Patents by Inventor Thomas Schwarz

Thomas Schwarz 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: 20220051615
    Abstract: Disclosed are various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten BAUMHEINRICH, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Jens RICHTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Paul TA, Kilian REGAU, Christopher SOELL, Hoa VU, Christopher WIESMANN, Patrick HOERNER, Jong PARK, Kanishk CHAND
  • Publication number: 20220052234
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas BIEBERSDORF, Michael BRANDL, Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Erwin LANG, Andreas LEBER, Marc PHILIPPENS, Thomas SCHWARZ, Julia STOLZ, Xue WANG, Karsten DIEKMANN, Karl ENGL, Siegfried HERRMANN, Stefan ILLEK, Ines PIETZONKA, Andreas RAUSCH, Simon SCHWALENBERG, Petrus SUNDGREN, Georg BOGNER, Christoph KLEMP, Christine RAFAEL, Felix FEIX, Eva-Maria RUMMEL, Nicole HEITZER, Marie ASSMANN, Christian BERGER, Ana KANEVCE
  • Publication number: 20220051614
    Abstract: Disclosed are various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Baumheinrich, Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Jens Richter, Thomas Schwarz, Paul Ta, Kilian Regau, Christopher Soell, Hoa Vu, Christopher Wiesmann, Patrick Hoerner, Jong Park, Kanishk Chand
  • Patent number: 11251081
    Abstract: The method of manufacturing a plurality of semiconductor chips (100) comprises a step A) of providing a semiconductor substrate (1) having a plurality of integrated electronic circuits (2) on a top side (10) thereof. In a step B), a sacrificial layer (3) is applied on one side of the semiconductor substrate. In a step C), holes (30) are introduced in the sacrificial layer so that at least one hole is formed above each electronic circuit. In a step D), the semiconductor substrate is adhered to a carrier (5) with the sacrificial layer at the front, an adhesive layer (4) being used between the sacrificial layer and the carrier, and the adhesive layer filling the holes so that holding elements (40) from the adhesive layer are formed in the holes. In a step E) the semiconductor substrate is thinned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Lutz Höppel, Thorsten Frank Baumheinrich, Jens Richter
  • Publication number: 20220020904
    Abstract: An optoelectronic light emitting device includes a pixel with a transparent or translucent carrier substrate, on which a semiconductor light emitting arrangement with at least one micro LED is arranged. The micro LED extends over a partial area of the pixel. The main radiation direction of the semiconductor light emitting arrangement is directed onto a backscattering surface element arranged behind the transparent carrier substrate in viewing direction. The semiconductor light emitting arrangement includes a beam shaping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas SCHWARZ, Andreas DOBNER, Frank SINGER, Stefan GROETSCH
  • Publication number: 20210405277
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Tilman RUEGHEIMER, Frank SINGER
  • Publication number: 20210405276
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Peter BRICK, Jean-Jacques DROLET, Hubert HALBRITTER, Laura KREINER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Tilman RUEGHEIMER, Frank SINGER
  • Publication number: 20210399518
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method serves for producing semiconductor lasers and includes the following steps in the order indicated: A) applying a multiplicity of edge emitting laser diodes on a mounting substrate, B) applying an encapsulation element, such that the laser diodes are applied in each case in a cavity between the mounting substrate and the associated encapsulation element, C) operating the laser diodes and determining emission directions of the laser diodes, D) producing material damage in partial regions of the encapsulation element, wherein the partial regions are uniquely assigned to the laser diodes, E) collectively removing material of the encapsulation element, said material being affected by the material damage, with the result that individual optical surfaces for beam shaping arise for the laser diodes in the partial regions, and F) singulating to form the semiconductor lasers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas SCHWARZ, Andreas PLÖßL, Jörg Erich SORG, Frank SINGER
  • Publication number: 20210384170
    Abstract: A multi-pixel display device with an integrated circuit, a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips disposed on the integrated circuit, a display area having a plurality of pixels, each of the light-emitting semiconductor chips being associated with one of the pixels, a light-directing element disposed between the plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips and the display area and adapted to direct the light of each light-emitting semiconductor chip from the plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips to its associated pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas SCHWARZ, Frank SINGER
  • Patent number: 11189990
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser component including a semiconductor chip arranged to emit laser radiation, a cladding that is electrically insulating and covers the semiconductor chip in places, and a bonding layer that electrically conductively connects the semiconductor chip to a first connection point, wherein the semiconductor chip includes a cover surface, a bottom surface, a first front surface, a second front surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, the first front surface is arranged to decouple the laser beam, the cladding covers the semiconductor chip at least in places on the cover surface, the second front surface, the first side surface and the second side surface, and the bonding layer on the cladding extends from the cover surface to the first connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wojcik, Hubert Halbritter, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11173763
    Abstract: A component part for a motor vehicle having a hollow profile portion of a fiber-reinforced plastic and a load introduction element of a metal material. The hollow profile portion and the load introduction element are connected in a common connection portion via a nondetachable, glued plug-in connection in which an end portion of the load introduction element and an end portion of the hollow profile portion engage in one another by positive engagement. The end portion of the load introduction element has a spline with teeth extending in longitudinal direction of the common connection portion so that the stiffness of the end portion of the load introduction element reduced in longitudinal direction of the common connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andre Stieglitz, Thomas Schwarz, Ingolf Müller
  • Patent number: 11177248
    Abstract: A light-emitting component may include an IC chip and an LED chip arranged on a top surface of the IC chip and electrically coupled thereto. The LED chip may be electrically controllable by means of the IC chip. The IC chip may have at least two electrical connecting surface on a bottom surface remote from the LED chip. The light-emitting component is electrically contactable and operable by means of the connecting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Frank Singer
