Restless Leg(s) Syndrome by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a PDE7 inhibitory agent. An aspect of the invention provides for the administration of a PDE& inhibitory agent in conjunction with a dopamine agonist or precursor, such as levodopa. In another aspect of the invention, the PDE7 inhibitory agent may be selective for PDE7 relative to other molecular targets (i) known to be involved with the pathology of Parkinson's disease or (ii) at which other drug(s) that are therapeutically effective to treat Parkinson's disease act. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080260744 | G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides, recombinant materials, and transgenic mice, as well as methods for their production. The polypeptides and polynucleotides are useful, for example, in methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders. The invention also provides methods for identifying compounds (e.g., agonists or antagonists) using the GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention, and for treating conditions associated with GPCR dysfunction with the GPCR polypeptides, polynucleotides, or identified compounds. The invention also provides diagnostic assays for detecting diseases or disorders associated with inappropriate GPCR activity or levels. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080300240 | PDE10 INHIBITORS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Compounds that inhibit PDE10 are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including (but not limited to) psychotic, anxiety, movement disorders and/or neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, encephalitis, phobias, epilepsy, aphasia, Bell's palsy, cerebral palsy, sleep disorders, pain, Tourette syndrome, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, drug-induced psychosis and panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The compounds have the general structure: | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090178153 | G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides, recombinant materials, and transgenic mice, as well as methods for their production. The polypeptides and polynucleotides are useful, for example, in methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders. The invention also provides methods for identifying compounds (e.g., agonists or antagonists) using the GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention, and for treating conditions associated with GPCR dysfunction with the GPCR polypeptides, polynucleotides, or identified compounds. The invention also provides diagnostic assays for detecting diseases or disorders associated with inappropriate GPCR activity or levels. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100113486 | USE OF PDE7 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - A method of treating a movement abnormality associated with the pathology of a neurological movement disorder, such as Parkinson's disease or Restless Leg(s) Syndrome by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a PDE7 inhibitory agent. An aspect of the invention provides for the administration of a PDE& inhibitory agent in conjunction with a dopamine agonist or precursor, such as levodopa. In another aspect of the invention, the PDE7 inhibitory agent may be selective for PDE7 relative to other molecular targets (i) known to be involved with the pathology of Parkinson's disease or (ii) at which other drug(s) that are therapeutically effective to treat Parkinson's disease act. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110021509 | PDE10 INHIBITORS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Compounds that inhibit PDE10 are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including (but not limited to) psychotic, anxiety, movement disorders and/or neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, encephalitis, phobias, epilepsy, aphasia, Bell's palsy, cerebral palsy, sleep disorders, pain, Tourette syndrome, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, drug-induced psychosis and panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The compounds have the general structure: | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110091388 | USE OF PDE7 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS - A method of treating a movement abnormality associated with the pathology of a neurological movement disorder, such as Parkinson's disease or Restless Leg(s) Syndrome by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a PDE7 inhibitory agent. An aspect of the invention provides for the administration of a PDE& inhibitory agent in conjunction with a dopamine agonist or precursor, such as levodopa. In another aspect of the invention, the PDE7 inhibitory agent may be selective for PDE7 relative to other molecular targets (i) known to be involved with the pathology of Parkinson's disease or (ii) at which other drug(s) that are therapeutically effective to treat Parkinson's disease act. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110185439 | G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides, recombinant materials, and transgenic mice, as well as methods for their production. The polypeptides and polynucleotides are useful, for example, in methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders. The invention also provides methods for identifying compounds (e.g., agonists or antagonists) using the GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention, and for treating conditions associated with GPCR dysfunction with the GPCR polypeptides, polynucleotides, or identified compounds. The invention also provides diagnostic assays for detecting diseases or disorders associated with inappropriate GPCR activity or levels. