Patent ID: 7005679

Claim:
A white light emitting lamp, comprising: a solid state ultra violet (UV) emitter emitting light in the UV wavelength spectrum; a conversion material at least partially covering said UV emitter and arranged to absorb at least some of the light emitting from said UV emitter and re-emit light at one or more different wavelength spectrums of light; and one or more complimentary solid state emitters substantially uncovered by said conversion material and emitting different wavelength spectrums of light than said UV emitter and said conversion material, said lamp emitting a white light combination of light emitted from said complimentary emitters and from said conversion material, said white light having high efficacy and good color rendering; said UV and complimentary emitters being mounted in a reflector element having conductors to apply a bias to said emitters, said bias causing said emitters to emit light.