Patents by Inventor Stefan Groetsch

Stefan Groetsch 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: 20160380172
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a component arrangement with at least two electrical components arranged next to one another in a product configuration. Each of the electrical components have at least two electrical terminal contacts and the components arranged next to one another are mechanically connected to one another by an adhesive arranged between the components, and the component arrangement is designed for the individual components of the component arrangement to be applied together to a circuit carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Stefan Groetsch, Tobias Gebuhr, Michael Zitzlsperger, Thomas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20160258588
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component and an adaptive headlight are disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a carrier having a carrier top side and a carrier underside, a plurality of active zones, which are fitted at the carrier top side and which are designed for emitting radiation, electrical contact locations at the carrier underside, which are designed for electrically connecting the semiconductor component and a drive unit for electrically addressing the semiconductor component and for electrically driving the active zones, wherein the active zones are fitted in a regular grid at the carrier top side, wherein the grid has a grid pitch, wherein geometrical midpoints of radiation main sides of the active zones lie on grid points of the grid, and wherein a distance between the geometrical midpoints of marginal active zones and a closest edge of the carrier is at most 50% of the grid pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Norbert Häfner
  • Publication number: 20160254427
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a light-emitting diode and a receiving device on which the light-emitting diode is received. The receiving device includes a securing device that has an adhesive to allow the receiving device to be adhered to a carrier which supports the receiving device. A method for processing an optoelectronic component, a method for equipping a carrier with an optoelectronic component, and a device for receiving an optoelectronic component are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ulrich FREI, Stefan GRÖTSCH, Norbert HÄFNER, Kurt-Jürgen LANG
  • Patent number: 9431378
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a carrier including a metallic basic body having an outer face including a mounting face; and at least two light-emitting diode chips affixed to the carrier at least indirectly at the mounting face, wherein the at least two light-emitting diode chips are embedded in a reflective coating covering the mounting face and side faces of the at least two light-emitting diode chips, the at least two light-emitting diode chips have radiation exit surfaces facing away from the carrier, and the at least two light-emitting diode chips protrude with radiation exit surfaces out of the reflective coating, or the reflective coating terminates flush with the radiation exit surfaces of the at least two light-emitting diode chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Reill, Georg Bogner, Stefan Grötsch
  • Publication number: 20160195231
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement includes a light source, a taper, and a two-dimensional image generator, wherein the taper guides light from the light source to the two-dimensional image generator, and the lighting arrangement is configured as a motor vehicle headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Stefan Grötsch
  • Publication number: 20160197044
    Abstract: A method of processing an optoelectronic component includes a light source having at least one luminous area formed by one or a plurality of light emitting diodes and a receptacle device that receives the light source, including determining a deviation of an actual position of the light source at the receptacle device from a desired position of the light source at the receptacle device, and forming at least one marking at the receptacle device that indicates the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Norbert HAEFNER, Ulrich FREI, Stefan GROETSCH, Kurt-Juergen LANG
  • Patent number: 9307647
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base body, which has a top side and also an underside lying opposite the top side. The base body has connection locations at its underside. An electronic component is arranged at the base body at the top side of the base body. The base body has at least one side area having at least one point of inspection having a first region and second region. The second region is embodied as an indentation in the first region. The first and the second region contain different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Stefan Groetsch
  • Publication number: 20160069539
    Abstract: A method of producing a conversion element includes providing a conversion body that converts electromagnetic radiation with regard to the wavelength thereof; applying an inorganic material to at least one portion of the conversion body; and forming a reflective layer that reflects the electromagnetic radiation and/or converted electromagnetic radiation with the inorganic material such that the inorganic material of the reflective layer enters into an adhesive connection with the conversion body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Michael Brandl
  • Patent number: 9255702
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lightning module is disclosed. The LED lighting module includes a heat sink, a circuit board, a carrier, semiconductor chips such as LEDs arranged on an upper surface of the carrier, and at least one holding device pressing a lower surface of the substrate against an upper surface of the heat sink. The semiconductor chips are electrically connected to the carrier. The carrier is electrically connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Thomas Haug, Alexander Sauerer, Hagen Luckner, Stefan Groetsch
  • Publication number: 20160020365
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier substrate, a single optoelectronic semiconductor chip arranged on the carrier substrate, an emission surface that emits light radiation which is part of a front side of the optoelectronic component, and a reflective layer adjacent to the emission surface at the front side of the optoelectronic component, wherein the emission surface is arranged such that the emission surface forms a part of an edge of the front side of the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael BRANDL, Stefan GRÖTSCH
  • Publication number: 20150351176
