IP Library Granted Patent US 8,796,922
Granted Patent B2
US 8,796,922 · App. 14/133,459 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Phosphor-containing LED light bulb

Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk (Woodstock, GA); Bruce Carsten (Corvallis, OR)
Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,796,922
App. No.
14/133,459
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An LED bulb, which includes a shell, a filler material within the shell of the bulb, at least one type of phosphor dispersed inside the filler material and at least one LED within the shell.

Claims (28)

1. An LED bulb comprising:

a first shell having a volume defined within the first shell;

a liquid at least partially filling the volume defined within the first shell;

a first type of phosphor dispersed in the liquid; and

an LED disposed within the volume defined within the first shell, the LED comprising:

an LED die, and

a second shell enclosing the LED die, wherein the second shell:

keeps the liquid away from the LED die, and

contains a second type of phosphor.

2. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first type of phosphor is uniformly distributed throughout the liquid.

3. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first type of phosphor is non-uniformly distributed in the liquid.

4. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first type of phosphor and the second type of phosphor are different.

5. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first shell contains phosphor.

6. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the LED die is a blue or ultraviolet LED die.

7. An LED incandescent bulb replacement comprising:

an incandescent bulb-shaped first shell;

a liquid at least partially filling the volume defined within the first shell;

a first type of phosphor dispersed in the liquid; and

an LED disposed within the volume defined within the first shell, the LED comprising:

an LED die, and

a second shell enclosing the LED die, wherein the second shell:

keeps the liquid away from the LED die, and

contains a second type of phosphor.

8. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the first type of phosphor is uniformly distributed throughout the liquid.

9. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the first type of phosphor is non-uniformly distributed in the liquid.

10. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the first shell contains phosphor.

11. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the LED die is a blue or ultraviolet LED die.

12. An LED bulb as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the first type of phosphor and the second type of phosphor are different.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2013
From: LENK, RONALD J.; CARSTEN, BRUCE
To: SUPERBULBS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031814/0091 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 18, 2013
From: SUPERBULBS, INC.
To: TEOS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031847/0632 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 18, 2013
From: TEOS, INC.
To: SWITCH BULB COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 031847/0635 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13892181 · May 10, 2013
Continuation 12678287
Provisional Application 60972382 · Sep 14, 2007
Related Publication 20140175973A1 · Jun 26, 2014