Patents by Inventor Kai Franz

Kai Franz 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: 9702513
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising a pump laser matrix (2) and a phosphor arrangement. The pump laser matrix (2) is configured to emit pump radiation (7) having a controllable pump radiation power distribution for the irradiation of the phosphor arrangement (4). The phosphor arrangement (4) comprises at least two different phosphors (R, Y, G) which can be irradiated with the pump radiation (7) and re-emit said pump radiation in a manner such that it is at least partly and in each case differently wavelength-converted. The lighting device (1) is configured to generate, with the aid of the pump laser matrix (2), a controllable distribution of the surface power density of the pump radiation on the phosphors (R, Y, G) of the phosphor arrangement (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Kroell, Ulrich Hartwig, Kai Franz, Klaus Finsterbusch
  • Publication number: 20160010812
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising a pump laser matrix (2) and a phosphor arrangement. The pump laser matrix (2) is configured to emit pump radiation (7) having a controllable pump radiation power distribution for the irradiation of the phosphor arrangement (4). The phosphor arrangement (4) comprises at least two different phosphors (R, Y, G) which can be irradiated with the pump radiation (7) and re-emit said pump radiation in a manner such that it is at least partly and in each case differently wavelength-converted. The lighting device (1) is configured to generate, with the aid of the pump laser matrix (2), a controllable distribution of the surface power density of the pump radiation on the phosphors (R, Y, G) of the phosphor arrangement (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Josef KROELL, Ulrich HARTWIG, Kai FRANZ, Klaus FINSTERBUSCH
  • Publication number: 20130329448
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an exciting light source for emitting exciting light; a phosphor element having a phosphor for converting at least partially the exciting light into yellow light; a solid state light source for emitting blue light; and an optical system for guiding the exciting light onto the phosphor element and guiding and mixing the converted yellow light and the blue light. The optical system includes a dichroic mirror for reflecting blue light and transmitting yellow light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Kai Franz, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Patent number: 7974506
    Abstract: A device for emitting a first and a second electromagnetic radiation (13, 23, 53) via a radiation coupling-out surface (5) along a device beam path. A first radiation-emitting arrangement (1) has at least one first radiation-emitting component (10) which emits the first electromagnetic radiation (13). A second radiation-emitting arrangement (2) has at least one second radiation-emitting component (20) which emits the second electromagnetic radiation (23). Furthermore, the device has a radiation-directing element (3), wherein the radiation coupling-out surface (5) is arranged in the beam path of the second radiation-emitting arrangement (2) and the radiation-directing element (3) directs the first electromagnetic radiation (13) to the radiation coupling-out surface (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Dirk Wittenberg, Kai Franz
  • Publication number: 20080157009
    Abstract: A device for emitting a first and a second electromagnetic radiation (13, 23, 53) via a radiation coupling-out surface (5) along a device beam path. A first radiation-emitting arrangement (1) has at least one first radiation-emitting component (10) which emits the first electromagnetic radiation (13). A second radiation-emitting arrangement (2) has at least one second radiation-emitting component (20) which emits the second electromagnetic radiation (23). Furthermore, the device has a radiation-directing element (3), wherein the radiation coupling-out surface (5) is arranged in the beam path of the second radiation-emitting arrangement (2) and the radiation-directing element (3) directs the first electromagnetic radiation (13) to the radiation coupling-out surface (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH
    Inventors: Dirk Wittenberg, Kai Franz