Composite material for lighting filtering, lighting apparatus, and method for determining doping concentration or thickness of composite material

US10830398B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10830398-B2
Application numberUS-201616061479-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 29, 2016
Priority dateDec 29, 2015
Publication dateNov 10, 2020
Grant dateNov 10, 2020

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A composite material (11,21) for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus (10,20) comprises the composite material. A method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite material are also described.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lighting apparatus, comprising: a white LED package capable of generating a yellow light, the LED package comprising a blue light source with a peak wavelength less than 435 nm and a phosphor; and an optical component, wherein at least part of the yellow light generated by the white LED package is filtered by the optical component, and wherein the optical component comprises a composite material having a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material, and a weight percentage of the particles of neodymium compound in the polymeric matrix material is from 0.4% to 8%. 2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the peak wavelength of the blue light source is less than 430 nm. 3. The lighting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the range of the peak wavelength of the blue light source is from 420 nm to 430 nm. 4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weight percentage of the particles of neodymium compound in the polymeric matrix material is from 2% to 8%. 5. The lighting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the weight percentage of the particles of neodymium compound in the polymeric matrix material is from 4% to 6%. 6. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the optical component ranges from 1 mm to 14 mm. 7. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the optical component ranges from 1 mm to 9 mm. 8. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , comprising: particles of additive doped in the polymeric matrix material for light diffusion. 9. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the difference of refractive indices of the polymeric matrix material and the particles of neodymium compound is less than 0.1 in the visible light region.

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  • Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps · CPC title

  • Wavelength conversion materials · CPC title

  • characterised by their material, e.g. binder · CPC title

  • characterised by their material, e.g. epoxy or silicone resins · CPC title

  • G02B5/206Primary

    comprising particles embedded in a solid matrix · CPC title

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What does patent US10830398B2 cover?
A composite material (11,21) for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus (10,20) comprises the composite material. A method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ge Lighting Solutions Llc, Consumer Lighting Us Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10H20/8511. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 10 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).