IP Library Granted Patent US 10,754,081
Granted Patent B2
US 10,754,081 · App. 15/370,762 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Devices containing a remote phosphor package with red line emitting phosphors and green emitting quantum dots

Inventor: James Edward Murphy (Niskayuna, NY)
Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
G02B6/005G02B6/0023G02F1/133615G02F2202/36
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Patent No.
US 10,754,081
App. No.
15/370,762
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A remote phosphor package according to the present invention includes a green emitting quantum dot material and a Mn 4+ doped phosphor of formula I, dispersed in a host matrix wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or combinations thereof; x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MF y ] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7.

Claims (26)

1. A backlight unit comprising an LED light source, a light guide panel, and a remote phosphor package radiationally coupled to the LED light source; the remote phosphor package comprising a green emitting quantum dot material and a Mn 4+ doped phosphor of formula I, dispersed in a host matrix,

wherein

A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof;

M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or combinations thereof;

x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MF y ] ion; and

y is 5, 6 or 7; and

wherein light emitted by the LED light source travels through one or more media external to the remote phosphor package to radiationally couple the LED light source to the remote phosphor package, and a portion of the light emitted by the LED light source in a direction opposite the remote phosphor package is reflected off only one surface of the light guide panel before traveling through the remote phosphor package.

2. A backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the color stable Mn 4+ doped phosphor is K 2 SiF 6 :Mn 4+ .

3. A backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the quantum dot material comprises CdSe.

4. A backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the quantum dot material comprises InP.

5. A device comprising an LED light source radiationally coupled via a light guide panel to a green emitting quantum material and a Mn 4+ doped phosphor of formula I,

the green emitting quantum dot material comprising a group II-VI compound, a group III-V compound, a group IV compound, a group I-III-VI 2 compound or a mixture thereof;

wherein

A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof;

M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or combinations thereof;

x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MF y ] ion; and

y is 5, 6 or 7; and

wherein light emitted by the LED light source travels through one or more media external to the green emitting quantum material and the Mn4+ doped phosphor to radiationally couple the LED light source to the green emitting quantum material and the Mn 4+ doped phosphor, a portion of the light emitted by the LED light source in a direction opposite the remote phosphor package being reflected off only one surface of the light guide panel before traveling through the green emitting quantum material and the Mn4+ doped phosphor.

6. A device according to claim 5 , wherein the color stable Me doped phosphor is K 2 SiF 6 :Mn 4+ .

7. A device according to claim 5 , wherein the quantum dot material comprises CdSe.

8. A device according to claim 5 , wherein the quantum dot material comprises InP.

9. A backlight unit comprising a device according to claim 5 .

10. An electronic device comprising a backlight unit according to claim 9 .

11. A backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more external media comprises a light guide medium.

12. A device according to claim 5 , wherein the one or more external media comprises a light guide medium.

13. A backlight unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a reflective polarizer film disposed between the remote phosphor package and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel.

Assignments (11)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2022
From: ALLY BANK
To: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; FORUM, INC.
Reel/Frame 059392/0079 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2022
From: ALLY BANK
To: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; FORUM, INC.
Reel/Frame 059432/0592 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 27, 2020
From: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052763/0643 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2019
From: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049672/0294 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2019
From: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051047/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC F/K/A GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048791/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2016
From: MURPHY, JAMES EDWARD
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 040539/0135 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62304572 · Mar 7, 2016
Related Publication 20170254943A1 · Sep 7, 2017
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