Patents by Inventor Matthias EPMEIER

Matthias EPMEIER 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: 11892135
    Abstract: A lighting device is described. The lighting device includes a support structure, which includes a central mounting face and at least one first lateral mounting face adjacent the central mounting face and forming an included angle with the central mounting face of 60° to 90°. The device also includes at least one central light emitting element on the central mounting face and in contact with the support structure and at least one first lateral light emitting element on the first lateral mounting face and in contact with the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Matthias Epmeier
  • Patent number: 11821591
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a support structure (13, 13?), the support structure (13, 13?) comprising a first layer (13a, 13a?) comprising metal and a second layer (13b, 13b?) comprising metal; a central mounting face (18c) formed by a portion of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and by a portion of the second layer (13b, 13b?); and at least one lateral mounting face (18a, 18b) formed by a portion of one of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and the second layer (13b, 13b?); the lighting device (1) further comprising: at least one first light emitting element (11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5) arranged on the central mounting face (18c) in contact with the first layer (13a, 13a?) and in contact with the second layer (13b, 13b?); at least one second light emitting element (12a.1, 12a.2, 12a.3, 12a.4, 12a.5, 12b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Epmeier, Gennadi Tochadse, Bernd Schoenfelder, Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels, Wilbert Heffels
  • Patent number: 11774080
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises a support comprising a mounting section having at least one mounting face. The at least one mounting face has an arrangement direction and comprising at least two contact sections along the arrangement direction. The support further comprises a body section adjacent to the mounting section. The support further comprises a plurality of layered conductors connecting the body section to the at least one mounting face. The lighting device comprises at least one light-emitting element mounted along the arrangement direction of the at least one mounting face such that the at least one light-emitting element is in electrical contact to the at least two contact sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Epmeier, Carsten Weber, Petra Wellmeier, Frank Giese
  • Publication number: 20230272903
    Abstract: A lighting device for mounting to an optical element includes a center ring, a heat sink, at least one housing part and at least one fan. The center ring has a first side and a second side and includes a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the center ring to the optical element. The heat sink includes a lighting module mounting part for connection with at least one relative to the center ring with the entire at least one hollow structure over the first side of the lighting module and at least one hollow structure within the heat sink. The heat sink is positioned center ring. The at least one fan includes at least one blade and a driver. At least a portion of the at least one fan is contained within the at least one housing part with the at least one blade within the at least one hollow structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Marcus Jozef Henricus KESSELS, Matthias EPMEIER, Frank GIESE, Floris Maria Hermansz CROMPVOETS
  • Publication number: 20230235862
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a support structure (13, 13?), the support structure (13, 13?) comprising a first layer (13a, 13a?) comprising metal and a second layer (13b, 13b?) comprising metal; a central mounting face (18c) formed by a portion of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and by a portion of the second layer (13b, 13b?); and at least one lateral mounting face (18a, 18b) formed by a portion of one of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and the second layer (13b, 13b?); the lighting device (1) further comprising: at least one first light emitting element (11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5) arranged on the central mounting face (18c) in contact with the first layer (13a, 13a?) and in contact with the second layer (13b, 13b?); at least one second light emitting element (12a.1, 12a.2, 12a.3, 12a.4, 12a.5, 12b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Gennadi TOCHADSE, Bernd SCHOENFELDER, Marcus Jozef Henricus KESSELS, Wilbert HEFFELS
  • Patent number: 11566767
    Abstract: A lighting device, automotive lighting system and method of manufacturing a light device are described. A lighting device includes a mounting portion, at least one first light emitting element, at least one second light emitting element, and at least one optical component. The mounting portion includes at least a central mounting face and at least one lateral mounting face at an angle with respect to the central mounting face. The at least one first light emitting element is mounted on the central mounting face. The at least one second light emitting element is mounted on the at least one lateral mounting face. The at least one optical component is mounted to the mounting portion and configured to adjust an intensity distribution of light emitted from the at least one of the at least one first light emitting element or the at least one second light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Matthias Epmeier
  • Patent number: 11560994
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a carrier having at least one section that has a triangular cross section. The carrier includes at least one mounting portion on an edge of the triangular cross section, and a heat sink body portion adjacent to, and protruding sidewards from, the at least one mounting portion. At least one structure is mounted to the at least one mounting portion. The at least one structure includes at least one mounting face having an arrangement direction. The at least one lighting module is mounted along the arrangement direction on the at least one mounting face. The at least one light guide is optically coupled to the at least one lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Matthias Epmeier, Florent Monestier
