Patents by Inventor Guenter Kirchberger

Guenter Kirchberger 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: 9068737
    Abstract: A lighting device (100), comprising: a ring-shaped first carrier (1) having at least one first light source (11) on the first carrier (1) and a ring-shaped first light emission area (12) disposed downstream of the first light source; (11), and a second carrier (2) having at least one second light source (21), having at least one third light source (31), having a second light emission area (22) disposed downstream of the second light source (21) and having a third light emission area (32) disposed downstream of the third light source (31), wherein, via the second and third light emission areas (22, 32), light is emitted in respectively opposite emission directions (20, 30), and wherein the second carrier (2) is arranged within the ring-shaped first carrier (1) and the first and second carriers (1, 2) are mounted rotatably relative to one another about a rotation axis (3) wherein the rotation axis (3) extends along a diameter of the ring-shaped first carrier (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: CSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Kirchberger, Thorsten Pauli
  • Patent number: 9070311
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a number of radiation reflectors that are each irradiated by at least one light source. The radiation reflectors are shaped in such a way that they can be combined modularly to form a radiation-reflecting luminous area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Kirchberger, Ludwig Ploetz, Markus Zeiler, Hubert Ott
  • Patent number: 8770794
    Abstract: A luminous means (1) is specified, comprising a heat sink (2), which comprises a top surface (21) and a bottom surface (22), and also two sections (23), wherein the two sections (23) are arranged one above the other, and each of the sections (23) has a side surface (231) which runs transversely with respect to the top surface (21) and bottom surface (22) of the heat sink (2) and at which at least one light-emitting diode (3) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Moeck, Guenter Kirchberger
  • Publication number: 20130201683
    Abstract: A lighting device (100), comprising: a ring-shaped first carrier (1) having at least one first light source (11) on the first carrier (1) and a ring-shaped first light emission area (12) disposed downstream of the first light source; (11), and a second carrier (2) having at least one second light source (21), having at least one third light source (31), having a second light emission area (22) disposed downstream of the second light source (21) and having a third light emission area (32) disposed downstream of the third light source (31), wherein, via the second and third light emission areas (22, 32), light is emitted in respectively opposite emission directions (20, 30), and wherein the second carrier (2) is arranged within the ring-shaped first carrier (1) and the first and second carriers (1, 2) are mounted rotatably relative to one another about a rotation axis (3) wherein the rotation axis (3) extends along a diameter of the ring-shaped first carrier (1)
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Osram AG
    Inventors: Guenter Kirchberger, Thorsten Pauli
  • Patent number: 8283684
    Abstract: An LED semiconductor body includes a number of at least two radiation-generating active layers. Each active layer has a forward voltage, wherein the number of active layers is adapted to an operating voltage in such a way that the voltage dropped across a series resistor connected in series with the active layers is at most of the same magnitude as a voltage dropped across the LED semiconductor body. The invention furthermore describes various uses of the LED semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Ralph Wirth, Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Guenter Kirchberger, Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 8203160
    Abstract: An LED semiconductor body includes a number of at least two radiation-generating active layers. Each active layer has a forward voltage, wherein the number of active layers is adapted to an operating voltage in such a way that the voltage dropped across a series resistor connected in series with the active layers is at most of the same magnitude as a voltage dropped across the LED semiconductor body. The invention furthermore describes various uses of the LED semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Ralph Wirth, Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Guenter Kirchberger, Klaus Streubel
  • Publication number: 20120127722
    Abstract: A luminous means (1) is specified, comprising a heat sink (2), which comprises a top surface (21) and a bottom surface (22), and also two sections (23), wherein the two sections (23) are arranged one above the other, and each of the sections (23) has a side surface (231) which runs transversely with respect to the top surface (21) and bottom surface (22) of the heat sink (2) and at which at least one light-emitting diode (3) is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Moeck, Guenter Kirchberger
  • Publication number: 20110240955
    Abstract: An LED semiconductor body includes a number of at least two radiation-generating active layers. Each active layer has a forward voltage, wherein the number of active layers is adapted to an operating voltage in such a way that the voltage dropped across a series resistor connected in series with the active layers is at most of the same magnitude as a voltage dropped across the LED semiconductor body. The invention furthermore describes various uses of the LED semiconductor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Reiner Windisch, Ralph Wirth, Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Guenter Kirchberger, Klaus Streubel
  • Patent number: 7918574
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Blümel, Hubert Ott, Ludwig Ploetz, Mario Wanninger, Guenter Kirchberger, Peter Wolff, Markus Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20100033956
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a number of radiation reflectors that are each irradiated by at least one light source. The radiation reflectors are shaped in such a way that they can be combined modularly to form a radiation-reflecting luminous area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Guenter Kirchberger, Ludwig Ploetz, Markus Zeiler, Hubert Ott
  • Publication number: 20090213575
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Blümel, Hubert Ott, Ludwig Ploetz, Mario Wanninger, Guenter Kirchberger, Peter Wolff, Markus Zeiler