Patents by Inventor Gunter Waitl

Gunter Waitl 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: 8511855
    Abstract: A configuration of multiple LED modules having a plurality of LED modules that each contain a carrier that has a first main area, a second main area and at least one semiconductor layer. The first main area has a planar configuration. The LED modules also include a plurality of LED semiconductor bodies that applied on the first main area of the carrier. In addition, the multiple LED modules include a common heat sink, where the carrier of the LED modules in each case are connected to the common heat sink on the second main area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Marchl, Werner Spath, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 8113688
    Abstract: A configuration of multiple LED modules having a plurality of LED modules that each contain a carrier that has a first main area, a second main area and at least one semiconductor layer. The first main area has a planar configuration. The LED modules also include a plurality of LED semiconductor bodies that applied on the first main area of the carrier. In addition, the multiple LED modules include a common heat sink, where the carrier of the LED modules in each case are connected to the common heat sink on the second main area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Werner Marchl, Werner Spath, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 8110437
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting or -receiving semiconductor chip 9 is soft-soldered for mounting on a leadframe 2 over which a prefabricated plastic encapsulant 5, a so-called premolded package, is injection-molded. Through the use of a low-melting solder 3 applied in a layer thickness of less than 10 ?m, the soldering process can be carried out largely without thermal damage to the plastic encapsulant 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Waitl, Georg Bogner, Michael Hiegler, Matthias Winter
  • Patent number: 7838357
    Abstract: Optoelectronic component, having a housing body (2), an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (3) arranged in a recess (6) of the housing body, and having electrical terminals (1A, 1B), the semiconductor chip being electrically conductively connected to the electrical terminals of the leadframe. The housing body (2) is formed from an encapsulation material, with a filler which has a high degree of reflection in a wavelength range from the UV range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Herbert Brunner, Gertrud Kräuter, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 7696590
    Abstract: A housing accommodating a semiconductor chip is set out. The housing and chip may be used for sending and/or receiving radiation. Popular applications of the housing may be in light emitting diodes. The housing includes a conductor strip that is punched into two electrically isolated portions. The housing further includes a cavity extending inwards from the top of the housing. The conductor portions include respective areas that are exposed at the bottom of the cavity. The semiconductor chip is bonded to one of the exposed areas and a wire bonds the chip to the second exposed area. The conductor portions also terminate in exposed electrodes, which allow for electrical connection of the chip with external devices. A window is formed in the cavity and the walls of the housing that form the cavity may be made of a reflective material. The electrodes remain unexposed to the window but for any residual areas about the chip and bonding wire within the first and second exposed areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Waitl, Herbert Brunner
  • Publication number: 20090052178
    Abstract: A configuration of multiple LED modules comprising a plurality of LED modules that each contain a carrier that has a first main area, a second main area and at least one semiconductor layer, wherein the first main area has a planar configuration. The LED modules also include a plurality of LED semiconductor bodies that applied on the first main area of the carrier. In addition, the multiple LED modules include a common heat sink, where the carrier of the LED modules in each case are connected to the common heat sink on the second main area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Werner Marchl, Werner Spath, Gunter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20080315227
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode arrangement is disclosed, comprising at least one light-emitting diode (LED) chip with a radiation decoupling surface through which a large portion of the electromagnetic radiation generated in the LED chip exits in a main direction of emission; a housing laterally surrounding the LED chip; and a reflective optic disposed after the radiation decoupling surface in the main direction of emission. The LED arrangement is particularly well suited for use in devices such as camera-equipped cell phones, digital cameras or video cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Stefan Grotsch, Gunter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
  • Publication number: 20080285301
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed comprising a plurality of semiconductor light sources disposed on a carrier, wherein the light from the light sources is coupled into assigned lightguides at a set angle to the surface normals of the carrier and the lightguides are provided with reflecting and light exit faces such that the envelope of the light outcoupling faces forms a curved surface segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Mario Wanninger, Markus Hofmann, Gunter Waitl, Alexander Wilm
  • Patent number: 7446347
