Patents by Inventor Jorg Erich Sorg

Jorg Erich Sorg 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: 11955767
    Abstract: In an embodiment a radiation-emitting component includes a first semiconductor chip configured to generate first primary electromagnetic radiation, a second semiconductor chip configured to generate second primary electromagnetic radiation, a first conversion element configured to partially convert the first and/or the second primary electromagnetic radiation into a first secondary radiation, wherein the first semiconductor chip is a first semiconductor laser diode, wherein the first primary electromagnetic radiation is blue primary radiation and wherein the first secondary radiation is green secondary radiation and a first optical element arranged between radiation emitting surfaces of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, wherein the first optical element is reflective for the first primary radiation and the second primary radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, David Racz
  • Publication number: 20240088622
    Abstract: In one embodiment the semiconductor laser comprises a carrier and an edge-emitting laser diode which is mounted on the carrier and which comprises an active zone for generating a laser radiation and a facet with a radiation exit region. The semiconductor laser further comprises a protective cover, preferably a lens for collimation of the laser radiation. The protective cover is fastened to the facet and to a side surface of the carrier by means of an adhesive. A mean distance between a light entrance side of the protective cover and the facet is at most 60 ?m. The semiconductor laser is configured to be operated in a normal atmosphere without additional gas-tight encapsulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Harald KÖNIG, Alfred LELL, Florian PESKOLLER, Karsten AUEN, Roland SCHULZ, Herbert BRUNNER, Frank SINGER, Roland HÜTTINGER
  • Publication number: 20240030677
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor laser including a carrier, an edge-emitting laser diode which is arranged on the carrier and which has an active zone for generating laser radiation and a facet with a radiation exit area, an optical element which covers the facet, a connecting material which is arranged between the optical element and the facet, a molded body which covers the laser diode and the optical element at least in places, wherein the optical element is at least partially transparent to the laser radiation emitted by the laser diode during operation, and the optical element is designed to change the main propagation direction of the laser radiation entering the optical element during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Frank Singer, Christoph Koller
  • Patent number: 11870214
    Abstract: In one embodiment the semiconductor laser comprises a carrier and an edge-emitting laser diode which is mounted on the carrier and which comprises an active zone for generating a laser radiation and a facet with a radiation exit region. The semiconductor laser further comprises a protective cover, preferably a lens for collimation of the laser radiation. The protective cover is fastened to the facet and to a side surface of the carrier by means of an adhesive. A mean distance between a light entrance side of the protective cover and the facet is at most 60 ?m. The semiconductor laser is configured to be operated in a normal atmosphere without additional gas-tight encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Harald König, Alfred Lell, Florian Peskoller, Karsten Auen, Roland Schulz, Herbert Brunner, Frank Singer, Roland Hüttinger
  • Publication number: 20240006841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-emitting laser component including:—an edge-emitting laser diode which is designed to generate electromagnetic laser radiation, and—a substrate, on which the edge-emitting laser diode is arranged, wherein—the edge-emitting laser diode has a contact layer,—the substrate has a substrate web, and—the contact layer is connected to the substrate web by means of a solder layer in a mechanically stable manner. The invention also relates to a method for producing a radiation-emitting laser component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventor: Jörg Erich SORG
  • Publication number: 20230420913
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component including a semiconductor chip having a coupling-out facet that emits electromagnetic primary radiation during operation, —a functional layer, wherein the coupling-out facet is at least partially covered by the functional layer, and —the functional layer is a catalytic layer. The invention also relates to a method for producing an optoelectronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventor: Jörg Erich Sorg
  • Publication number: 20230408895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser projection arrangement. The arrangement includes a sub-mount carrier with a main surface and at least one edge-emitting laser arranged on the sub-mount. The at least one edge-emitting laser is facing the sub-mount and includes at least one laser facet that is located at a predefined distance from the main surface of the sub-mount. A planar light circuit with at least one light guide has an inlet and is arranged on the sub-mount such that the at least one light guide and the inlet is located at the predefined distance from the main surface of the sub-mount facing the at least one laser facet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Nicole BERNER
  • Patent number: 11825244
    Abstract: A planar light circuit comprises a substrate and a first pixel. The first pixel comprises a first number N of laser diodes, a first waveguide located on the substrate, a first number N of inlets which couple the first number N of laser diodes to the first waveguide and a first outlet. The first waveguide couples the first number N of inlets to the first outlet. An arrangement comprises the planar light circuit. The arrangement is realized as data glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Hubert Halbritter, Ann Russell
  • Patent number: 11810845
    Abstract: Carrier with an electrically insulating base material, electrically conductive through-connections and a thermal connection element. The through-connections and the thermal connection element are each completely surrounded by the base material in the lateral direction, the thermal connection element and the through-connections completely penetrating the base material perpendicularly to the main extension plane of the carrier, and the thermal connection element being formed with a material which has a thermal conductivity of at least 200 W/(m K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Konrad Wagner, Michael Förster, Josef Hirn
  • Patent number: 11789347
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser projection arrangement. The arrangement includes a sub-mount carrier with a main surface and at least one edge-emitting laser arranged on the sub-mount. The at least one edge-emitting laser is facing the sub-mount and includes at least one laser facet that is located at a predefined distance from the main surface of the sub-mount. A planar light circuit with at least one light guide has an inlet and is arranged on the sub-mount such that the at least one light guide and the inlet is located at the predefined distance from the main surface of the sub-mount facing the at least one laser facet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Nicole Berner
