Patents by Inventor Franz Schellhorn

Franz Schellhorn 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: 8525206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Blümel, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
  • Patent number: 7942565
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Klick, Hubert Ott, Franz Schellhorn, Mario Wanninger, Georg Bogner
  • Publication number: 20110085336
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Simon Blümel, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
  • Patent number: 7880188
    Abstract: 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 carved partial region
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Blümel, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
  • Patent number: 7688400
    Abstract: A light source element is employed back-lighting of liquid crystal displays and that comprises an obliquely placed light exit face and/or light entry face. At its surfaces, the light waveguide is surrounded by reflectors into which suitable aperture regions are potentially formed. A plurality of light sources and/or a more direct view is provided and, thus, a corresponding increase of the luminance results. A method is also provided for the manufacture of a light source element with an integrated reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Schellhorn, Günter Kirchberger, Günter Waitl, Herbert Brunner, Bernhard Bachl
  • Patent number: 7688401
    Abstract: A light source element is employed back-lighting of liquid crystal displays and that comprises an obliquely placed light exit face and/or light entry face. At its surfaces, the light waveguide is surrounded by reflectors into which suitable aperture regions are potentially formed. A plurality of light sources and/or a more direct view is provided and, thus, a corresponding increase of the luminance results. A method is also provided for the manufacture of a light source element with an integrated reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Schellhorn, Günter Kirchberger, Günter Waitl, Herbert Brunner, Bernhard Bachl
  • Publication number: 20090201698
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Klick, Hulbert Ott, Franz Schellhorn, Mario Wanninger, Georg Bogner
  • Publication number: 20080210962
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Blumel, Franz Schellhorn, Gunter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
  • Publication number: 20070263411
    Abstract: A light source element is employed back-lighting of liquid crystal displays and that comprises an obliquely placed light exit face and/or light entry face. At its surfaces, the light waveguide is surrounded by reflectors into which suitable aperture regions are potentially formed. A plurality of light sources and/or a more direct view is provided and, thus, a corresponding increase of the luminance results. A method is also provided for the manufacture of a light source element with an integrated reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Franz Schellhorn, Gunter Kirchberger, Gunter Waitl, Herbert Brunner, Bernhard Bachl
  • Patent number: 7288831
    Abstract: In a two-pole SMT miniature housing in leadframe technique for semiconductor components, a semiconductor chip is mounted on one leadframe part and is contacted to a further leadframe part. The further leadframe part is conducted out of the housing in which the chip is encapsulated as a solder terminal. No trimming or shaping process is required and the housing is tight and is capable of further miniaturization. The solder terminals as punched parts of the leadframe are conducted projecting laterally from the housing sidewalls residing opposite one another at least up to the housing floor which forms the components' mounting surface. The chip mounting surface and the components' mounting surface form a right angle with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Waitl, Franz Schellhorn, Herbert Brunner
  • Patent number: 7199454
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor component in which a radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip is secured on a chip carrier part of a lead frame. The chip carrier part forms a trough in the region in which the semiconductor chip is secured wherein the inner surface of the trough is designed in such a way that it constitutes a reflector for the radiation emitted and/or received by the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Herbert Brunner, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20060284287
    Abstract: In a two-pole SMT miniature housing in leadframe technique for semiconductor components, a semiconductor chip is mounted on one leadframe part and is contacted to a further leadframe part. The further leadframe part is conducted out of the housing in which the chip is encapsulated as a solder terminal. No trimming or shaping process is required and the housing is tight and is capable of further miniaturization. The solder terminals as punched parts of the leadframe are conducted prong laterally from the housing sidewalls residing opposite one another at least up to the housing floor which forms the components' mounting surface. The chip mounting surface and the components' mounting surface form a right angle with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Guenther Waitl, Franz Schellhorn, Herbert Brunner
  • Patent number: 7102212