  • Publication number: 20210342421
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to assigning an ownership of a first component of a communication system. A processor may identify a second component of the communication system having a relationship to the first component. The processor may identify an owning entity of the second component, the owning entity may have ownership of the second component, and the communication system may include the owning entity. The processor may generate an owner information, the owner information may relate the owning entity of the second component to the first component. The processor may provide the owner information to the communication system. In response to the providing of the owner information, the processor may receive a command for assigning the ownership of the first component to the owning entity. In response to receiving the command, the processor may assign the ownership of the first component to the owning entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Albert Maier, Thomas Schwarz, Peter Gerstl, Oliver Suhre
  • Publication number: 20210341130
    Abstract: Light-emitting component includes a light source and a dimming element arranged downstream of the light source in a radiation direction. The dimming element includes a dimming layer. The light source includes at least one emitter which is configured to emit light. A brightness of a light emitted by the light-emitting component is adjustable. The brightness is partially adjustable by way of a pulse width modulated and/or amplitude modulated operating signal for the emitter, and the brightness is partially adjustable by way of partial absorption and/or reflection of the light emitted by the emitter in the dimming element. A dimming capability of the dimming layer increases along an extension direction transverse to the radiation direction. The dimming layer is displaceable along the extension direction relative to the light source. A degree of absorption and/or reflection of light emitted by the emitter is variably adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hubert HALBRITTER, Thomas SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 11156759
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Thomas Schwarz, Tilman Ruegheimer, Frank Singer
  • Publication number: 20210324824
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel injector (10) and to a fuel injector (10) which is configured to carry out the method. The method comprises the steps of introducing a fuel under high pressure into a feed passage (78) and branching off a substream of the fuel under high pressure into a control space (74) in which an axial end face (70) of the nozzle needle (50) is loaded with the pressure such that the nozzle needle (50) is hydraulically loaded in the closing direction, and of opening a control valve (90) such that an outflow path arranged downstream of the control valve (90) in an outflow direction is freed and fuel flows out of the control space (74) in order to relieve the nozzle needle (50), wherein the fuel flowing out via the outflow path is divided into at least two substreams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Unrath, Henning Kreschel, Thomas Schwarz, Boerries Belkner, Christian Grimminger, Violaine Chassagnoux
  • Patent number: 11152423
    Abstract: An optical assembly and a display device are disclosed. In an embodiment an optical assembly includes a common carrier, a plurality of first chip groups, each first chip group comprising at least two similar luminescence diode chips, a plurality of second chip groups, each second chip group comprising at least two similar luminescence diode chips, wherein the first and second chip groups are arranged planar along a regular grid of first unit cells on a main surface of the common carrier and an optical element arranged downstream of the first and second chip groups with respect to a main radiation direction, wherein the luminescence diode chips of the different chip groups are configured to emit electromagnetic radiation of different wavelength characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Brick, Matthias Sabathil, Frank Singer, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11114411
    Abstract: A method of transferring semiconductor chips includes providing a transfer tool having a plurality of segments, each segment having a liquid receiving area; providing a plurality of semiconductor chips in a regular array on a source carrier; providing a target carrier; selectively arranging liquid drops on the liquid receiving areas of some of the segments; causing the transfer tool to approach the source carrier, each liquid drop contacting and wetting a semiconductor chip; lifting the transfer tool from the source carrier, wherein semiconductor chips wetted by liquid drops are lifted from the source carrier by the transfer tool; causing the target carrier by the transfer tool, to approach the semiconductor chips arranged on the transfer tool contacting the target carrier; and lifting the transfer tool from the target carrier, the semiconductor chips contacting the target carrier remaining on the target carrier
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Jürgen Moosburger, Frank Singer
  • Patent number: 11107945
    Abstract: A component includes a light emitting semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip includes a layer arrangement including a plurality of layers, the p-conducting layer and the n-conducting layer adjoin one another in an active zone, a first electrical contact is configured on the p-conducting side of the layer arrangement at a first side of the semiconductor chip, a second electrical contact is configured on the n-conducting side of the layer arrangement at a second side of the semiconductor chip, the second side being situated opposite the first side of the semiconductor chip, the first side of the semiconductor chip transitions into the second side via an end side, the semiconductor chip is secured by the end side on a substrate, the substrate includes a first and second further electrical contact, and the further electrical contacts electrically conductively connect to the electrical contacts of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Linkov, Frank Singer, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Siegfried Herrmann, Jürgen Moosburger, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11101249
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a multi-chip module includes a first carrier including a mold material and at least two light-emitting diode chips embedded at least by side faces in the first carrier, wherein the light-emitting diode chips have first electrical contacts on a front side and second electrical contacts on a rear side, wherein the front side is configured as a radiation side, wherein the first electrical contacts are connected to control lines, wherein the control lines are arranged on a front side of the first carrier, wherein the second electrical contacts are connected to a collective line, and wherein the collective line is led to a rear side of the first carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Jürgen Moosburger, Thomas Schwarz, Lutz Hoeppel, Matthias Sabathil