  • Publication number: 20230327394
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor component includes at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating radiation and a housing, in which the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip is hermetically encapsulated. The housing includes a housing cover which is secured to a housing main part by a connection means. The housing additionally includes a gas exchange channel which is hermetically sealed by a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Roland HUETTINGER, Matthias HOFMANN, Steffen STRAUSS, Herbert BRUNNER, Ralph WAGNER
  • Patent number: 11749959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor laser including a carrier, an edge-emitting laser diode which is arranged on the carrier and which has an active zone for generating laser radiation and a facet with a radiation exit area, an optical element which covers the facet, a connecting material which is arranged between the optical element and the facet, a molded body which covers the laser diode and the optical element at least in places, wherein the optical element is at least partially transparent to the laser radiation emitted by the laser diode during operation, and the optical element is designed to change the main propagation direction of the laser radiation entering the optical element during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Frank Singer, Christoph Koller
  • Patent number: 11735887
    Abstract: In one embodiment the semiconductor laser (1) comprises a carrier (2) and an edge-emitting laser diode (3) which is mounted on the carrier (2) and which comprises an active zone (33) for generating a laser radiation (L) and a facet (30) with a radiation exit region (31). The semiconductor laser (1) further comprises a protective cover (4), preferably a lens for collimation of the laser radiation (L). The protective cover (4) is fastened to the facet (30) and to a side surface (20) of the carrier (2) by means of an adhesive (5). A mean distance between a light entrance side (41) of the protective cover (4) and the facet (30) is at most 60 ?m. The semiconductor laser (1) is configured to be operated in a normal atmosphere without additional gas-tight encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Harald König, Alfred Lell, Florian Peskoller, Karsten Auen, Roland Schulz, Herbert Brunner, Frank Singer, Roland Hüttinger
  • Publication number: 20230253754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser device which includes at least one laser diode having an emission surface via which the laser diode can emit laser light during operation, and a screening element having an entry surface facing the emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Markus Reinhard HORN, Jan SEIDENFADEN, Harald KÖNIG
  • Publication number: 20230198231
    Abstract: In an embodiment a semiconductor laser component includes a plurality of semiconductor lasers, each of the semiconductor lasers configured to emit primary electromagnetic radiation of a primary spectral bandwidth in a visible wavelength range and a beam combiner configured to combine the primary electromagnetic radiations emitted from the semiconductor lasers, form secondary electromagnetic radiation from a superposition of the primary electromagnetic radiations of the semiconductor lasers and couple the secondary electromagnetic radiation out from the beam combiner, wherein the secondary electromagnetic radiation has a secondary spectral bandwidth that is at least twice as large as an average value of the primary spectral bandwidths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Markus Reinhard Horn, Jan Seidenfaden, Harald König
  • Publication number: 20230170667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a semi-conductor laser arrangement, in which a first laser diode chip is arranged on a first intermediate support. A second laser diode chip is arranged on a second intermediate support. The second laser diode chip with the second intermediate support is arranged on the first intermediate support, the second intermediate support being arranged on a side of the second laser diode chip facing away from the first intermediate support. The invention furthermore relates to a semi-conductor arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Reinhard HORN, Jörg Erich SORG, Harald KÖNIG
  • Publication number: 20230092838
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises a carrier, a first semiconductor laser configured to emit a first laser radiation and applied on the carrier, and a multi-mode waveguide configured to guide the first laser radiation and also applied on the carrier, wherein the multi-mode waveguide comprises at least one furcation and a plurality of branches connected by the at least one furcation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alan Lenef, Abdullah Gok, Jörg Erich Sorg
  • Patent number: 11611191
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component is provided that includes a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, which emits electromagnetic radiation from a radiation exit surface during operation, a carrier comprising at least two first contact points, and a cover including at least two second contact points, wherein the at least two first contact points and the at least two second contact points are electrically conductively and/or thermally conductively connected to one another by a first plurality of nanowires and a second plurality of nanowires, and the nanowires provide a mechanically stable connection between the carrier and the cover. In addition, a method for producing an optoelectronic component is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Jörg Erich Sorg
  • Publication number: 20230068945
    Abstract: In one embodiment the semiconductor laser comprises a carrier and an edge-emitting laser diode which is mounted on the carrier and which comprises an active zone for generating a laser radiation and a facet with a radiation exit region. The semiconductor laser further comprises a protective cover, preferably a lens for collimation of the laser radiation. The protective cover is fastened to the facet and to a side surface of the carrier by means of an adhesive. A mean distance between a light entrance side of the protective cover and the facet is at most 60 ?m. The semiconductor laser is configured to be operated in a normal atmosphere without additional gas-tight encapsulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich SORG, Harald KÖNIG, Alfred LELL, Florian PESKOLLER, Karsten AUEN, Roland SCHULZ, Herbert BRUNNER, Frank SINGER, Roland HÜTTINGER
  • Publication number: 20220360039
    Abstract: A laser package is described, the laser package comprising a plurality of laser diodes separately attached to at least one sub-mount having respective connecting pads, wherein, during operation, each of the laser diodes emits light having a fast axis and a slow axis defining a fast axis plane and a slow axis plane, wherein the fast axis planes of all laser diodes are parallel to each other and the distance between the fast axis planes of at least two laser diodes is smaller than the lateral distance between these laser diodes. Furthermore, a system with at least two laser packages is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ann Russell, Yochay Danziger, Jörg Erich Sorg, Hubert Halbritter, Alan Lenef