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Patent US7629621 - Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion element - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into...http://www.google.com/patents/US7629621?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7629621 - Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion elementAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7629621 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/828,450Publication dateDec 8, 2009Filing dateJul 26, 2007Priority dateJun 26, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1228873A, CN1264228C, CN1534802A, CN1534802B, CN1534803A, CN1534803B, DE29724543U1, DE29724582U1, DE29724847U1, DE29724848U1, DE59711671D1, DE59713024D1, EP0907969A1, EP0907969B1, EP1434279A2, EP1434279A3, EP1434279B1, EP1439586A2, EP1439586A3, EP1439586B1, EP1441395A2, EP1441395A3, EP1441395B1, EP1441395B9, EP1441396A2, EP1441396A3, EP1441396B1, EP1441397A2, EP1441397A3, EP1441397B1, EP1993152A2, EP1993152A3, EP1993152B1, EP2267801A1, EP2267801B1, EP2270876A1, EP2270876B1, EP2270877A1, EP2270877B1, EP2282354A1, EP2282354B1, EP2284912A1, EP2284912B1, US6576930, US6812500, US7078732, US7126162, US7151283, US7345317, US9196800, US20010000622, US20010002049, US20010030326, US20050127385, US20050161694, US20050231953, US20080149958, US20100044739, US20120241779, WO1997050132A1Publication number11828450, 828450, US 7629621 B2, US 7629621B2, US-B2-7629621, US7629621 B2, US7629621B2InventorsUlrike Reeh, Klaus Höhn, Norbert Stath, Günter Waitl, Peter Schlotter, Jürgen Schneider, Ralf SchmidtOriginal AssigneeOsram GmbhExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (71), Classifications (57), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLight-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion element
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