    Abstract: In a two-pole SMT miniature housing in leadframe technique for semiconductor components, a semiconductor chip is mounted on one leadframe part and is contacted to a further leadframe part. The further leadframe part is conducted out of the housing in which the chip is encapsulated as a solder terminal. No trimming or shaping process is required and the housing is tight and is capable of further miniaturization. The solder terminals as punched parts of the leadframe are conducted projecting laterally from the housing sidewalls residing opposite one another at least up to the housing floor which forms the components' mounting surface. The chip mounting surface and the components' mounting surface form a right angle with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Waitl, Franz Schellhorn, Herbert Brunner
  • Patent number: 7005311
    Abstract: In a two-pole SMT miniature housing in leadframe technique for semiconductor components, a semiconductor chip is mounted on one leadframe part and is contacted to a further leadframe part. The further leadframe part is conducted out of the housing in which the chip is encapsulated as a solder terminal. No trimming or shaping process is required and the housing is tight and is capable of further miniaturization. The solder terminals as punched parts of the leadframe are conducted projecting laterally from the housing sidewalls residing opposite one another at least up to the housing floor which forms the components' mounting surface. The chip mounting surface and the components' mounting surface form a right angle with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Waitl, Franz Schellhorn, Herbert Brunner
  • Publication number: 20060012015
    Abstract: In a two-pole SMT miniature housing in leadframe technique for semiconductor components, a semiconductor chip is mounted on one leadframe part and is contacted to a further leadframe part. The further leadframe part is conducted out of the housing in which the chip is encapsulated as a solder terminal. No trimming or shaping process is required and the housing is tight and is capable of further miniaturization. The solder terminals as punched parts of the leadframe are conducted projecting laterally from the housing sidewalls residing opposite one another at least up to the housing floor which forms the components' mounting surface. The chip mounting surface and the components' mounting surface form a right angle with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Guenther Waitl, Franz Schellhorn, Herbert Brunner
  • Patent number: 6975011
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor component in which a radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip is secured on a chip carrier part of a lead frame. The chip carrier part forms a trough in the region in which the semiconductor chip is secured wherein the inner surface of the trough is designed in such a way that it constitutes a reflector for the radiation emitted and/or received by the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Herbert Brunner, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl
  • Patent number: 6927469
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor component, in which a radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip is secured on a chip carrier part of a lead frame. The chip carrier part forms a trough in the region in which the semiconductor chip is secured wherein the inner surface of the trough is designed in such a way that it constitutes a reflector for the radiation emitted and/or received by the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Herbert Brunner, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20050116238
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor component in which a radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip is secured on a chip carrier part of a lead frame. The chip carrier part forms a trough in the region in which the semiconductor chip is secured wherein the inner surface of the trough is designed in such a way that it constitutes a reflector for the radiation emitted and/or received by the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Herbert Brunner, Franz Schellhorn, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 6860621
    Abstract: An LED module includes a substrate having good thermal conductivity and one or more radiation-emitting semiconductor components that fixed on the top side of the substrate. The underside of the substrate is fixed on a carrier body having a high thermal capacity, in which the component fixing between the semiconductor components and the substrate and the substrate fixing between the substrate and the carrier body are embodied with good thermal conductivity. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing the LED module, in which metal areas that are suitable as an etching mask improve the impressing of the current required during the anodic bonding, and at the same time, are used as contact areas for contact-connecting the radiation-emitting semiconductor components. The LED module has the advantage that the semiconductor components can be subjected to higher energization as a result of the high thermal capacity of the carrier body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Bachl, Günter Kirchberger, Franz Schellhorn, Martin Weigert
  • Publication number: 20040188790
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor component in which a radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip is secured on a chip carrier part of a lead frame. The chip carrier part forms a trough in the region in which the semiconductor chip is secured wherein the inner surface of the trough is designed in such a way that it constitutes a reflector for the radiation emitted and/or received by the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH, a Germany corporation
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Herbert Brunner, Franz Schellhorn, Gunter Waitl