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110214189 | G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides, recombinant materials, and transgenic mice, as well as methods for their production. The polypeptides and polynucleotides are useful, for example, in methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders. The invention also provides methods for identifying compounds (e.g., agonists or antagonists) using the GPCR polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention, and for treating conditions associated with GPCR dysfunction with the GPCR polypeptides, polynucleotides, or identified compounds. The invention also provides diagnostic assays for detecting diseases or disorders associated with inappropriate GPCR activity or levels. | 09-01-2011 |
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| 20110153354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESCRPTION DATA TO DETECT PATHOGENS - A system for managing prescription data is provided. The system for managing prescription data includes a switch system. The switch system is configured to receive prescription submissions from pharmacy systems, submit the prescription submissions to approval systems, receive responses from the approval systems, and transmit the responses to the pharmacy systems. The switch system is further configured to receive treatment classification data including pathogen groups and pharmaceuticals prescribed to treat symptoms occurring from exposure to each pathogen group. The switch system is further configured to determine normal variations of the prescription submissions, detect anomalous variations of the prescription submissions, and generate a notification in response to detecting an anomalous variation. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110196696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESCRPTION DATA TO GENERATE PRESCRIPTION REFILL DATA - A system for managing prescription data is provided. The system for managing prescription data includes a switch system. The switch system is configured to receive prescription submissions from pharmacy systems. Each prescription submission identifies a prescription having a prescription item, a fill date, a number of dosages, an identification of whether the prescription requires refilling, and a dose frequency. The switch system is further configured to submit the prescription submissions to approval systems, receive responses from the approval systems, and transmit the responses to the pharmacy systems. The switch system is further configured to determine, using the plurality of prescription submissions, when each of the prescriptions identified by the plurality of prescription submissions should be refilled. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110196697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESCRPTION DATA TO DETERMINE APPROVED PRICES - A system for managing prescription data is provided. The system for managing prescription data includes a switch system. The switch system is configured to receive first prescription submissions, each of which identifies a prescription item and has a submitted price for the prescription item. The switch system is further configured to submit the first prescription submissions to an approval system and receive responses to the first prescription submissions. Each response identifies an approved price or a denial. The switch system is configured to receive a second prescription submission from a pharmacy system, where the second prescription submission identifies the prescription item and has a submitted price for the prescription item. The switch system is further configured to determine if the submitted price is less than an approved price in the responses. | 08-11-2011 |
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| 20100252851 | LED PACKAGE WITH INCREASED FEATURE SIZES - A light emitter package having increased feature sizes for improved luminous flux and efficacy. An emitter chip is disposed on a submount with a lens that covers the emitter chip. In some cases, the ratio of the width of the light emitter chip to the width of said lens in a given direction is 0.5 or greater. Increased feature sizes allow the package to emit light more efficiently. Some packages include submounts having dimensions greater than 3.5 mm square used in conjunction with larger emitter chips. Materials having higher thermal conductivities are used to fabricate the submounts, providing the package with better thermal management. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120080688 | ULTRA-THIN OHMIC CONTACTS FOR P-TYPE NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A flip-chip semiconductor based Light Emitting Device (LED) can include an n-type semiconductor substrate and an n-type GaN epi-layer on the substrate. A p-type GaN epi-layer can be on the n-type GaN epi-layer and a metal ohmic contact p-electrode can be on the p-type GaN epi-layer, where the metal ohmic contact p-electrode can have an average thickness less than about 25 Å. A reflector can be on the metal ohmic contact p-electrode and a metal stack can be on the reflector. An n-electrode can be on the substrate opposite the n-type GaN epi-layer and a bonding pad can be on the n-electrode. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120326159 | LED STRUCTURE WITH ENHANCED MIRROR REFLECTIVITY - Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to LED chips having improved overall emission by reducing the light-absorbing effects of barrier layers adjacent mirror contacts. In one embodiment, a LED chip comprises one or more LEDs, with each LED having an active region, a first contact under the active region having a highly reflective mirror, and a barrier layer adjacent the mirror. The barrier layer is smaller than the mirror such that it does not extend beyond the periphery of the mirror. In another possible embodiment, an insulator is further provided, with the insulator adjacent the barrier layer and adjacent portions of the mirror not contacted by the active region or by the barrier layer. In yet another embodiment, a second contact is provided on the active region. In a further embodiment, the barrier layer is smaller than the mirror such that the periphery of the mirror is at least 40% free of the barrier layer, and the second contact is below the first contact and accessible from the bottom of the chip. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20150097200 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH HIGH SCOTOPIC / PHOTOPIC (S/P) RATIO - Solid state light emitting apparatuses include blue LEDs (including but not limited to a combination of short wavelength and long wavelength blue LEDs) to stimulate green lumiphors, with supplemental emissions by either red lumiphors and/or red solid state light emitters, to provide aggregate emissions with high S/P ratio (e.g., at least 1.95) and favorably high color rendering values (e.g., 85 or greater), preferably in combination with high brightness and high luminous efficacy. In certain embodiments, a solid state light emitting apparatus may be devoid of a LED having a peak wavelength of from 470-599 nm and/or devoid of lumiphors peak wavelengths in the yellow range. Multiple LEDs may be arranged in an emitter package. | 04-09-2015 |
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| 20080251800 | Undoped and Unintentionally Doped Buffer Structures - A method of forming electronic device precursors and devices with reduced cracking in relevant layers is disclosed along with resulting structures. The method includes the steps of growing a transition layer of undoped Group III nitride on a substrate that is other than a Group III nitride, growing an active structure of Group III nitride on the undoped layer, and removing the substrate from the undoped layer. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080258130 | Beveled LED Chip with Transparent Substrate - A light emitting diode is disclosed that includes a transparent (and potentially low conductivity) silicon carbide substrate, an active structure formed from the Group III nitride material system on the silicon carbide substrate, and respective ohmic contacts on the top side of the diode. The silicon carbide substrate is beveled with respect to the interface between the silicon carbide and the Group III nitride. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080258161 | Transparent ohmic Contacts on Light Emitting Diodes with Carrier Substrates - A light emitting diode is disclosed that includes an active structure formed of at least p-type and n-type epitaxial layers of Group III nitride on a conductive carrier substrate. A conductive bonding system joins the active structure to the conductive carrier substrate. A first transparent ohmic contact is on the active structure adjacent the conductive carrier substrate, a second transparent ohmic contact is on the active structure opposite the conductive carrier substrate, and a third ohmic contact is on the conductive carrier substrate opposite from the active structure. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100090233 | SIDE-VIEW SURFACE MOUNT WHITE LED - A light emitting diode is disclosed. The diode includes a package support and a semiconductor chip on the package support, with the chip including an active region that emits light in the visible portion of the spectrum. Metal contacts are in electrical communication with the chip on the package. A substantially transparent encapsulant covers the chip in the package. A phosphor in the encapsulant emits a frequency in the visible spectrum different from the frequency emitted by the chip and in response to the wavelength emitted by the chip. A display element is also disclosed that combines the light emitting diode and a planar display element. The combination includes a substantially planar display element with the light emitting diode positioned on the perimeter of the display element and with the package support directing the output of the diode substantially parallel to the plane of the display element. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100244052 | HIGH OUTPUT GROUP III NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A light emitting diode is disclosed that includes a silicon carbide substrate and a light emitting structure formed from the Group III nitride material system on the substrate. The diode has an area greater than 100,000 square microns and has a radiant flux at 20 milliamps current of at least 29 milliwatts at its dominant wavelength between 390 and 540 nanometers. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110149604 | ENCAPSULANT PROFILE FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A light emitting packaged diode ids disclosed that includes a light emitting diode mounted in a reflective package in which the surfaces adjacent the diode are near Lambertian reflectors. An encapsulant in the package is bordered by the Lambertian reflectors and a phosphor in the encapsulant converts frequencies emitted by the LED chip and, together with the frequencies emitted by the LED chip, produces white light. A substantially flat meniscus formed by the encapsulant defines the emitting surface of the packaged diode. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110164435 | SIDE VIEW SURFACE MOUNT LED - A light emitting diode is disclosed. The diode includes a package support and a semiconductor chip on the package support, with the chip including an active region that emits light in the visible portion of the spectrum. Metal contacts are in electrical communication with the chip on the package. A substantially transparent encapsulant covers the chip in the package. A phosphor in the encapsulant emits a frequency in the visible spectrum different from the frequency emitted by the chip and in response to the wavelength emitted by the chip. A display element is also disclosed that combines the light emitting diode and a planar display element. The combination includes a substantially planar display element with the light emitting diode positioned on the perimeter of the display element and with the package support directing the output of the diode substantially parallel to the plane of the display element. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120104428 | SIDE VIEW SURFACE MOUNT LED - A light emitting diode is disclosed. The diode includes a package support and a semiconductor chip on the package support, with the chip including an active region that emits light in the visible portion of the spectrum. Metal contacts are in electrical communication with the chip on the package. A substantially transparent encapsulant covers the chip in the package. A phosphor in the encapsulant emits a frequency in the visible spectrum different from the frequency emitted by the chip and in response to the wavelength emitted by the chip. A display element is also disclosed that combines the light emitting diode and a planar display element. The combination includes a substantially planar display element with the light emitting diode positioned on the perimeter of the display element and with the package support directing the output of the diode substantially parallel to the plane of the display element. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120153317 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Light emitting diode (LED) devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In one aspect, an illumination panel can be configured to provide backlighting for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The illumination panel can include one or more LEDs arranged in an array. The one or more LEDs can be attached using metal-to-metal die attach methods over an illumination panel, or attached within packages disposed over the illumination panel. In one aspect, the one or more LEDs can be attached using robust metal-to-metal die attach techniques and/or materials disclosed herein. | 06-21-2012 |
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| 20130264589 | WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS) - An LED wafer includes LED dies on an LED substrate. The LED wafer and a carrier wafer are joined. The LED wafer that is joined to the carrier wafer is shaped. Wavelength conversion material is applied to the LED wafer that is shaped. Singulation is performed to provide LED dies that are joined to a carrier die. The singulated devices may be mounted in an LED fixture to provide high light output per unit area. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130264592 | WAFER LEVEL PACKAGING OF MULTIPLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS) ON A SINGLE CARRIER DIE - An LED wafer includes LED dies on an LED substrate. The LED wafer and a carrier wafer are joined. The LED wafer that is joined to the carrier wafer is shaped. Wavelength conversion material is applied to the LED wafer that is shaped. Singulation is performed to provide multiple LED dies that are joined to a single carrier die. The multiple LED dies on the single carrier die are connected in series and/or in parallel by interconnection in the LED dies and/or in the single carrier die. The singulated devices may be mounted in an LED fixture to provide high light output per unit area. Related devices and fabrication methods are described. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130292639 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES HAVING CURRENT REDUCING STRUCTURES - A light emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer and an active region between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer. A bond pad is provided on one of the p-type semiconductor layer or the n-type semiconductor layer, opposite the active region, the bond pad being electrically connected to the one of the p-type semiconductor layer or the n-type semiconductor layer. A conductive finger extends from and is electrically connected to the bond pad. A reduced conductivity region is provided in the light emitting device that is aligned with the conductive finger. A reflector may also be provided between the bond pad and the reduced conductivity region. A reduced conductivity region may also be provided in the light emitting device that is not aligned with the bond pad. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130341593 | GROUP III NITRIDE BASED QUANTUM WELL LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE STRUCTURES WITH AN INDIUM CONTAINING CAPPING STRUCTURE - Group III nitride based light emitting devices and methods of fabricating Group III nitride based light emitting devices are provided. The emitting devices include an n-type Group III nitride layer, a Group III nitride based active region on the n-type Group III nitride layer and comprising at least one quantum well structure, a Group III nitride layer including indium on the active region, a p-type Group III nitride layer including aluminum on the Group III nitride layer including indium, a first contact on the n-type Group III nitride layer and a second contact on the p-type Group III nitride layer. The Group III nitride layer including indium may also include aluminum. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140027795 | LED PACKAGE WITH ENCAPSULANT HAVING CURVED AND PLANAR SURFACES - LED packages are disclosed that are compact and efficiently emit light, and can comprise encapsulants with curved and planar surfaces. The packages can comprise a submount with a one or a plurality of LEDs, and in those with a plurality of LEDs each of the LEDs can emit the same or different wavelengths of light than the others. A blanket conversion material layer can be included on at least some of the LEDs and the submount. The encapsulant can be on the submount, over at least some of the LEDs, with each of the planar surfaces being vertical and aligned with one of the edges of the submount. The encapsulant can also have a upper curved surface with a relatively large radius of curvature, with the combination of curved and planar surfaces resulting in efficient emission of light with a relatively narrow emission profile. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140070245 | HIGH VOLTAGE MONOLITHIC LED CHIP - Monolithic LED chips are disclosed comprising a plurality of active regions on a submount, wherein the submount comprises integral electrically conductive interconnect elements in electrical contact with the active regions and electrically connecting at least some of the active regions in series. The submount also comprises an integral insulator element electrically insulating at least some of the interconnect elements and active regions from other elements of the submount. The active regions are mounted in close proximity to one another with at least some of the active regions having a space between adjacent ones of the active regions that is 10 percent or less of the width of one or more of the active regions. The space is substantially not visible when the LED chip is emitting, such that the LED chips emits light similar to a filament. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140167601 | Enhanced Luminous Flux Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices Including Red Phosphors that Exhibit Good Color Rendering Properties and Related Red Phosphors - Light emitting devices include an LED that emits light having a dominant wavelength in the blue color range and a recipient luminophoric medium that is configured to down-convert at least some of the light emitted by the LED. In these devices, the recipient luminophoric medium may include at least a green phosphor that down-converts the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having a peak wavelength that is between about 525 nanometers and about 545 nanometers, a yellow phosphor that down-converts the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having a peak wavelength that is between about 550 nanometers and about 570 nanometers, and a red (Ca | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140217435 | Light Emitting Diodes with Low Junction Temperature and Solid State Backlight Components Including Light Emitting Diodes with Low Junction Temperature - A light emitting diode chip a support layer having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a diode region on the first face of the support layer, and a bond pad on the second face of the support layer. The bond pad includes a gold-tin structure having a weight percentage of tin of 50% or more. The light emitting diode chip may include a plurality of active regions that are connected in electrical series on the light emitting diode chip. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140291715 | COMPACT LED PACKAGE WITH REFLECTIVITY LAYER - LED packages are disclosed that are compact and efficiently emit light, and can comprise encapsulants with curved and planar surfaces. The packages can comprise a submount with a one or a plurality of LEDs, and in those with a plurality of LEDs each of the LEDs can emit the same or different wavelengths of light than the others. A blanket conversion material layer can be included on at least some of the LEDs and the submount. The encapsulant can be on the submount, over at least some of the LEDs, with each of the planar surfaces being vertical and aligned with one of the edges of the submount. The packages can also comprise reflective layers to minimize losses due to light absorption, which in turn can increase the overall package emission efficiency. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150221815 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH REDUCED LUMINOUS FLUX DROP AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE - A solid state light emitting device includes a solid state light emitter and a lumiphoric material that are selected for use with one another to provide light emissions with improved (i.e., reduced) thermal droop A solid state emitter having a short peak emission wavelength (e.g., in a visible range at or below 440 nm) seemingly less than optimal at room temperature for use with a particular lumiphor can trigger more efficient stimulation of lumiphor emissions at high temperatures. Enhanced epitaxial structures also inhibit decrease of radiant flux by LEDs at elevated temperatures. | 08-06-2015 |