  • Publication number: 20220260226
    Abstract: A lighting device, automotive lighting system and method of manufacturing a light device are described. A lighting device includes a mounting portion, at least one first light emitting element, at least one second light emitting element, and at least one optical component. The mounting portion includes at least a central mounting face and at least one lateral mounting face at an angle with respect to the central mounting face. The at least one first light emitting element is mounted on the central mounting face. The at least one second light emitting element is mounted on the at least one lateral mounting face. The at least one optical component is mounted to the mounting portion and configured to adjust an intensity distribution of light emitted from the at least one of the at least one first light emitting element or the at least one second light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Matthias Epmeier
  • Publication number: 20220260222
    Abstract: A lighting device is described. The lighting device includes a support structure, which includes a central mounting face and at least one first lateral mounting face adjacent the central mounting face and forming an included angle with the central mounting face of 60° to 90°. The device also includes at least one central light emitting element on the central mounting face and in contact with the support structure and at least one first lateral light emitting element on the first lateral mounting face and in contact with the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventor: Matthias Epmeier
  • Publication number: 20220260220
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing light emitting elements is described and includes providing an un-coated light converting platelet. The un-coated light converting platelet has a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces. A plurality of LED dies is provided. Side surfaces of the un-coated light converting platelet are coated with an at least partly reflective material to form a coated light converting platelet. The coated light converting platelet is separated into light converting tiles. An outline of the light converting tiles substantially corresponds to an outline of one of the plurality of LED dies. The light converting tiles and the plurality of LED dies are assembled to form light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Georg Henninger, Benno Spinger, Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels, Matthias Epmeier, Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets
  • Publication number: 20220196233
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises a support comprising a mounting section having at least one mounting face. The at least one mounting face has an arrangement direction and comprising at least two contact sections along the arrangement direction. The support further comprises a body section adjacent to the mounting section. The support further comprises a plurality of layered conductors connecting the body section to the at least one mounting face. The lighting device comprises at least one light-emitting element mounted along the arrangement direction of the at least one mounting face such that the at least one light-emitting element is in electrical contact to the at least two contact sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Carsten Weber, Petra Wellmeier, Frank Giese
  • Patent number: 11280469
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a support structure (13) extending from a heat sink (10) and comprising a mounting section (14) with a central mounting face (14.2), first and second lateral mounting faces (14.1, 14.3), and at least one heat dissipation member (18a, 18b) extending from an outer face (11a.1, 11a.3) of the support structure (13) comprising a respective one of the first and the second lateral mounting faces (14.1, 14.2), the at least one first heat dissipation member (18a, 18b) comprising an inclined surface (19a, 19b) which is inclined with respect to the respective one of the first and the second lateral mounting faces (14.1, 14.3) such that a thickness of the at least one first heat dissipation member (18a, 18b) increases along a direction (40) away from the mounting section (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Epmeier, Bernd Schoenfelder, Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels
  • Patent number: 11274819
    Abstract: A support for light-emitting elements is disclosed. The support comprises a mounting section comprising at least one mounting face. The at least one mounting face has an arrangement direction and is configured to accommodate at least one light-emitting element along the arrangement direction. The support comprises a body section adjacent to the mounting section and having a length that extends parallel to the arrangement direction. The body section protrudes sidewards from the at least one mounting face. The support comprises a plurality of conductors connecting the body section to the at least one mounting face. Each contact section corresponds to a conductor. The plurality of conductors are a layered structure of conductors. An extension direction of the layered structure of the conductors extends substantially perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the at least one mounting face. The layered structure of conductors comprises an angled section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Epmeier, Carsten Weber, Petra Wellmeier, Frank Giese
  • Patent number: 11266017
    Abstract: A lighting device, a method of manufacturing a lighting device and a support are described. A support includes a layered structure of alternating conductors and insulating layers. The layered structure includes a mounting section and a body section adjacent the mounting section. The mounting section includes at least one mounting face that has an arrangement direction and at least three alternating contact sections along the arrangement direction. Each contact section is electrically coupled to one of the conductors and separated from a neighboring one of the contact sections by one of the insulating layers. The body section has a width that protrudes sidewards from the at least one mounting face and a length that extends substantially parallel to the arrangement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Epmeier, Michael Deckers, Frank Giese, Petra Wellmeier, Carsten Weber, Georg Henninger
