Patents Assigned to OSRAM
  • Patent number: 10283676
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence based on InGaAlAsP and generates visible light or near-infrared radiation, a current spreading layer located directly on the semiconductor layer sequence and based on AlGaAs, an encapsulation layer applied directly to at least one of the current spreading layer and the semiconductor layer sequence and has an average thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm and a defect density of at most 10/mm2, at least one cover layer applied directly to the encapsulation layer at least in places, at least one non-metallic reflection layer located in places on a side of the current spreading layer facing away from the semiconductor layer sequence and covered in places by the encapsulation layer, and at least one of a mirror layer and an adhesion-promoting layer arranged in places on a side of the reflection layer facing away from the current spreading layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Baur
  • Patent number: 10283686
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip; and an electrical connection point that contacts the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, wherein the electrical connection point covers the optoelectronic semiconductor chip on the bottom thereof at least in some areas, the electrical connection point includes a contact layer facing toward the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, the electrical connection point includes at least one barrier layer arranged on a side of the contact layer facing away from the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, the electrical connection point includes a protective layer arranged on the side of the at least one barrier layer facing away from the contact layer, the layers of the electrical connection point are arranged one on top of another along a stack direction, and the stack direction runs perpendicular to a main extension plane of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Korbinian Perzlmaier, Anna Kasprzak-Zablocka, Stefanie Rammelsberger, Julian Ikonomov
  • Patent number: 10285250
    Abstract: In various embodiments, lighting sources including at least one operating parameter, which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: OSRAM GmbH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Giovanni Zucchinali
  • Patent number: 10283929
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a semiconductor laser device, including at least one laser diode, and at least one reflection surface which reflects diffusely and which is irradiated by the laser diode during operation, and an additional light-nontransmissive housing body having a cutout. The laser diode is the sole light source of the semiconductor laser device. The laser diode is mounted immovably relative to the at least one reflection surface. Light emitted by the semiconductor laser device during operation has the same spectral components as, or fewer spectral components than, light emitted by the laser diode. An interspace between the laser diode and the at least one reflection surface is free of an optical assembly. A light-emitting area of the semiconductor laser device is greater than a light-emitting area of the laser diode by at least a factor of 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Halbritter, Mario Wiengarten
  • Patent number: 10281090
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising: an elongated laminar substrate having opposed front and back surfaces, one or more electrically-powered light radiation sources, e.g. LED sources, at the front surface of the substrate, a protective encapsulation sealingly encapsulating the substrate and the light radiation source(s), the encapsulation being light-permeable to facilitate propagation of light radiation from the device. The encapsulation includes thermally-conductive material at the back surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Reiss, Roberto Didone', Luigi Pezzato, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Publication number: 20190131497
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body including a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region and an active zone disposed between the first and second semiconductor regions, an electrically conductive contact layer arranged on a side of the first semiconductor region facing away from the second semiconductor region, and an electrically conductive mirror layer arranged between the first semiconductor region and the electrically conductive contact layer, and laterally protruding at the edge by the first semiconductor region and the electrically conductive contact layer so that between the first semiconductor region and the electrically conductive contact layer there is an interspace in which a protective layer is arranged for protecting the mirror layer, wherein the electrically conductive contact layer extends laterally to an edge of the first semiconductor region, and the electrically conductive contact layer consists of Ni.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Lutz Höppel
  • Publication number: 20190131597
    Abstract: Techniques and architectures are disclosed for a ruggedized battery pack to provide power to an electric device or appliance. The battery pack includes a battery mounting plate having an elongated central portion and opposing offset end portions at each end of the central portion. The central portion is configured to receive one or more batteries and includes a reinforcement rib that extends longitudinally along a length of the central portion. The offset end portions include at least two bends that position a corresponding terminal portion of the mounting plate relative to the central portion. The batteries are attached to the mounting plate with a wrapping that surrounds at least a portion of the central portion and the batteries. The battery pack also includes a wiring harness attached to the batteries and including a strain relief assembly that prevents the wiring harness from being separated from the batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Oksengendler, Douglas Harriott
  • Publication number: 20190128497
    Abstract: An automotive adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlamp (20) includes a housing (22), a digital camera (32), an ADB controller (28), a segmented lighting array (24), and an ADB driver (30), wherein the digital camera (32) is integral with the ADB headlamp (20). The housing (22) includes an attachment structure (34) for attachment to a vehicle headlamp cavity (15). The digital camera (32) captures an image preceding the vehicle (2) and the ADB controller (28) detects an object (48) in the image and generates a control signal based, at least in part, on a position of the object (48). The segmented lighting array (24) is disposed within the housing (22) and includes a plurality of solid-state light sources (40a-n) arranged to emit a light in a light distribution pattern (26). The ADB driver (30) selectively drives the solid-state light sources (40a-n) based on the control signal from the ADB controller (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Tessnow, Patrick Bittman
  • Publication number: 20190131766
    Abstract: A laser module includes a housing with a cavity and a window opening, a side-emitting semiconductor laser diode, arranged in the cavity that emits light radiation in the form of a laser beam, an optical deflection structure that deflects the laser beam, emitted by the semiconductor laser diode, in a direction of the window opening, and an optical output coupling structure arranged in the region of the window opening to output couple the laser beam in a defined direction and/or with a defined emission profile, wherein the optical deflection structure and the optical output coupling structure are configured in one piece in the form of a shared optical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Enzmann, Markus Keidler, Josip Maric, Peter Jander
  • Patent number: 10272821
    Abstract: A connection device for electrical connection of a lighting means of a vehicle headlight, includes a vehicle connection for connection to the vehicle headlight connection of the vehicle, a lighting means connection for the electrical coupling of the at least one lighting means of the vehicle headlight, an on-board power supply system connection for connection to an electrical on-board power supply system of the vehicle, a lighting means simulation unit connected to the vehicle connection and to the on-board power supply system connection to detect the electrical quantity and to simulate a predefinable lighting means taking account of the detected electrical quantity on the vehicle connection, and a control unit connected to the lighting means connection and to the on-board power supply system connection to determine a control signal depending on the detected electrical quantity and to control the lighting means depending on the determined control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kreisz, Manuel Maresch, Sammr Nasrallah-Goldberg, Marc Schwenkbeck
  • Patent number: 10276748
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation-emitting semi-conductor chip (1) comprising an epitaxial semi-conductor layer sequence (3) which emits electromagnetic radiation in operation. The epitaxial semi-conductor layer sequence (3) is applied on a a transparent substrate (4), wherein the substrate (4) has a first main surface (8) facing the semi-conductor layer sequence (3), a second main surface (9) facing away from the semi-conductor layer sequence (3) and a first lateral flank (10) arranged between the first main surface (8) and the second main surface (9), and the lateral flank (10) has a decoupling structure which is formed in a targeted manner from separating tracks. Also disclosed is a method for producing the semi-conductor chip, and a component comprising such a semi-conductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Kaempf, Simon Jerebic, Ingo Neudecker, Guenter Spath, Michael Huber, Korbinian Perzlmaier
  • Patent number: 10276762
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier, and a light source arranged on a surface of the carrier, said light source including at least one luminous surface formed by at least one light-emitting diode, wherein a transparent converter-free spacer is arranged on the luminous surface such that a distance is formed between the luminous surface and a spacer surface of the spacer facing away from the luminous surface, and wherein the light source is potted by a potting compound such that the spacer surface is formed extending flush with a potting compound surface facing away from the surface of the carrier and a surface formed by a spacer surface and the potting compound surface is plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: David Racz, Michael Zitzlsperger, Günter Spath
  • Patent number: 10276752
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a light-emitting semiconductor body having a radiation side, a current expansion layer arranged on the radiation side of the semiconductor body and at least partially covers this side, wherein the current expansion layer includes an electrically-conductive material transparent to the light radiated by the semiconductor body, and particles of a further material, and an electrical contact arranged on a side of the current expansion layer facing away from the semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Baur, Jürgen Moosburger, Lutz Höppel, Markus Maute, Thomas Schwarz, Matthias Sabathil, Ralph Wirth, Alexander Linkov
