1. A light source device comprising:
a. a support substrate;
b. a plurality of light emitting etch structures placed in a matrix on said support substrate forming an array of said light emitting etch structures;
c. a plurality of light waveguides positioned on said substrate such that each of said light emitting etch structures is associated with an electro-coupling region with respect with to one of said plurality of light waveguides;
d. a deflection mechanism for causing relative movement between a portion of at least one of said plurality of light waveguides and said associated light emitting etch structure for controlling when said light emitting etch structure is in said electro-coupling region; and
e. a light source associated with each of said plurality of light waveguides for transmitting a light along said plurality of light waveguides for providing power to excite each of said light emitting etch structures when positioned within said electro-coupling region.
2. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said light source comprises an infrared light source.
3. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said light source comprises an ultra violet light source.
4. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said light source comprises a visible light source.
5. A light source device according to claim 2 wherein said infrared light source comprises a laser infrared light source.
6. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said light source comprises a light emitting diode.
7. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said light source may comprise a coherent or incoherent light source.
8. A light source device according to claim 6 wherein said light emitting etch structures comprises an upconverting phosphor.
9. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of light emitting etch structures comprise a light emitting layer made of a lumiphore.
10. A light source device according to claim 9 wherein said lumiphore is selected from any of the following:
organic dyes, organic dye aggregates, light emitting polymers, organic fluorophores, organic host-dopant combination materials, organic phosphors, inorganic phosphors, upconverting phosphors, organic and inorganic nano-materials such as chemical quantum dots, semiconducting materials such as GaAs, OLED materials.
11. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures comprise inorganic vertical cavity surface emitting lasers.
12. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein an overcoat is provided over said plurality of light emitting etch structures and light waveguides.
13. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises at least one electrode provided for deflection of said portion of said waveguides.
14. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises a pair of electrodes provided for deflection on said portion of said waveguides.
15. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises a pair of electrodes disposed on both sides of at least one of light emitting etch structure and passing adjacent with at least one of said plurality of light waveguides whereby when a voltage is applied across said pair of electrodes a field is produced that causes said at least one waveguide to move into said electro-coupling region.
16. A light source device according to claim 12 wherein a control mechanism is provided for controlling the amount of said voltage across said pair of electrodes for controlling the distance in which said at least one waveguide moves into said electro-coupling region so as to control the amount of emission from said associated light emitting etch structure.
17. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures are grouped into sets wherein each of said leaky etch structures emit a different color.
18. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures emit a polarized light.
19. A light source device according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures emit a polarized light in a predetermined direction.
20. A method for controlling visible light emitting from a light source device having a plurality of light emitting etch structures placed in a pattern forming a plurality of rows and columns and a plurality of wave light guides positioned so that each of said light emitting etch structures is positioned adjacent one of said plurality of wave light guides comprising the steps of:
a. providing a light source associated with each of said plurality of light waveguides for transmitting a light along said associated light waveguide;
b. providing deflection mechanism for causing relative movement between a portion of at least one of said plurality of light waveguides and said associated light emitting etch structure for controlling when said light emitting etch structure is in said electro-coupling region;
c. selectively controlling emission of visible light from said plurality of light emitting etch structures by controlling said deflection mechanism and light source such that when said light emitting etch structure in said electro-coupling region and a light is transmitted along said associated light waveguide said emission of visible light will occur.
21. The method according to claim 20 wherein deflection mechanism for causing relative movement comprises a pair of electrodes associated with each of said plurality of light emitting etch structures, further comprising the step of controlling the amount of relative movement by controlling the voltage applied across said pair of electrodes.
22. The method according to claim 20 wherein said light source comprises an infrared light source.
23. The method according to claim 20 wherein said infrared light source comprises a laser infrared light source.
24. The method according to claim 20 wherein said light source comprises a light emitting diode.
25. The method according to claim 20 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises at least one electrode provided for deflection of said portion of said waveguides.
26. The method according to claim 20 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises a pair of electrodes provided for deflection of said portion of said waveguides.
27. The method according to claim 20 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises a pair of electrodes disposed on both sides of at least one of said light emitting etch structure and passing adjacent with at least one of said plurality of light waveguides whereby when a voltage is applied across said pair of electrodes a field is produced that causes said at least one waveguide to move into said electro-coupling region.
