Patents by Inventor Mario Wanninger
Mario Wanninger 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).
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Publication number: 20090213575Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprising a plurality of light modules is specified, wherein each light module includes a plurality of groups of light sources mounted on a circuit board of said light module, and said light modules are arranged in rows on a carrier of said lighting apparatus. A display device comprising such a lighting apparatus is also specified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Simon Blümel, Hubert Ott, Ludwig Ploetz, Mario Wanninger, Guenter Kirchberger, Peter Wolff, Markus Zeiler
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Publication number: 20090201698Abstract: An illumination device is specified which has a light source (1) suitable for coupling divergent electromagnetic radiation (6) into an optical waveguide (2), the electromagnetic radiation (6) being guided in the optical waveguide (2) on the basis of total reflection the optical waveguide (2) being suitable for changing a main radiating direction (17) of the electromagnetic radiation (6), and the optical waveguide (2) being formed in one piece. Light-emitting diodes are preferably used as the light source (1). The illumination device is particularly well suited to the backlighting of displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Gunnar Klick, Hulbert Ott, Franz Schellhorn, Mario Wanninger, Georg Bogner
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Publication number: 20090129080Abstract: A lighting device with a light source followed by an optical apparatus in an emission direction, and a primary optics element with a light inlet and a light outlet being arranged between the light source and the optical apparatus. The primary optics element is designed such that desired characteristics of the light beam are formed within the primary optics element by deliberate reflections on specially shaped reflective surfaces of the primary optics element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Mario Wanninger, Alexander Wilm
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Publication number: 20080315227Abstract: A light-emitting diode arrangement is disclosed, comprising at least one light-emitting diode (LED) chip with a radiation decoupling surface through which a large portion of the electromagnetic radiation generated in the LED chip exits in a main direction of emission; a housing laterally surrounding the LED chip; and a reflective optic disposed after the radiation decoupling surface in the main direction of emission. The LED arrangement is particularly well suited for use in devices such as camera-equipped cell phones, digital cameras or video cameras.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2005Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Georg Bogner, Stefan Grotsch, Gunter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080297020Abstract: An illumination arrangement (1) is specified, comprising a radiation-emitting diode (2) for generating radiation, a first optical element (5) for beam shaping, a second optical element (6) for beam shaping and an optical axis (4) running through the radiation-emitting diode, wherein the first optical element has a radiation entrance surface (51) and a radiation exit surface (52), the second optical element has a radiation entrance surface (61) and a radiation exit surface (62), the optical axis runs through the first optical element and the second optical element, the radiation exit surface of the first optical element purposely refracts away from the optical axis a radiation portion (71) of radiation (7) generated in the radiation-emitting diode before said radiation portion enters the second optical element, and the radiation exit surface of the second optical element also purposely refracts said radiation portion away from the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2006Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Mario Wanninger, Alexander Wilm
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Patent number: 7458709Abstract: In a method of assembling a surface illumination system having an electromagnetic radiation emitting front side, at least one primary radiation source suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation when operating is disposed on at least one mounting area of a flexible carrier. The flexible carrier has a front side and a back side opposite said front side, the front side of the flexible carrier defines a reference plane. The mounting area of the flexible carrier on which the primary radiation source is disposed is then bent out of the reference plane such that an optical axis of the primary radiation source extends parallel or obliquely to the reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Kurt-Jürgen Lang, Hubert Ott, Ludwig Plotz, Christian Poh, Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080285301Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed comprising a plurality of semiconductor light sources disposed on a carrier, wherein the light from the light sources is coupled into assigned lightguides at a set angle to the surface normals of the carrier and the lightguides are provided with reflecting and light exit faces such that the envelope of the light outcoupling faces forms a curved surface segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Mario Wanninger, Markus Hofmann, Gunter Waitl, Alexander Wilm
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Publication number: 20080279519Abstract: Described is an optical element (1) for guiding electromagnetic radiation (5), comprising a base body (2) and at least one film (3), wherein the film (3) adheres to the base body (2) and forms an intimate connection with the base body (2) and is arranged such that the electromagnetic radiation passes through it.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2006Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventor: Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080239718Abstract: This invention relates to uniform backlighting of surfaces by semiconductor light sources. Various semiconductor light sources are combined into identical illumination groups. These identical illumination groups are arranged so that uniform backlighting of a surface is made possible. For homogeneous color mixing to be achieved, especially at edges, each illumination group in the arrangement has at least one adjacent illumination group in a different orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2006Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Josef Huttner, Hubert Ott, Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080210962Abstract: An illumination device is specified which comprises an optoelectronic component having a housing body and at least one semiconductor chip provided for generating radiation, and a separate optical element, which is provided for fixing at the optoelectronic component and has an optical axis, the optical element having a radiation exit area and the radiation exit area having a concavely curved partial region and a convexly curved partial region, which at least partly surrounds the concavely curved partial region at a distance from the optical axis, the optical axis running through the concavely curved partial region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Simon Blumel, Franz Schellhorn, Gunter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
