Patents by Inventor Klaus Finsterbusch

Klaus Finsterbusch 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: 9781394
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, including an excitation radiation source and a two-sided luminescent-material wheel. At least one luminescent material is provided on each of the two sides of the two-sided luminescent-material wheel, thus both on the front side and on the opposite back side. The luminescent materials on both sides are excited sequentially in time. For this purpose, at least one transmissive region is provided in the rotating luminescent-material wheel, through which transmissive region the excitation radiation can radiate, which excitation radiation can be deflected onto the luminescent material on the back side by means of an optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hartwig, Klaus Finsterbusch
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9581313
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus has a light source emitting primary light; a reflector device with first and second focal points; a rotatable light wheel with two functional regions; a primary light device irradiated by the light source and having functionally assigned to it one of the functional regions as a primary light functional region, the first focal point being located at the primary light device; a utility light device to which is functionally assigned another of the functional regions as a utility light functional region, the second focal point being located at the utility light device; a primary light functional region having in a first rotational position of the light wheel at least one phosphor sensitive to the primary light; and a utility light functional region being transmissive to the light whose wavelength is converted by the primary light functional region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20160165194
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, including an excitation radiation source and a two-sided luminescent-material wheel. At least one luminescent material is provided on each of the two sides of the two-sided luminescent-material wheel, thus both on the front side and on the opposite back side. The luminescent materials on both sides are excited sequentially in time. For this purpose, at least one transmissive region is provided in the rotating luminescent-material wheel, through which transmissive region the excitation radiation can radiate, which excitation radiation can be deflected onto the luminescent material on the back side by means of an optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hartwig, Klaus Finsterbusch
  • Patent number: 9310054
    Abstract: A dual fluorescent wheel with two disk-shaped carrier elements which are interconnected by wing-type cooling ribs is disclosed. When the dual fluorescent wheel rotates, air flows in through an axial opening in one of the carrier elements, the air flows radially through the interspace between the carrier elements or the wing-type cooling ribs and flows out at the edge. This airflow improves the dissipation of heat which is produced when an excitation laser irradiates the annular fluorescent strips located on the two exterior faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig, Nico Morgenbrod
  • Patent number: 9291333
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, an illumination arrangement is provided, including a light source for providing laser light and a diffusely reflective material and/or a phosphorescent material and/or a fluorescent material, which is arranged on a surface in the illumination arrangement in such a way that light provided by the light source impinges on the material, wherein the surface forms a hollow body having one or more partial surfaces which are arranged in a manner facing one another at least in part in such a way that light reflected or generated by material arranged on one partial surface impinges at least partly on material arranged on the same or another partial surface of the surface, and both the incidence of the laser light and the emission of the reflected or generated light are effected via the same surface of the one or more partial surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Tobias Gleitsmann, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Patent number: 9279987
    Abstract: A reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43) which is configured in order to transmit light (P1) of at least one first wavelength, concentrate light (P1) shone through the reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43) onto a first focal point (F) and reflect light (R) of at least one second wavelength, shone from the first focal point (F) onto the reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43), onto a second focal point (F?) of the reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9169993
    Abstract: A luminous device with at least one rotatable luminous region carrier having at least two luminous regions and a first light source and a second light source, each for irradiating at least one part of the luminous regions, is disclosed. The first light source and the second light source of the luminous device emit light of different colors and at least one of the luminous regions is a phosphor which can be irradiated by the light from the first light source and can reemit said light in an at least partly wavelength-converted fashion. At least one of the luminous regions of the luminous device can be irradiated by the light from the second light source and that light is scattered by the luminous region without wavelength conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Finsterbusch
  • Patent number: 9134596
    Abstract: A light module for a projection device may include: at least one light source designed to emit partly polarization radiation; and a first polarization beam splitter, which is arranged in the beam path of the radiation emitted by the at least one light source, wherein the polarization beam splitter is designed to provide radiation of a first polarization at a first output and radiation of a second polarization at a second output. The light module includes a first beam cube arranged in the beam path of the radiation, a first to fourth LCD panels; a second dichroic beam splitter arranged between a first output of the first polarization beam splitter and a first input of the beam cube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Patent number: 9074755
