Patents by Inventor Alexander Wilm

Alexander Wilm has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240098860
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component is specified, comprising at least one segment, wherein each segment comprises a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip configured to emit electromagnetic radiation into a region, and each segment is assigned a radiation-detecting semiconductor chip configured to detect electromagnetic radiation from the region. Furthermore, a method for controlling at least one segment of the optoelectronic component and a method for determining an arrangement of at least two optoelectronic components are specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Markus HOFMANN, Alexander WILM, Johannes HOECHTL
  • Patent number: 11588076
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting optoelectronic component may include a semiconductor chip or a semiconductor laser which, in operation of the component, emits a primary radiation in the UV region or in the blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The optoelectronic component may further include a conversion element comprising a first phosphor configured to convert the primary radiation at least partly to a first secondary radiation having a peak wavelength in the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum between 475 nm and 500 nm inclusive. The first phosphor may be or include BaSi4Al3N9, SrSiAl2O3N2, BaSi2N2O2, ALi3XO4, M*(1?x*?y*?z*) Z*z*[A*a*B*b*C*c*D*d*E*e*N4-n*On*], and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Ion Stoll, Alexander Baumgartner, Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 11373985
    Abstract: A lighting device and a lighting system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a lighting device includes at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, two contacts configured to couple the lighting device to a DC voltage and a driver circuit interconnected in series with the at least one semiconductor chip in a string, wherein the driver circuit comprises a monolithic, unhoused controller, wherein the driver circuit is configured to adjust a current for operating the at least one semiconductor chip, and wherein the string extends between the two contacts in an electrically coupling way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Horst Varga, Elmar Baur, Alexander Wilm
  • Publication number: 20220105358
    Abstract: Optoelectronic radiation device, in particular for generating and emitting health-promoting and regenerative radiation, comprising: at least one or more optoelectronic radiation sources configured to generate infrared radiation, and at least one optoelectronic radiation source for generating white light, wherein the infrared radiation is in an infrared spectral range between 600 nm and 900 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander WILM, Markus HOFMANN, Rainer HUBER, Stefan GROETSCH, Stefan LORENZ, Stefan MORGOTT
  • Publication number: 20210184082
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting optoelectronic component may include a semiconductor chip or a semiconductor laser which, in operation of the component, emits a primary radiation in the UV region or in the blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The optoelectronic component may further include a conversion element comprising a first phosphor configured to convert the primary radiation at least partly to a first secondary radiation having a peak wavelength in the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum between 475 nm and 500 nm inclusive. The first phosphor may be or include BaSi4Al3N9, SrSiAl2O3N2, BaSi2N2O2, ALi3XO4, M*(1-x*-y*-z*)Z*z*[A*a*B*b*C*c*D*d*E*e*N4-n*On*], and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ion STOLL, Alexander BAUMGARTNER, Alexander WILM
  • Publication number: 20200214105
    Abstract: A lighting device and a lighting system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a lighting device includes at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, two contacts configured to couple the lighting device to a DC voltage and a driver circuit interconnected in series with the at least one semiconductor chip in a string, wherein the driver circuit comprises a monolithic, unhoused controller, wherein the driver circuit is configured to adjust a current for operating the at least one semiconductor chip, and wherein the string extends between the two contacts in an electrically coupling way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Horst Varga, Elmar Baur, Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 9472534
    Abstract: A method of arranging a multiplicity of LEDs in packaging units includes defining a desired range for at least one photometric measurement variable for each of the packaging units; selecting an LED from the multiplicity of LEDs not yet arranged in one of the packaging units; measuring the at least one photometric measurement variable for the selected LED; equipping one of the packaging units containing fewer than N?1 LEDs with the selected LED; storing a measured value and a position of the selected LED in the packaging unit in a memory; repeating until the packaging units are equipped with N?1 LEDs; repeating and calculating the average value of the photometric measurement variable, equipping a packaging unit for which the calculated average value of the variable lies in a defined range with the selected LED; and storing the measured value and the position of the selected LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wilm, Roland Schulz, Felix Michel
  • Publication number: 20160247789
    Abstract: A method of arranging a multiplicity of LEDs in packaging units includes defining a desired range for at least one photometric measurement variable for each of the packaging units; selecting an LED from the multiplicity of LEDs not yet arranged in one of the packaging units; measuring the at least one photometric measurement variable for the selected LED; equipping one of the packaging units containing fewer than N?1 LEDs with the selected LED; storing a measured value and a position of the selected LED in the packaging unit in a memory; repeating until the packaging units are equipped with N?1 LEDs; repeating and calculating the average value of the photometric measurement variable, equipping a packaging unit for which the calculated average value of the variable lies in a defined range with the selected LED; and storing the measured value and the position of the selected LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Wilm, Roland Schulz, Felix Michel
  • Patent number: 9373759
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting semiconductor component, having: a light-emitting semiconductor chip (1) with an active region (11) which, in operation, emits light (31) having a first spectrum; a wavelength conversion element (2) which is positioned remote from the semiconductor chip (1), is downstream of the semiconductor chip (1) in the beam path of the light (31) having the first spectrum and converts the light (31) having the first spectrum at least partially into light (32) having a second spectrum; and a filter layer (3), which reflects at least a part (34) of a light (33) incident on the semiconductor component from the outside. The part (34) of the light (33) incident on the semiconductor component from the outside that is reflected by the filter layer (3) has a visible wavelength range and overlaps a color impression produced by the wavelength conversion element when the semiconductor component is in a switched-off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventor: Alexander Wilm
  • Publication number: 20150380462