    Abstract: A method is set up to operate an arrangement that has N radiation-emitting semiconductor chips arranged in an electric series circuit. The arrangement includes multiple switching elements, wherein to each of the semiconductor chips one of the switching elements is connected electrically in parallel. The arrangement includes a controller for the mutually independent activation of the switching elements. The arrangement includes a constant current circuit for energizing the series circuit. When switching off, the respective semiconductor chip associated with a switching element is bridged electrically by the switching element. A protective module of the arrangement is set up to reduce or to prevent current peaks when one or more of the semiconductor chips is/are switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Norbert Häfner, Ulrich Frei, Stefan Grötsch, Rainer Huber
  • Publication number: 20150338044
    Abstract: A headlight device is disclosed. In an embodiment a headlight device includes a laser light source configured to emit collimated primary radiation, a conversion element comprising conversion regions configured to at least partly convert the collimated primary radiation into secondary radiation and to form luminous regions during operation, and separating webs which separate the conversion regions from one another, wherein the separating webs are nontransmissive to the collimated primary radiation and secondary radiation and a deflection unit configured to direct the collimated primary radiation onto the conversion element and to guide the collimated primary radiation as a scanning beam over partial regions of the conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Stefan Grötsch
  • Patent number: 9190394
    Abstract: An LED module has an electrically insulating main body, a base surface and a mounting surface located opposite the base surface. A number of electrical connection contacts are arranged at the mounting surface. The connection contacts do not adjoin the base surface. A heat sink is arranged in the main body. The heat sink extends from the mounting surface as far as the base surface. Furthermore, the LED module has a number of LED chips, each having an electrically insulating carrier substrate at a chip underside and two chip contacts at a chip top side. The LED chips are arranged with the electrically insulating carrier substrate on the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Michael Zitzlsperger, Stefan Groetsch
  • Publication number: 20150319814
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a first functional region having an active zone provided for generating radiation or for receiving radiation, and a second functional region, which is suitable for contributing to the driving of the first functional region. The first functional region and the second functional region are integrated on the same carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Matthias Kiessling, Michael Wittmann, Stefan Gruber
  • Publication number: 20150167938
    Abstract: A method for producing an illuminant is specified, in which a positioning device (3) holds an optoelectronic semiconductor component (1) inside a tolerance range (4) on the upper side of a connection carrier (2) during the mechanical fixation and electrical connecting of the optoelectronic semiconductor component (1) to the connection carrier (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Frank Singer
  • Publication number: 20150144985
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base body, which has a top side and also an underside lying opposite the top side. The base body has connection locations at its underside. An electronic component is arranged at the base body at the top side of the base body. The base body has at least one side area having at least one point of inspection having a first region and second region. The second region is embodied as an indentation in the first region. The first and the second region contain different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Stefan Groetsch
  • Publication number: 20150108531
    Abstract: A method of producing a component carrier for an electronic component includes a lead frame section including an electrically conductive material, the lead frame section having a first contact section that forms a first electrical contact element, a second contact section that forms a second electrical contact element, and a reception region that receives the electronic component, at least the reception region and the second contact section being electrically conductively connected to one another, a thermally conductive and electrically insulating intermediate element that dissipates heat from the reception region and electrically insulates the reception region formed at least on an opposite side of the lead frame section from the reception region, and a thermal contact that thermally contacts the electronic component formed at least on a side of the intermediate element facing away from the reception region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM Optp Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Stefan Grötsch, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Patent number: 8981238
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base body, which has a top side and also an underside lying opposite the top side. The base body has connection locations at its underside. An electronic component is arranged at the base body at the top side of the base body. The base body has at least one side area having at least one point of inspection having a first region and second region. The second region is embodied as an indentation in the first region. The first and the second region contain different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Stefan Grötsch
  • Patent number: 8963181
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting component includes a semiconductor layer stack having an active region that emits electromagnetic radiation, and at least one surface of the semiconductor layer stack or of an optical element that transmits the electromagnetic radiation wherein the surface has a normal vector, wherein on the at least one surface of the semiconductor layer stack or of the optical element through which the electromagnetic radiation passes, an antireflection layer is arranged such that, for a predetermined wavelength, it has a minimum reflection at a viewing angle relative to the normal vector of the surface at which an increase in a zonal luminous flux of the electromagnetic radiation has approximately a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Jan Marfeld, Jörg E. Sorg, Moritz Engl, Steffen Köhler
  • Publication number: 20150041834
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a carrier including a metallic basic body having an outer face including a mounting face; and at least two light-emitting diode chips affixed to the carrier at least indirectly at the mounting face, wherein the at least two light-emitting diode chips are embedded in a reflective coating covering the mounting face and side faces of the at least two light-emitting diode chips, the at least two light-emitting diode chips have radiation exit surfaces facing away from the carrier, and the at least two light-emitting diode chips protrude with radiation exit surfaces out of the reflective coating, or the reflective coating terminates flush with the radiation exit surfaces of the at least two light-emitting diode chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Joachim Reill, Georg Bogner, Stefan Grötsch