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising at least one reflector, at least one luminous region containing phosphor, and at least one laser, wherein the at least one luminous region is adapted to be excited to emit light by at least one laser and at least part of the light emitted by the at least one luminous region is incident on the at least one reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20140177663
    Abstract: A semiconductor emitter (1; 12; 14; 18; 21; 23; 25; 27; 30; 32; 34), comprising an amplifier medium (2) and at least one waveguide (3, 4) arranged at the amplifier medium (2), wherein at least one light coupling-out region (10; 13; 15; 19; 20; 22; 24; 26a-e; 33; 35) is present at at least one waveguide (3), and at least one wavelength-converting phosphor (11; 28; 31r, 31g, 31b) is disposed downstream of at least one coupling-out region (10; 13; 15; 19, 20; 22; 24; 26a-e; 33; 35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig, Josef Kroell, Nico Morgenbrod
  • Publication number: 20140146244
    Abstract: A light module for a projection device may include: at least one light source designed to emit partly polarization radiation; and a first polarization beam splitter, which is arranged in the beam path of the radiation emitted by the at least one light source, wherein the polarization beam splitter is designed to provide radiation of a first polarization at a first output and radiation of a second polarization at a second output. The light module includes a first beam cube arranged in the beam path of the radiation, a first to fourth LCD panels; a second dichroic beam splitter arranged between a first output of the first polarization beam splitter and a first input of the beam cube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20130329421
    Abstract: A reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43) which is configured in order to transmit light (P1) of at least one first wavelength, concentrate light (P1) shone through the reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43) onto a first focal point (F) and reflect light (R) of at least one second wavelength, shone from the first focal point (F) onto the reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43), onto a second focal point (F?) of the reflector/imaging optical element (11; 43).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20130329426
    Abstract: Lighting apparatus comprising a light source emitting primary light; a reflector device with first and second focal points; a rotatable light wheel with two functional regions; a primary light device irradiated by the light source and having functionally assigned to it one of the functional regions as a primary light functional region, the first focal point being located at the primary light device; a utility light device to which is functionally assigned another of the functional regions as a utility light functional region, the second focal point being located at the utility light device; a primary light functional region having in a first rotational position of the light wheel at least one phosphor sensitive to the primary light; and a utility light functional region being transmissive to the light whose wavelength is converted by the primary light functional region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20130314896
    Abstract: A luminous device with at least one rotatable luminous region carrier having at least two luminous regions and a first light source and a second light source, each for irradiating at least one part of the luminous regions, is disclosed. The first light source and the second light source of the luminous device emit light of different colors and at least one of the luminous regions is a phosphor which can be irradiated by the light from the first light source and can reemit said light in an at least partly wavelength-converted fashion. At least one of the luminous regions of the luminous device can be irradiated by the light from the second light source and that light is scattered by the luminous region without wavelength conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Finsterbusch
  • Publication number: 20130301237
    Abstract: A dual fluorescent wheel with two disk-shaped carrier elements which are interconnected by wing-type cooling ribs is disclosed. When the dual fluorescent wheel rotates, air flows in through an axial opening in one of the carrier elements, the air flows radially through the interspace between the carrier elements or the wing-type cooling ribs and flows out at the edge. This airflow improves the dissipation of heat which is produced when an excitation laser irradiates the annular fluorescent strips located on the two exterior faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig, Nico Morgenbrod
  • Publication number: 20130294049
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, an illumination arrangement is provided, including a light source for providing laser light and a diffusely reflective material and/or a phosphorescent material and/or a fluorescent material, which is arranged on a surface in the illumination arrangement in such a way that light provided by the light source impinges on the material, wherein the surface forms a hollow body having one or more partial surfaces which are arranged in a manner facing one another at least in part in such a way that light reflected or generated by material arranged on one partial surface impinges at least partly on material arranged on the same or another partial surface of the surface, and both the incidence of the laser light and the emission of the reflected or generated light are effected via the same surface of the one or more partial surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Tobias Gleitsmann, Ulrich Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20130271947
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising at least one reflector, at least one luminous region containing phosphor, and at least one laser, wherein the at least one luminous region is adapted to be excited to emit light by at least one laser and at least part of the light emitted by the at least one luminous region is incident on the at least one reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig