ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,131, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH (Regensburg, Germany).

"Structure, optoelectronic device and method for producing a structure" was invented by Matthew J. Carillo (Portland, Ore.) and Joseph A. Treadway (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure, an optoelectronic device and a method for producing a structure are disclosed. In an embodiment, a structure comprises a first nanoparticle comprising at least one semiconductor material. The first nanoparticle is chromophoric in a first wavelength range and emissive in a second wavelength range. The structure further comprises a pluralit...