Patents by Inventor Claus Jaeger

Claus Jaeger 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).

  • Patent number: 12176330
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an optoelectronic device includes a carrier, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor component arranged on an upper side of the carrier and at least one light channel associated with the optoelectronic semiconductor component which extends between a first end of the light channel which is distant from a light-active surface of the semiconductor component and which includes an opening into the outer space and a second end of the light channel including an opening directed towards the light-active surface of the semiconductor component, wherein the at least one light channel extends between its respective first and second ends in a non-rectilinear manner, wherein the light channel includes a cavity extending between the two ends, wherein an inner wall surrounds the cavity, and wherein at least a section of the inner wall is reflective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Jaeger
  • Patent number: 12053259
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor device includes a housing having at least a first cavity and a second cavity, at least one light emitter arranged in the first cavity and at least one light detector arranged in the second cavity, wherein each of the cavities has an opening at an underside of the housing so that light from the respective cavity is passable to the outside and/or from the outside into the respective cavity, wherein each of the cavities includes a bottom opposite the underside of the housing and a peripheral side wall extending between the bottom and the underside of the housing, wherein at least one of the cavities is filled with an absorbing material from the bottom to a specified height, and with a transparent material from the specified height to a height of the underside of the housing, and wherein the light detector is arranged on the bottom of the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Faina Esser, Claus Jaeger, Stephan Haslbeck
  • Publication number: 20230108848
    Abstract: In an embodiment an optoelectronic apparatus includes a light detector having a bottom side, an upper side and at least one sidewall that extends between the upper side and the bottom side, a carrier having an upper surface on which the light detector is arranged such that the bottom side faces the carrier, at least one outer wall which is arranged on the surface of the carrier, the outer wall and the carrier forming a cavity with an opening in which the light detector resides, a filter covering the upper side of the light detector, the filter having a first threshold wavelength separating a first wavelength region from an adjacent second wavelength region, wherein the filter has a lower transmittance for light at wavelengths in the first wavelength region than for light at wavelengths in the second wavelength region and a first material layer covering the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Massimo Cataldo Mazzillo, Faina Esser, Claus Jaeger, Tim Boescke
  • Patent number: 11621255
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and an assembly with an optoectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic component includes an optical element with an outer surface and an inner surface that faces away from the outer surface, wherein the inner surface includes a first region of the optical element, in which the inner surface is flat, wherein the inner surface includes a second region of the optical element, wherein the second region adjoins the first region, and wherein the inner surface includes a third region of the optical element, in which the inner surface extends from the second region in the direction of a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Claus Jaeger, Stephan Haslbeck
  • Patent number: 11567565
    Abstract: A sensor and a 3-D position detection system are disclosed. In an embodiment a sensor includes at least one sensor chip configured to detect radiation, at least one carrier on which the sensor chip is mounted and a cast body that is transmissive for the radiation and that completely covers the sensor chip, wherein a centroid shift of the sensor chip amounts to at most 0.04 mrad at an angle of incidence of up to at least 60°, wherein the cast body comprises a light inlet side that faces away from the sensor chip, and the light inlet side comprises side walls bounding it on all sides, wherein the side walls are smooth, planar and transmissive for the radiation, wherein a free field-of-view on the light inlet side has an aperture angle of at least 140°, and wherein the cast body protrudes in a direction away from the sensor chip beyond a bond wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Dietze, Maximilian Assig, Claus Jaeger
  • Patent number: 11239398
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component may include at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, a reflector, a lens, and a connecting layer. The reflector may have a reflector recess where the semiconductor chip may be arranged. The lens may be fully located in the reflector recess, and the lens may have a lens recess. The connecting layer may fasten the lens on the reflector. The lens may have a lens outer side facing toward a reflector inner wall of the reflector recess. A gap may be between the reflector and the lens, and the gap may be filled only partially with the connecting layer. The semiconductor chip may not touch the lens. The optoelectronic semiconductor component may be incorporated into a biometric sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Kippes, Claus Jaeger, Jason Rajakumaran
  • Publication number: 20220028843
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an optoelectronic device includes a carrier, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor component arranged on an upper side of the carrier and at least one light channel associated with the optoelectronic semiconductor component which extends between a first end of the light channel which is distant from a light-active surface of the semiconductor component and which includes an opening into the outer space and a second end of the light channel including an opening directed towards the light-active surface of the semiconductor component, wherein the at least one light channel extends between its respective first and second ends in a non-rectilinear manner, wherein the light channel includes a cavity extending between the two ends, wherein an inner wall surrounds the cavity, and wherein at least a section of the inner wall is reflective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Claus Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20210007604
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor device includes a housing having at least a first cavity and a second cavity, at least one light emitter arranged in the first cavity and at least one light detector arranged in the second cavity, wherein each of the cavities has an opening at an underside of the housing so that light from the respective cavity is passable to the outside and/or from the outside into the respective cavity, wherein each of the cavities includes a bottom opposite the underside of the housing and a peripheral side wall extending between the bottom and the underside of the housing, wherein at least one of the cavities is filled with an absorbing material from the bottom to a specified height, and with a transparent material from the specified height to a height of the underside of the housing, and wherein the light detector is arranged on the bottom of the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Faina Esser, Claus Jaeger, Stephan Haslbeck
  • Patent number: 10809358