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component, having a semiconductor chip (1) which is mounted on a flexible chip support (6), in which conductor tracks (3, 5) for electrically connecting the semiconductor chip (1) are embodied on a first main face, and on which a housing frame (7) is disposed that is filled with a radiation-permeable medium, in particular a filler compound. A display device, an illumination or backlighting device, and a method for producing components of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Herbert Brunner, Wolfgang Lex, Gunter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20080265266
    Abstract: A housing for an optoelectronic component which includes a carrier with a chip mounting surface is disclosed. An optical element which is produced separately from the carrier is applied to the carrier. The chip mounting surface and the optical element define a parting plane, the parting plane between carrier and optical element being arranged in the plane of the chip mounting surface. Also disclosed is an optoelectronic component having a housing of this type and a method for producing an optoelectronic component of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Herbert Brunner, Michael Hiegler, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 7435997
    Abstract: A device (1) with a number of light emitting diode chips (5) in a reflector (3) is formed in such a way that the direct line of sight between the light emitting diode chips (5) is interrupted by a partition (11). This improves the efficiency of the device (1) substantially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Georg Bogner, Herbert Brunner, Gunter Waitl
  • 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: 20080203410
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making LED chips provided with a luminescence conversion material containing at least one phosphor. In the method, a layer composite is prepared that includes an LED layer sequence for a multiplicity of LED chips and comprises on a main surface at least one electrical contact surface for each LED chip, for electrically connecting said chip. A layer of adhesion promoter is applied to the main surface and selectively removed from at least portions of the contact surfaces. At least one phosphor is then applied to the main surface. Alternatively, a luminescence conversion material is applied to the main surface and selectively removed from at least portions of the contact surfaces. The invention also relates to an LED chip provided with a luminescence conversion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Brunner, Dieter Eissler, Berthold Hahn, Volker Harle, Harald Jager, Gertrud Krauter, Gunter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20080149958
    Abstract: The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into radiation of a longer wavelength. This makes it possible to produce light-emitting diodes which radiate polychromatic light, in particular white light, with only a single light-emitting semiconductor body. A particularly preferred luminescence conversion dye is YAG:Ce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Ulrike Reeh, Klaus Hohn, Norbert Stath, Gunter Waitl, Peter Schlotter, Jurgen Schneider, Ralf Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20070290383
    Abstract: A method for producing a lens mold suitable for manufacturing a field of micro-lenses is disclosed. The method includes the step of molding the lens mold from a sheaf of closely-packed balls held by a hexagonal mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Wolfgang Gramann, Patrick Kromotis, Werner Marchl, Werner Spath, Gunter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20070269927
    Abstract: A method for patterned metallization of a plastic-containing body, which comprises the steps of producing the body via a two-component injection-molding process with at least two plastics, one of which is non-metallizable, and metallizing the body in such a way that a metallized region and a non-metallized region are formed, wherein the non-metallized region is determined by the non-metallizable plastic. A method for the patterned metallization of a plastic-containing body in particular a package body for an optoelectronic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Hofer, Herbert Brunner, Frank Mollmer, Gunter Waitl, Rainer Sewald, Markus Zeiler
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20070184629
    Abstract: Presented is a method for simultaneously producing a multiplicity of surface-mountable semiconductor components each having at least one semiconductor chip, at least two external electrical connections, which are electrically conductively connected to at least two electrical contacts of the semiconductor chip, and an encapsulation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Jorg Sorg, Gunter Waitl
  • Publication number: 20070166853
    Abstract: The invention concerns an LED arrangement with at least one LED chip comprising a radiation decoupling surface through which the bulk of the electromagnetic radiation generated in the LED chip is decoupled. Arranged on the radiation decoupling surface is at least one phosphor layer for converting the electromagnetic radiation generated in the LED chip. A housing envelops portions of the LED chip and the phosphor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Ewald Guenther, Gunter Waitl, Herbert Brunner, Jorg Strauss
  • Patent number: 7193299
    Abstract: A leadframe for a surface-mountable radiation-emitting component, preferably a light-emitting diode component, having at least one chip connection region and at least one external connection strip. The leadframe is formed in planar fashion and a deformation element, preferably a spring element, is arranged between the chip connection region and the external connection strip. The deformation element enables an elastic or plastic deformation of the leadframe in the plane of the leadframe. A housing, a surface-mountable component and an arrangement having a plurality of such components are furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Georg Bogner, Gunter Waitl