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Patent number: 7421165Abstract: A coupling-in device for light from a plurality of light sources (8) into an optical waveguide (1), the coupling-in device having a plurality of focussing optics (5) for the light from the various light sources (8).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventor: Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080192479Abstract: A laterally emitting radiation-generating component comprising a radiation source, the optical axis of which runs perpendicular to a mounting area of the component, and comprising an optical device arranged downstream of the radiation source. The optical device includes a reflective surface shaped like a V in cross section and a refractive surface that is shaped convexly as seen externally and is arranged between the reflective surface and a bottom area facing the radiation source. The bottom area is arranged and formed in such a way that through it electromagnetic radiation from the radiation source couples into the optical device. The reflective surface is arranged and formed in such a way that a central first portion of the coupled-in radiation is deflected toward the refractive surface by the reflective surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2005Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventor: Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080192153Abstract: A projection apparatus is specified, comprising a light modulator having a light receiving region with a cross-sectional area to be illuminated of the size AM and a maximum acceptance angle a for incident light, and at least one light source by means of which, during its operation, a light cone is produced for illuminating said cross-sectional area of said light receiving region and which comprises a number N of LED chips having a maximum radiation angle ?. At least one of the LED chips has a radiation decoupling area of the size AD. The relation 0.7·(AM·sin2(?))/(AD·sin2(?)·n2)?N?1.3·(AM·sin2(?))/(AD·sin2(?)·n2) applies, where n is equal to 1 or to the refractive index of a coupling medium with which the LED chips are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Gerhard Kuhn, Moritz Engl, Patrick Kromotis, Stefan Grotsch, Josef Huttner, Mario Wanninger, Georg Bogner
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Patent number: 7407303Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed comprising a plurality of semiconductor light sources disposed on a carrier, wherein the light from the light sources is coupled into assigned lightguides at a set angle to the surface normals of the carrier and the lightguides are provided with reflecting and light exit faces such that the envelope of the light outcoupling faces forms a curved surface segment.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Mario Wanninger, Markus Hofmann, Günter Waitl, Alexander Wilm
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Patent number: 7401947Abstract: A lighting device with a light source followed by an optical apparatus in an emission direction, and a primary optics element with a light inlet and a light outlet being arranged between the light source and the optical apparatus. The primary optics element is designed such that desired characteristics of the light beam are formed within the primary optics element by deliberate reflections on specially shaped reflective surfaces of the primary optics element.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Mario Wanninger, Alexander Wilm
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Patent number: 7397982Abstract: The invention relates to a reflector arrangement comprising a reflector and a light guide. It is characterized in that the use of film hinges permits simpler and lower-cost assembly than has heretofore been possible with comparable reflector arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Michael Sailer, Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20080111471Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination device comprising a radiation-emitting front side and a multiplicity of light sources (R, G, B), wherein said multiplicity of light sources (R, G, B) is divided into light source groups (LG) and the light source groups (LG) are arranged on the grid points of a first regular grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Simon Blumel, Hubert Ott, Ludwig Plotz, Mario Wanninger, Gunter Kirchberger, Peter Wolff, Markus Zeiler
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Publication number: 20080094851Abstract: A motor-vehicle headlight is specified, having at least one light-emitting diode, and an apparatus for controllable manipulation of the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the light-emitting diode. The described motor-vehicle headlight is distinguished inter alia by a particularly variable emission characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Moritz Engl, Stefan Grotsch, Markus Hofmann, Rainer Huber, Kurt Lang, Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20070247869Abstract: In a method of assembling a surface illumination system having an electromagnetic radiation emitting front side, at least one primary radiation source suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation when operating is disposed on at least one mounting area of a flexible carrier. The flexible carrier has a front side and a back side opposite said front side, the front side of the flexible carrier defines a reference plane. The mounting area of the flexible carrier on which the primary radiation source is disposed is then bent out of the reference plane such that an optical axis of the primary radiation source extends parallel or obliquely to the reference plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2005Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Kurt-Jurgen Lang, Hubert Ott, Ludwig Plotz, Christian Poh, Mario Wanninger
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Publication number: 20070230869Abstract: The invention relates to a reflector arrangement comprising a reflector and a light guide. It is characterized in that the use of film hinges permits simpler and lower-cost assembly than has heretofore been possible with comparable reflector arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Michael Sailer, Mario Wanninger