Patents by Inventor Nikolaus Gmeinwieser

Nikolaus Gmeinwieser 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).

  • Publication number: 20120313138
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes an epitaxially grown semiconductor layer sequence based on GaN, InGaN, AlGaN and/or InAlGaN, a p-doped layer sequence, an n-doped layer sequence, an active zone that generates an electromagnetic radiation and is situated between the p-doped layer sequence and the n-doped layer sequence, and at least one AlxGa 1-xN-based intermediate layer where 0<x?1, which is situated at a same side of the active zone as the n-doped layer sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Peter, Tobias Meyer, Nikolaus Gmeinwieser, Tetsuya Taki, Hans-Jürgen Lugauer, Alexander Walter
  • Publication number: 20120273824
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer and a light-outcoupling layer applied at least indirectly on a radiation permeable surface of the semiconductor layer sequence. A material of the light-outcoupling layer is different from a material of the semiconductor layer sequence and refractive indices of the materials of the light-outcoupling layer and of the semiconductor layer sequence differ from each other by 20% at most. Recesses in the light-outcoupling layer form facets, wherein the recesses do not penetrate the light-outcoupling layer completely. The facets have a total area of at least 25% of an area of the radiation permeable surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaus Gmeinwieser, Matthias Sabathil, Andreas Leber
  • Publication number: 20120146044
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1), the latter comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2) comprising at least one active layer (3) designed for generating an electromagnetic radiation. Furthermore, the optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1) has coupling-out structures (4), which are fitted at least indirectly on a radiation passage area (20) of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). In this case, a material of the coupling-out structures (4) is different than a material of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). The refractive indices of the materials of the coupling-out structures (4) and of the semiconductor layer sequence (2) deviate from one another by at most 30%. Furthermore, facets (40) of the coupling-out structures (4) have a total area amounting to at least 30% of an area content of the radiation passage area (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaus Gmeinwieser, Matthias Sabathil, Andreas Leber
  • Publication number: 20120132945
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence. The semiconductor layer sequence contains at least one active layer for generating primary radiation. In addition, the semiconductor layer sequence includes a plurality of conversion layers, the conversion layers being designed to absorb the primary radiation at least partially and to convert it into secondary radiation of a longer wavelength than the primary radiation. Furthermore the semiconductor layer sequence comprises a roughening which extends at least into the conversion layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Nikolaus Gmeinwieser, Berthold Hahn
  • Publication number: 20110175121
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component (100) comprises a first semiconductor layer stack (101), which has an active layer (110) designed for the emission of radiation and a main area (111). A separating layer (103) is arranged on said main area, said separating layer forming a semitransparent mirror. The optoelectronic component comprises a second semiconductor layer stack (102), which is arranged at the separating layer and which has a further active layer (120) designed for the emission of radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Nikolaus Gmeinwieser, Berthold Hahn