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US 12,382,879 · App. 18/649,405 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Light source including light emitters having different peak wavelengths

Inventors: Se Ryung Kim (Ansan-si, KR); Sang Min Ko (Ansan-si, KR); Jin Won Kim (Ansan-si, KR); Hyun Su Song (Ansan-si, KR)
Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
A01G7/045A01G9/20F21V23/003F21Y2113/13F21Y2113/30F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,382,879
App. No.
18/649,405
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light module includes a first light emitter, a second light emitter, a third light emitter, and a controller. The first light emitter is configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength in a visible range, the second light emitter is configured to emit a second light having a waveform having a second peak wavelength higher than the first peak wavelength, and the third light emitter is configured to emit a third light having a third peak wavelength that is shorter than the first peak wavelength. The controller is configured to control the first light emitter, the second light emitter, and the third light emitter to generate a first light pattern and a second light pattern. The first light pattern comprises a first light spectrum and the second light pattern comprises a second light spectrum including at least one more peak wavelength than the first light spectrum.

Claims (53)

1. A light module comprising:

a first light emitter configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength in a visible range;

a second light emitter configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength that is shorter than the first peak wavelength; and

a controller configured to control the first light emitter and the second light emitter to generate a first light pattern and a second light pattern,

wherein each of the first light emitter and the second light emitter comprises:

a first semiconductor layer;

a second semiconductor layer; and

an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and configured to emit a light having a specific wavelength due to a band gap difference in an energy band depending on a material used to form the active layer,

wherein the first light pattern comprises a first light spectrum, and the second light pattern comprises a second light spectrum including at least one more peak wavelength than the first light spectrum, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

control the first light emitter and the second light emitter according to a user's input;

control the first light emitter to turn off when the second light emitter turns on; and

operate at least one of the first and second light emitters such that the at least one of the first and second light emitters emits light at a predetermined intensity.

2. The light module of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the first light emitter and the second light emitter individually.

3. The light module of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitter comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.

4. The light module of claim 3 , wherein at least two of the plurality of light emitting diodes have different peak wavelengths.

5. The light module of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to wirelessly control the at least one of the light emitters.

6. A lighting device comprising:

a plurality of first light emitters configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength in a visible range;

a plurality of second light emitters configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength that is shorter than the first peak wavelength; and

a controller configured to control the plurality of first light emitters and the plurality of second light emitters to generate a first light pattern and a second light pattern,

wherein each of the plurality of first light emitters and the plurality of second light emitters comprises:

a first semiconductor layer;

a second semiconductor layer; and

an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and configured to emit a light having a specific wavelength due to a band gap difference in an energy band depending on a material used to form the active layer,

wherein the first light pattern comprises a first light spectrum and the second light pattern comprises a second light spectrum including at least one more peak wavelength than the first light spectrum, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

control the plurality of first light emitters and the plurality of second light emitters according to a user's input;

control an intensity of light emitted from the plurality of first light emitters or the plurality of second light emitters; and

operate at least one of the plurality of first and second light emitters such that the at least one of the plurality of first and second light emitters emits light at a predetermined intensity.

7. The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the plurality of first light emitters and the plurality of second light emitters individually.

8. The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to wirelessly control operation of the plurality of first light emitters and the plurality of second light emitters.

9. The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein at least two of the plurality of first light emitters have different peak wavelengths.

10. The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to control at least one of the plurality of first light emitters to turn off when at least one of the plurality of second light emitters turns on.

11. The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein a composition ratio of the plurality of first light emitters is different from a composition ratio of the plurality of second light emitters.

12. A light module comprising:

a first light emitter configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength in a visible range;

a second light emitter configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength; and

a controller configured to control the first light emitter and second light emitter to generate a first light pattern and a second light pattern,

wherein each of the first light emitter and the second light emitter comprises:

a first semiconductor layer;

a second semiconductor layer; and

an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and configured to emit a light having a specific wavelength due to a band gap difference in an energy band depending on a material used to form the active layer,

wherein the first light pattern comprises a first light spectrum and the second light pattern comprises a second light spectrum including at least one more peak wavelength than the first light spectrum, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

control the first light emitter and the second light emitter according to a user's input; and

wirelessly control at least one of the first light emitter or the second light emitter.

13. The light module of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the first light emitter and the second light emitter individually.

14. The light module of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the first light emitter to turn off when the second light emitter turns on.

15. The light module of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to control an intensity of light emitted from the first light emitter or the second light emitter.

16. The light module of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to operate at least one of the first light emitter or the second light emitter such that the at least one of the first light emitter or the second light emitter emits light at a predetermined intensity.

17. The light module of claim 12 , wherein a composition ratio of the first light emitter is different from a composition ratio of the second light emitter.

18. The light module of claim 17 , wherein the composition ratios are adjusted such that the first light pattern, the second light pattern or both are customized.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 18482459 · Oct 6, 2023
Continuation 17694046 · Mar 14, 2022
Continuation 16548350 · Aug 22, 2019
Provisional Application 62722405 · Aug 24, 2018
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