Claims
- 1. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the fluorescent light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is comprised of an organic metallic compound comprising as an optically active element, at least Nd.
- 2. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the fluorescent light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is comprised of an organic metallic compound which is at least one organic material selected from the group consisting of neodymium cinnamate, complex salt of cinnamic acid with neodymium and ytterbium, complex salt of benzoic acid with neodymium and ytterbium, neodymium naphthoate, and complex salt of naphthoic acid with neodymium and ytterbium.
- 3. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the fluorescent light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance contains Nd and Yb, the molar ratio of Nd relative to Yb (Nd:Yb) being within the range of 9:1 to 5:5.
- 4. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the fluorescent light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is of a kind having a rise time, required for the intensity of the fluorescent light to attain 90% of the maximum intensity thereof subsequent to start of irradiation of the exciting light, which is within 200 μsec.
- 5. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the fluorescent light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is of a kind having a fall time required for the intensity of the fluorescent light to attenuate 80% of the maximum intensity thereof subsequent to interruption of the irradiation, which is within 200 μsec.
- 6. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the exciting light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is comprised of an organic metallic compound comprising as an optically active element, at least Nd.
- 7. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the exciting light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is comprised of an organic metallic compound which is at least one organic material selected from the group consisting of neodymium cinnamate, complex salt of cinnamic acid with neodymium and ytterbium, complex salt of benzoic acid with neodymium and ytterbium, neodymium naphthoate, and complex salt of naphthoic acid with neodymium and ytterbium.
- 8. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller that the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the exciting light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance contains Nd and Yb, the molar ratio of Nd relative to Yb (Nd:Yb) being within the range of 9:1 to 5:5.
- 9. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent substance in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the exciting light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is of a kind having a rise time, required for the intensity of the fluorescent light to attain 90% of the maximum intensity thereof subsequent to start of irradiation of the exciting light, which is within 200 μsec.
- 10. A fluorescent composition comprising a fluorescent compound in the form of ultra-microparticles capable of emitting a fluorescent light of a wavelength different from that of an exciting light and having an average particle size smaller than the wavelength of the maximum intensity of the exciting light, a binder transparent to both of the exciting light and the fluorescent light, and a solvent, wherein the fluorescent substance is of a kind having a fall time required for the intensity of the fluorescent light to attenuate 80% of the maximum intensity thereof subsequent to interruption of the irradiation, which is within 200 μsec.
- 11. The fluorescent composition as defined in claim 1 or 6, characterized in that an organic material contained in the organic metallic compound is at least one element selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid, ketone, ether and amine.
- 12. The fluorescent composition as defined in claim 4 or 7, characterized in that the fluorescent substance is of a kind having a fall time required for the intensity of the fluorescent light to attenuate 80% of the maximum intensity thereof subsequent to interruption of the irradiation, which is within 200 μsec.
Priority Claims (7)
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Date |
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6-73998 |
Mar 1994 |
JP |
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6-79572 |
Mar 1994 |
JP |
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6-115991 |
May 1994 |
JP |
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6-172716 |
Jul 1994 |
JP |
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6-199657 |
Aug 1994 |
JP |
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6-246986 |
Sep 1994 |
JP |
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6-256309 |
Sep 1994 |
JP |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/265,988, filed on Mar. 11, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,929, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/553,667, filed on Nov. 17, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,932,139, which issued on Aug. 3, 1999; and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120. Application Ser. No. 08/553,667 is the national phase of PCT International application Ser. No. PCT/JP95/00463 filed on Mar. 17, 1995 under 35 U.S.C. § 371. The entire contents of each of the above-identified applications are hereby incorporated by reference. This application also claims priority of application Ser. Nos. 6-73998; 6-79572; 6-115991; 6-172716; 6-199657; 6-246986 and 6-256309 filed in Japan on Mar. 17, 1994; Mar. 25, 1994; May 2, 1994; Jul. 25, 1994; Aug. 24, 1994; Sept. 14, 1994; and Sept. 26, 1994, respectively, under 35 U.S.C. § 119.
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