Patent ID: 9324924
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F21K,F21V,F21Y,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A solid state lighting device comprising: at least one LED element positioned on a top surface of a substrate or a submount; and an optical element comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface with a semi-spherical or spherical shape, the optical element comprising a plurality of facets where each of the plurality of facets comprises a cyclic polygon and each of the plurality of facets comprises a plurality of edges where at least one of the plurality of edges of each of the plurality of facets forms and edge of an adjacent one of the plurality of facets such that the plurality of facets defines the semi-spherical or spherical shape over the entire interior surface and the entire exterior surface of the optical element, the optical element comprising a wavelength converting material and being configured such that the plurality of facets receive light from the at least one LED element substantially simultaneously, wherein the wavelength converting material is remotely positioned from the at least one LED element wherein two or more of the plurality of facets independently comprises at least two different wavelength converting materials or wherein each of two adjacent facets comprises a different wavelength converting material.