28. The method according to claim 27 wherein a control mechanism is provided for controlling the amount of said voltage across said pair of electrodes for controlling the distance in which said at least one waveguide moves into said electro-coupling region so as to control the amount of emission from said associated light emitting etch structure.
29. The method according to claim 20 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structure are grouped into sets wherein each of said etch structures emit a different color.
30. The method according to claim 20 wherein said light source comprises an infrared light source.
31. The method according to claim 29 wherein said infrared light source comprises a laser infrared light source.
32. The method according to claim 20 wherein said light source comprises a light emitting diode.
33. The method according to claim 20 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures provide a polarized light.
34. The method according to claim 33 further comprising the step of controlling the direction of said polarized light.
35. A light source device comprising:
a. a support substrate;
b. a plurality of light emitting etch structures placed in a matrix on said support substrate forming an array of said light emitting etch structures;
c. a plurality of light waveguides positioned on said substrate such that each of said light emitting etch structures is associated with an electro-coupling region with respect to one of said plurality of light waveguides;
d. a deflection mechanism for causing relative movement of at least one of said plurality of light waveguides with respect to said associated light emitting etch structure for controlling when said light emitting etch structure is in said electro-coupling region; and
e. a light source associated with each of said plurality of light waveguides for transmitting a light along said plurality of light waveguides for providing power to excite each of said light emitting etch structures when positioned within said electro-coupling region.
36. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said light source comprises an infrared light source.
37. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said light source comprises an ultra violet light source.
38. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said light source comprises a visible light source.
39. A light source device according to claim 36 wherein said infrared light source comprises a laser infrared light source.
40. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said light source comprises a light emitting diode.
41. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said light source may comprise a coherent or incoherent light source.
42. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said light emitting etch structures comprises an upconverting phosphor.
43. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein each of said plurality of light emitting etch structures comprise a light emitting layer made of a lumiphore.
44. A light source device according to claim 43 wherein said lumiphore is selected from any of the following:
organic dyes, organic dye aggregates, light emitting polymers, organic fluorophores, organic host-dopant combination materials, organic phosphors, inorganic phosphors, up converting phosphors, organic and inorganic nano-materials such as chemical quantum dots, semiconducting materials such as GaAs, OLED materials.
45. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures comprise inorganic vertical cavity surface emitting lasers.
46. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein an overcoat is provided over said plurality of light emitting etch structures and light waveguides.
47. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises at least one electrode provided for deflection of said portion of said waveguides.
48. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises a pair of electrodes provided for deflection on said portion of said waveguides.
49. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said deflection mechanism comprises a pair of electrodes disposed on both sides of at least one of light emitting etch structure and passing adjacent with at least one of said plurality of light waveguides whereby when a voltage is applied across said pair of electrodes a field is produced that causes said at least one waveguide to move into said electro-coupling region.
50. A light source device according to claim 46 wherein a control mechanism is provided for controlling the amount of said voltage across said pair of electrodes for controlling the distance in which said at least one waveguide moves into said electro-coupling region so as to control the amount of emission from said associated light emitting etch structure.
51. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures are grouped into sets wherein each of said leaky etch structures emit a different color.
52. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures emit a polarized light.
53. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures emit a polarized light in a predetermined direction.
54. A light source device according to claim 35 wherein said plurality of light emitting etch structures are placed in groups that each form a generally circular pattern for controlling the polarization of light emitting from each of said groups.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1.-19. (canceled)
20. A method of making a filter element comprising steps of:
forming a filter media pack having outer wraps;
manufacturing a frame having a seal support portion and forming at least a portion of a molding receptacle region;
molding an annular seal around the seal support portion of the frame; and
separately molding a filter media pack seal generally occupying the molding receptacle region and sealing an annular interface between the filter media pack and the frame.
21. The method of making a filter element of claim 20 wherein the frame further includes a spacer and a molding platform forming at least a portion of the molding receptacle region, the molding platform having a terminal free edge adapted to abut an inner wall of a mold.
