ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,074, issued on July 15, was assigned to CreeLED Inc. (Durham, N.C.).
"Light emitting diodes and methods" was invented by Christopher P. Hussell (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Light emitting diode (LED) devices, methods and systems are provided. An example apparatus can include an underfill layer separate from a bonding layer. The apparatus can further include a dark encapsulating layer comprising an epoxy-molded compound which is applied using a powder-coating process. A method for providing a powder-coated encapsulation and for producing an LED panel with such an encapsulant is disclosed."
The patent was filed on Aug. 1...