EP3987220A4 - High-luminous flux laser based white light source - Google Patents

High-luminous flux laser based white light source Download PDF

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EP3987220A4
EP3987220A4 EP20826976.1A EP20826976A EP3987220A4 EP 3987220 A4 EP3987220 A4 EP 3987220A4 EP 20826976 A EP20826976 A EP 20826976A EP 3987220 A4 EP3987220 A4 EP 3987220A4
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light source
white light
luminous flux
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based white
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Paul Rudy
James W. Raring
Eric Goutain
Troy Trottier
Melvin Mclaurin
James Harrison
Sten Heikman
Michael CANTORE
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Kyocera SLD Laser Inc
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EP20826976.1A 2019-06-21 2020-06-18 High-luminous flux laser based white light source Pending EP3987220A4 (en)

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US16/449,126 US11437774B2 (en) 2015-08-19 2019-06-21 High-luminous flux laser-based white light source
PCT/US2020/038504 WO2020257505A1 (en) 2019-06-21 2020-06-18 High-luminous flux laser based white light source

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