22. The method of making a filter element of claim 21 wherein the annular seal and the filter media pack seal are molded in the mold having an annular cavity adapted to receive an uncured fluid seal material for the annular seal, and a peripheral wall having the inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall forming at least a portion of the molding receptacle region, the molding receptacle region adapted to receive an uncured fluid seal material for the filter media pack seal.
23. The method of making a filter element of claim 22 wherein the annular seal is molded by pouring the uncured fluid seal material for the annular seal into the annular cavity, and inserting the frame into the mold such that the seal support portion is placed in the annular cavity wherein the uncured fluid seal material expands around the seal support portion.
24. The method of making a filter element of claim 23, wherein the mold further includes an undercut providing a seating surface for the molding platform, wherein the expansion of the uncured fluid seal material in the annular cavity is capped by the molding platform and the undercut.
25. The method of making a filter element of claim 23, wherein the step of molding the filter media pack seal involves:
placing the frame in the mold such that the molding platform of the frame abuts the inner wall of the mold, wherein the spacer, the molding platform and the inner wall define the molding receptacle region;
pouring the uncured fluid seal material for the filter media pack seal into the molding receptacle region; and
inserting the filter media pack centered onto the frame such that the uncured fluid sealing material for the filter media pack seal expands into the outer wrap of the filter media pack and expands up around the outer edge of the filter media pack, thereby sealing the annular interface between the filter media pack and the frame.
26. The method of making a filter element of claim 20, wherein the uncured fluid seal material for the annular seal and the filter media pack seal comprise an urethane foam material.
27. The method of making a filter element of claim 20 wherein the frame further includes a spacer, a molding platform and an outer wall defining the molding receptacle region; the molding receptacle region adapted to receive an uncured fluid seal material for forming the filter media pack seal.
28. The method of making a filter element of claim 27, wherein the annular seal is molded in a mold having a cavity, by pouring an uncured fluid seal material for the annular seal into the cavity, and inserting the frame into the mold such that the seal support portion is placed in the cavity wherein the uncured fluid seal material expands around the seal support portion, forming the annular seal.
29. The method of making a filter element of claim 28, wherein the uncured fluid seal material for the annular seal comprises an urethane foam material.
30. The method of making a filter element of claim 28, wherein the uncured fluid seal material for the filter media pack comprises a rigid urethane and the uncured fluid seal material for the annular seal comprising a foam urethane which is softer than the rigid urethane.
31. The method of making a filter element of claim 27, wherein the filter media pack seal is molded by pouring the uncured fluid seal material for the filter media pack seal into the molding receptacle region, and inserting the filter media pack centered onto the frame such that the uncured fluid seal material expands into openings formed by some flutes along the outer wrap of the filter media pack and expands up around the outer edge of the filter media pack, sealing the annular interface between the filter media pack and the frame.
32. A method of making a filter element, comprising:
securing a fluted filter media pack to a frame comprising steps of:
forming the fluted filter media pack with an outer wrap;
manufacturing a frame with an annular plastic portion adapted for welding with the outer wrap of the filter media pack; and
welding the filter media pack to the annular plastic portion.
33. The method of making a filter element of claim 32 wherein a continuous annular seal interface between the frame and the filter media pack is formed by welding the filter media pack to the annular plastic portion.
34. The method of making a filter element of claim 32, wherein the step of welding the filter media pack includes steps of:
heating the annular plastic portion of the frame until soft;
placing the filter media pack centered onto the frame such that outer wraps of the filter media pack are on the heated plastic portion; and
applying light pressure evenly onto the opposite flow face of the filter media pack, embedding the outer wraps of the filter media pack in the heated plastic portion, and sealing an annular interface between the frame and the filter media pack.
35. The method of making a filter element of claim 33, wherein the annular plastic portion of the frame is heated with a hot gas until soft.
36. The method of making a filter element of claim 33, wherein the annular plastic portion of the frame is heated with high frequency electromagnetic waves.
37. The method of making the filter element of claim 32, wherein the filter media pack and the frame are welded together in an ultrasonic welding equipment, wherein the filter media pack and the annular plastic portion of the frame are exposed to a high-frequency, low-amplitude vibration between 15 KHz to 40 KHz, an ultrasonic energy from the vibration heating and melting the annular plastic portion, wherein the filter media pack is welded and forming a continuous annular seal interface between the filter media pack and the frame.
38.-41. (canceled)