  • Publication number: 20210348738
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a support structure (13) extending from a heat sink (10) and comprising a mounting section (14) with a central mounting face (14.2), first and second lateral mounting faces (14.1, 14.3), and at least one heat dissipation member (18a, 18b) extending from an outer face (11a.1, 11a.3) of the support structure (13) comprising a respective one of the first and the second lateral mounting faces (14.1, 14.2), the at least one first heat dissipation member (18a, 18b) comprising an inclined surface (19a, 19b) which is inclined with respect to the respective one of the first and the second lateral mounting faces (14.1, 14.3) such that a thickness of the at least one first heat dissipation member (18a, 18b) increases along a direction (40) away from the mounting section (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Bernd SCHOENFELDER, Marcus Jozef Henricus KESSELS
  • Publication number: 20210348733
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a carrier having at least one section that has a triangular cross section. The carrier includes at least one mounting portion on an edge of the triangular cross section, and a heat sink body portion adjacent to, and protruding sidewards from, the at least one mounting portion. At least one structure is mounted to the at least one mounting portion. The at least one structure includes at least one mounting face having an arrangement direction. The at least one lighting module is mounted along the arrangement direction on the at least one mounting face. The at least one light guide is optically coupled to the at least one lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz CROMPVOETS, Matthias EPMEIER, Florent MONESTIER
  • Patent number: 10999936
    Abstract: A method for applying at least one electronic component to a surface is described. The method includes placing a component stencil on a support. At least one electronic component is arranged in a corresponding opening of the component stencil with a top surface of the electronic component on the support. A contact material stencil is positioned on the component stencil such that at least one opening in the contact material stencil is over a corresponding contact region on the bottom surface of the at least one electronic component. A contact material is applied on the at least one contact region of the at least one electronic component within the corresponding opening of the contact material stencil. The contact material stencil is removed from the component stencil. The component stencil is removed from the support. The at least one electronic component is applied to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Epmeier, Petra Wellmeier, Frank Giese, Carsten Weber, Michael Deckers, Georg Henninger
  • Publication number: 20210010666
    Abstract: A support for light-emitting elements is disclosed. The support comprises a mounting section comprising at least one mounting face. The at least one mounting face has an arrangement direction and is configured to accommodate at least one light-emitting element along the arrangement direction. The support comprises a body section adjacent to the mounting section and having a length that extends parallel to the arrangement direction. The body section protrudes sidewards from the at least one mounting face. The support comprises a plurality of conductors connecting the body section to the at least one mounting face. Each contact section corresponds to a conductor. The plurality of conductors are a layered structure of conductors. An extension direction of the layered structure of the conductors extends substantially perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the at least one mounting face. The layered structure of conductors comprises an angled section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Carsten WEBER, Petra WELLMEIER, Frank GIESE
  • Publication number: 20200084893
    Abstract: A method for applying at least one electronic component to a surface is described. The method includes placing a component stencil on a support. At least one electronic component is arranged in a corresponding opening of the component stencil with a top surface of the electronic component on the support. A contact material stencil is positioned on the component stencil such that at least one opening in the contact material stencil is over a corresponding contact region on the bottom surface of the at least one electronic component. A contact material is applied on the at least one contact region of the at least one electronic component within the corresponding opening of the contact material stencil. The contact material stencil is removed from the component stencil. The component stencil is removed from the support. The at least one electronic component is applied to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Lumileds Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Petra WELLMEIER, Frank GIESE, Carsten WEBER, Michael DECKERS, Georg HENNINGER
  • Publication number: 20200084889
    Abstract: A lighting device, a method of manufacturing a lighting device and a support are described. A support includes a layered structure of alternating conductors and insulating layers. The layered structure includes a mounting section and a body section adjacent the mounting section. The mounting section includes at least one mounting face that has an arrangement direction and at least three alternating contact sections along the arrangement direction. Each contact section is electrically coupled to one of the conductors and separated from a neighboring one of the contact sections by one of the insulating layers. The body section has a width that protrudes sidewards from the at least one mounting face and a length that extends substantially parallel to the arrangement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Michael DECKERS, Frank GIESE, Petra WELLMEIER, Carsten WEBER, Georg HENNINGER