IP Library Granted Patent US 9,455,381
Granted Patent B2
US 9,455,381 · App. 14/936,037 · Granted Sep 27, 2016

Light-emitting device

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Patent No.
US 9,455,381
App. No.
14/936,037
Granted
Sep 27, 2016
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 (24)

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 light emitted from said light-emitting device having a spectrum with a red peak wavelength caused by the first phosphor and a blue peak wavelength caused by said light-emitting element, an intensity of the red peak wavelength being larger than an intensity of the blue peak wavelength, and

a second phosphor composed of europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, the spectrum of the light emitted from said light-emitting device having a green peak wavelength caused by the second phosphor, the intensity of the blue peak wavelength being larger than twice an intensity of the green peak wavelength.

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

said silicone resin is provided in the recess.

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

the first and second phosphor are distributed in said silicone resin.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein

said silicone resin further includes an additive composed of silicon oxide.

5. 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, fluorine, at least one alkaline metal element selected from Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs, and at least one tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr, and

a second phosphor composed of europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, wherein a spectrum of a light with a color temperature no less than 6800K emitted from said light-emitting device has a green peak wavelength caused by the second phosphor and a blue peak wavelength caused by said light-emitting element, and an intensity of the blue peak wavelength is larger than twice an intensity of the green peak wavelength.

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

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

said silicone resin is provided in the recess.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 6 , wherein

the first and second phosphor are distributed in said silicone resin.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 7 , wherein

said silicone resin further includes an additive composed of silicon oxide.

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 Jan 7, 2016
From: MASUDA, MASATSUGU; TERASHIMA, KENJI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 037431/0605 →