Appeal No. 2001-0554
Application No. 08/621,937
at least one single-die semiconductor
light-emitting diode (LED) coupleable with a power
supply to emit a primary radiation which is the same
for each single-die semiconductor LED present in the
device, said primary radiation being a relatively
shorter wavelength radiation outside the visible white
light spectrum; and
a down-converting luminophoric medium arranged in
receiving relationship to said primary radiation, and
which in exposure to said primary radiation
responsively emits radiation at a multiplicity of
wavelengths and in the visible white light spectrum,
with said radiation of said multiplicity of wavelengths
mixing to produce a white light output
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Geusic et al. (Geusic) 3,593,055 Jul. 13, 1971
Tokailin et al. (Tokailin) 5,126,214 Jun. 30, 1992
Tadatsu et al. (Tadatsu) JP 5,152,609 Jun. 18, 1993
Chao et al., “White Light Emitting Glasses” Jour. of Solid State
Chemistry, Vol. 93, pgs. 17-29 (1991). (Chao)
Amano et al., “UV and blue electroluminescence from Al/GaN:Mg/GaN
LED treated with low-energy electron beam irradiation(LEEBI)”,
Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. No. 106, Chapter 10, pgs 725-730 (1989).
(Amano)
Claims 1 through 6, 8, 10 through 18 and 20 through 29 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. In a first stated rejection
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for these claims, the examiner relies upon
Tadatsu in view of Tokailin, further in view of Chao. In a
second stated rejection, the examiner adds to these three prior
art references, appellant’s admitted prior art, Amano and Geusic.
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