US 12,446,374 B2
Transparent structural composites with encapsulated micro-LEDs
Bradley Allen Newcomb, Troy, MI (US); Julien P. Mourou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Thomas S. Prevost, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,696.
Prior Publication US 2023/0299245 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H10H 20/01 (2025.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01); H10H 20/854 (2025.01); H10H 20/857 (2025.01)
CPC H10H 20/854 (2025.01) [H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H10H 20/857 (2025.01); H10H 20/0362 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transparent structural component including embedded light emitting diodes (LEDs), comprising:
a transparent layer;
a plurality of LEDs arranged on the transparent layer;
a plurality of interconnections to the plurality of LEDs;
a plurality of structural fibers arranged adjacent to the transparent layer, wherein the plurality of structural fibers are arranged on an opposite side of the transparent layer as the plurality of LEDs or are arranged over the plurality of LEDs; and
a transparent material encapsulating the transparent layer, the plurality of LEDs, the plurality of interconnections and the plurality of structural fibers, wherein the transparent material entirely encapsulates the transparent layer, the plurality of LEDs, the plurality of interconnections and the plurality of structural fibers.