    Abstract: A method of combining LEDs in a packaging unit includes determining a color locus of a multiplicity of LEDs, classifying the LEDs into a plurality of different color locus ranges, each LED classified into a color locus range including the determined color locus of the respective LED, and arranging the LEDs in the packaging unit such that the packaging unit contains a plurality of successive sequences respectively of a plurality of LEDs, wherein each sequence respectively has exactly one LED from each of the color locus ranges, and the LEDs of the different color locus ranges are respectively arranged in the same order within the sequences, wherein the LEDs are arranged in the packaging unit such that they are removable from the packaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 9171884
    Abstract: A method of combining LEDs in a packaging unit includes determining a color locus of a multiplicity of LEDs, classifying the LEDs into a plurality of different color locus ranges, each LED classified into a color locus range comprising the determined color locus of the respective LED, arranging the LEDs in the packaging unit such that the packaging unit contains a plurality of successive sequences respectively of a plurality of LEDs, wherein each sequence respectively has exactly one LED from each of the color locus ranges, and the LEDs of the different color locus ranges are respectively arranged in the same order within the sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Wilm
  • Publication number: 20150243855
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting semiconductor component, having: - a light-emitting semiconductor chip (1) with an active region (11) which, in operation, emits light (31) having a first spectrum; - a wavelength conversion element (2) which is positioned remote from the semiconductor chip (1), is downstream of the semiconductor chip (1) in the beam path of the light (31) having the first spectrum and converts the light (31) having the first spectrum at least partially into light (32) having a second spectrum; and - a filter layer (3), which reflects at least a part (34) of a light (33) incident on the semiconductor component from the outside. The part (34) of the light (33) incident on the semiconductor component from the outside that is reflected by the filter layer (3) has a visible wavelength range and overlaps a colour impression produced by the wavelength conversion element when the semiconductor component is in a switched-off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Alexander Wilm
  • Publication number: 20140197429
    Abstract: A method of arranging a multiplicity of LEDs in packaging units includes defining a desired range for at least one photometric measurement variable for each of the packaging units; selecting an LED from the multiplicity of LEDs not yet arranged in one of the packaging units; measuring the at least one photometric measurement variable for the selected LED; equipping one of the packaging units containing fewer than N?1 LEDs with the selected LED; storing a measured value and a position of the selected LED in the packaging unit in a memory; repeating until the packaging units are equipped with N?1 LEDs; repeating and calculating the average value of the photometric measurement variable, equipping a packaging unit for which the calculated average value of the variable lies in a defined range with the selected LED; and storing the measured value and the position of the selected LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wilm, Roland Schulz, Felix Michel
  • Patent number: 8733950
    Abstract: An LED projector includes a plurality of light sources; and an image generator which includes an arrangement of pixels, each pixel including at least one light source; wherein the LEDs are stacked epi-LEDs which include layers arranged above one another for different colors, or each pixel includes an emission surface and at least two LEDs are arranged adjacent one another in the emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Ewald Karl Michael Günther, Alexander Wilm, Siegfried Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8639104
    Abstract: An optical lighting device includes a radiation detector, a first light source and a second light source. The radiation detector includes a semiconductor chip and an optical filter, and has a spectral sensitivity distribution. The first light source generates white radiation. The second light source generates monochrome radiation in the visible spectral range, wherein radiation emitted by the first light source and radiation emitted by the second light source are superimposed to yield mixed radiation which includes a wavelength spectrum. The wavelength spectrum of the mixed radiation is adapted to the spectral sensitivity distribution of the radiation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 8562142
    Abstract: A multicolour LED, in which layers for generating light of different colors are arranged one above the other, is used as the light source in a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Ewald Karl Michael Guenther, Alexander Wilm, Siegfried Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20130234176
    Abstract: A method of combining LEDs in a packaging unit includes determining a color locus of a multiplicity of LEDs, classifying the LEDs into a plurality of different color locus ranges, each LED classified into a color locus range comprising the determined color locus of the respective LED, arranging the LEDs in the packaging unit such that the packaging unit contains a plurality of successive sequences respectively of a plurality of LEDs, wherein each sequence respectively has exactly one LED from each of the color locus ranges, and the LEDs of the different color locus ranges are respectively arranged in the same order within the sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventor: Alexander Wilm
  • Publication number: 20120114321
    Abstract: An optical lighting device includes a radiation detector, a first light source and a second light source. The radiation detector includes a semiconductor chip and an optical filter, and has a spectral sensitivity distribution. The first light source generates white radiation. The second light source generates monochrome radiation in the visible spectral range, wherein radiation emitted by the first light source and radiation emitted by the second light source are superimposed to yield mixed radiation which includes a wavelength spectrum. The wavelength spectrum of the mixed radiation is adapted to the spectral sensitivity distribution of the radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 8093610
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component with a desired color impression in the switched-off state includes, in particular, a semiconductor layer sequence with an active region, that during operation radiates electromagnetic radiation with a first spectrum, and a wavelength conversion layer that is disposed downstream from the semiconductor layer sequence in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation with the first spectrum, and that at least partially converts a subspectrum of the electromagnetic radiation with the first spectrum into electromagnetic radiation with a second spectrum, and a filter layer that reflects at least a part of the radiation incident from outside onto the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wilm, Julius Muschaweck, Moritz Engl
  • Patent number: 8079730
    Abstract: An array of light-emitting diodes in LED chips, which can be turned on and off individually or in groups by means of a circuit, is provided with a device for homogenizing a light beam emitted by the turned-on LED chips. This device can be a conversion plate, a potting compound comprising a converter material or scattering particles, or a device for beam shaping comprising a plurality of micro-optics. The light source is particularly suited for headlights, for example in AFS applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Wilm