    Abstract: A measuring arrangement having an optical transmitter and an optical receiver are disclosed. In an embodiment a measuring arrangement includes an optical transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic measuring radiation into a transmission space, an optical receiver configured to receive measuring radiation reflected by an object in a reception space and a covering configured to reduce reception of an interference radiation by the receiver, wherein the interference radiation is measuring radiation not reflected by the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Martin Haushalter, Claus Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20200251631
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component may include at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, a reflector, a lens, and a connecting layer. The reflector may have a reflector recess where the semiconductor chip may be arranged. The lens may be fully located in the reflector recess, and the lens may have a lens recess. The connecting layer may fasten the lens on the reflector. The lens may have a lens outer side facing toward a reflector inner wall of the reflector recess. A gap may be between the reflector and the lens, and the gap may be filled only partially with the connecting layer. The semiconductor chip may not touch the lens. The optoelectronic semiconductor component may be incorporated into a biometric sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas KIPPES, Claus JAEGER, Jason RAJAKUMARAN
  • Publication number: 20200225740
    Abstract: A sensor and a 3-D position detection system are disclosed. In an embodiment a sensor includes at least one sensor chip configured to detect radiation, at least one carrier on which the sensor chip is mounted and a cast body that is transmissive for the radiation and that completely covers the sensor chip, wherein a centroid shift of the sensor chip amounts to at most 0.04 mrad at an angle of incidence of up to at least 60°, wherein the cast body comprises a light inlet side that faces away from the sensor chip, and the light inlet side comprises side walls bounding it on all sides, wherein the side walls are smooth, planar and transmissive for the radiation, wherein a free field-of-view on the light inlet side has an aperture angle of at least 140°, and wherein the cast body protrudes in a direction away from the sensor chip beyond a bond wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Dietze, Maximilian Assig, Claus Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20200212024
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and an assembly with an optoectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic component includes an optical element with an outer surface and an inner surface that faces away from the outer surface, wherein the inner surface includes a first region of the optical element, in which the inner surface is flat, wherein the inner surface includes a second region of the optical element, wherein the second region adjoins the first region, and wherein the inner surface includes a third region of the optical element, in which the inner surface extends from the second region in the direction of a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Claus Jaeger, Stephan Haslbeck
  • Publication number: 20200116829
    Abstract: A measuring arrangement having an optical transmitter and an optical receiver are disclosed. In an embodiment a measuring arrangement includes an optical transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic measuring radiation into a transmission space, an optical receiver configured to receive measuring radiation reflected by an object in a reception space and a covering configured to reduce reception of an interference radiation by the receiver, wherein the interference radiation is measuring radiation not reflected by the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Becker, Martin Haushalter, Claus Jaeger
  • Patent number: 10347802
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and an optical element, wherein the optical element includes a prism structure configured to split light emitted by the semiconductor chip into two beams and deflect the beams in a first direction relative to one another, and the optical element includes a beam deflecting structure configured to deflect both beams jointly in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hirmer, Claus Jaeger
  • Patent number: 10175465
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes at least one radiation source that produced electromagnetic radiation, a reflector, and a lens, wherein the reflector deviates a part of the radiation of the radiation source into a desired beam direction, the lens deviates at least a part of the radiation of the radiation source into the desired beam direction, the lens has a first side face which is conical at least in some areas, the first side face faces toward the radiation source, and the reflector has a concave first section and a second convex section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20180254385
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a semiconductor chip, the semiconductor chip emitting infrared radiation; a reflector that reflects the infrared radiation of the semiconductor chip; and a filter configured in the form of a coating, the filter being transparent for the infrared radiation of the semiconductor chip, wherein visible light striking the optoelectronic component being absorbed to at least 75%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Kippes, Claus Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20180164559
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes at least one radiation source that produced electromagnetic radiation, a reflector, and a lens, wherein the reflector deviates a part of the radiation of the radiation source into a desired beam direction, the lens deviates at least a part of the radiation of the radiation source into the desired beam direction, the lens has a first side face which is conical at least in some areas, the first side face faces toward the radiation source, and the reflector has a concave first section and a second convex section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Claus Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20180103857
    Abstract: A sensor that senses a biometric function includes at least one transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation in an emission direction, including at least one receiver configured to receive electromagnetic radiation in a receiving direction, wherein the transmitter and the receiver are configured such that the emission direction of the transmitter is inclined away from the receiving direction of the receiver by a defined angle, wherein the angle is 1° to 60°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Hirmer, Claus Jaeger, Maria Liebl, Stefan Strüwing, Dirk Sossenheimer
  • Publication number: 20170331015
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and an optical element, wherein the optical element includes a prism structure configured to split light emitted by the semiconductor chip into two beams and deflect the beams in a first direction relative to one another, and the optical element includes a beam deflecting structure configured to deflect both beams jointly in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Hirmer, Claus Jaeger
  • Patent number: 9466769
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a plurality of optoelectronic components. A number of semiconductor chips are arranged on a connection carrier assembly. A frame assembly with a number of openings is arranged in such a way, relative to the connection carrier assembly, that the semiconductor chips are each arranged in one of the openings. A number of optical elements are positioned in such a way, relative to the frame assembly, that the optical elements cover the openings. The connection carrier assembly with the frame assembly and the optical elements is singulated into the number of optoelectronic components, such that each optoelectronic component includes one connection carrier with at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, one frame with at least one opening and at least one optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Halbritter, Heinz Haas, Claus Jaeger, Bernhard Stojetz