IP Library Granted Patent US 8,981,639
Granted Patent B2
US 8,981,639 · App. 14/470,153 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Light-emitting device

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Patent No.
US 8,981,639
App. No.
14/470,153
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a light-emitting device ( 1 ) including a light-emitting element ( 2 ) emitting primary light, and a light converter ( 3 ) absorbing a part of the primary light emitted from the light-emitting element ( 2 ) and emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light. The light converter ( 3 ) contains a green light-emitting phosphor ( 4 ) and a red light-emitting phosphor ( 5 ). The green light-emitting phosphor ( 4 ) is composed of at least one phosphor selected from a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: Eu a Si b Al c O d N e and a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: 2(Ba 1-f-g MI f Eu g )O.SiO 2 , while the red light-emitting phosphor ( 5 ) is composed of at least one phosphor selected from tetravalent manganese-activated fluoro-tetravalent metalate phosphors substantially represented by the following formulae: MII 2 (MIII 1-h Mn h )F 6 and/or MIV(MIII 1-h Mn h )F 6 . Consequently, the light-emitting device ( 1 ) has excellent color gamut (NTSC ratio).

Claims (19)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element for generating a primary light having a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm; and

a silicone resin covering said light-emitting element and including:

a first phosphor composed of manganese, potassium, fluorine and a tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr,

a second phosphor composed of europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, a weight ratio of the second phosphor relative to the first phosphor being 5 to 70%, and

an additive composed of silicon oxide.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein

said light-emitting element is located on a bottom of a recess of the light-emitting device, and

the first and second phosphor in said silicone resin are provided in the recess.

3. The light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element for generating a primary light having a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm; and

a silicone resin covering said light-emitting element and including:

a first phosphor composed of manganese, potassium, fluorine and a tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr,

a second phosphor composed of europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, an amount by weight of the second phosphor being smaller than that of the first phosphor, and

an additive composed of silicon oxide.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein a weight ratio of the second phosphor relative to the first phosphor is 15 to 45%.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 4 , wherein

said light-emitting element is located on a bottom of a recess of the light-emitting device, and

the first and second phosphor in said silicone resin are provided in the recess.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 24, 2025
From: GE PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: DOLBY PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 070312/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: DOLBY PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: EDISON INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070281/0434 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2016
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: GE PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 038334/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2014
From: MASUDA, MASATSUGU; TERASHIMA, KENJI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033621/0621 →