  • Publication number: 20190117812
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a method for aiding disinfection of a room. The method may include collecting, by one or more sensors in a disinfection system, activity data in the room. A computing device or output device may identify one or more hot spots from the activity data, in which the one or more hot spots indicate areas in the room for cleaning, and generate a contamination map containing the one or more hot spots. The output device may output the contamination map to an output device for viewing by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Olsen, Michael A. Quilici
  • Publication number: 20190123248
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a semiconductor capable of emitting primary radiation, providing an alkoxy-functionalized polyorganosiloxane resin and crosslinking the alkoxy-functionalized polyorganosiloxane resin to form a three-dimensionally crosslinked polyorganosiloxane, wherein an organic portion of the three-dimensionally crosslinked polyorganosiloxane is up to 25 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Gertrud Kräuter, Matthias Loster, Kathy Schmidtke, Alan Piquette
  • Patent number: 10266760
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a nanocrystalline core comprising a first semiconductor material, and at least one nanocrystalline shell comprising a second, different, semiconductor material that at least partially surrounds the nanocrystalline core. The nanocrystalline core and the nanocrystalline shell(s) form a quantum dot. An insulator layer encapsulates the quantum dot to create a coated quantum dot, and at least one additional insulator layer encapsulates the coated quantum dot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Weiwen Zhao, Juanita N. Kurtin
  • Patent number: 10270225
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser arrangement and a projector are disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor laser arrangement includes at least two electrically pumped active zones, each active zone configured to emit laser radiation of a different emission wavelength and a semiconductor-based waveguide structure, wherein the active zones are electrically independently operable of one another, wherein the active zones optically follow directly one another along a beam direction and are arranged in a descending manner with regard to their emission wavelengths, wherein at least in a region of a last active zone along the beam direction, a laser radiation of all active zones jointly runs through the waveguide structure, wherein at least the last active zone comprises a plurality of waveguides which are stacked one above the other and are oriented parallel to one another, wherein one of the waveguides is configured for the radiation emitted by the last active zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, André Somers
  • Patent number: 10267507
    Abstract: A luminous means comprising a substrate having a first main surface, to which a first electrode is applied, a second electrode, an organic layer stack within an active region of the substrate between the first and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer stack comprises at least one organic layer which is suitable for generating light, and at least one reflective element, which is formed along a main plane of the luminous means, wherein the luminous means has two operating states, such that the luminous means is an illumination source in a first operating state and the luminous means is a mirror in a second operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Diekmann, Karsten Heuser, Markus Klein, Dieter Lang, Georg Lechermann, Michael Reithmeier, Carsten Plumeyer, Makarand H. Chipalkatti, Udo Custodis, Diane Seymour, Dmytro Poplavskyy, Reinhard Weitzel
  • Patent number: 10270019
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, an optoelectronic semiconductor component and a method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip are disclosed. In an embodiment the chip includes a main body including a carrier having a top, a bottom opposite the top and side faces connecting the bottom with the top and a semiconductor layer sequence arranged on the top of the carrier, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence is configured to emit or absorb electromagnetic radiation and two contact faces arranged on the semiconductor layer sequence. The chip further includes two contact elements contacting the contact faces, wherein the contact elements include conductor tracks which are guided from the contact faces over edges of the main body on the side faces of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Siegfried Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10270223
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser diode are disclosed. In an embodiment, the semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active zone, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence has a cylindrical shape, wherein a cylinder axis of the semiconductor layer sequence is perpendicular to a layer plane of the semiconductor layer sequence, and wherein the semiconductor laser diode is configured to emit radiation perpendicularly to the cylinder axis of the semiconductor layer sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Jens Ebbecke