UV radiation device
US9987499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/1203
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an UV radiation device, comprising an LED comprising a nitridic material which is arranged to emit first UV radiation in a wavelength range of 200 nm-300 nm and a luminescent material doped with at least one of the following activators selected out of the group Eu2+, Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Gd3+, Tm3+, Sb3+, Tl+, Pb2+ and Bi3+, wherein the luminescent material is configured to convert at least a part of the primary UV radiation into secondary UV radiation, the primary UV radiation and the secondary UV radiation having a different spectral distribution.
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