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).

  • Patent number: 7976205
    Abstract: A light-emitting module is specified, comprising at least two light sources disposed on a common carrier. At least one of said light sources includes at least two LED chips. Each light source of the module is followed downstream by an optic body of an optical element, and the optic bodies are suitable for guiding electromagnetic radiation to a light exit surface of the optical element. An optical projection apparatus comprising such a light-emitting module is also specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Sergey Kudaev, Bryce Anton Moffat, Peter Schreiber
  • Patent number: 7976200
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical projection device. Said optical projection device comprises a plurality of light-emitting diode chips and at least one optical element comprising a light input surface which is associated with at least one of the light-emitting diode chips. The light decoupling surface of the light-emitting diode chip, which is adapted to the refraction index, is optically connected to the light input surface of the associated optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Grötsch
  • Publication number: 20110116752
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module comprising: at least one light-emitting diode chip arranged on a carrier, and a mounting attachment fastened to the carrier and at least partly covering the light-emitting diode chip, and having a structured top which allows positioning of an optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Stefan Groetsch
  • Publication number: 20110085144
    Abstract: A multicolour LED, in which layers for generating light of different colours are arranged one above the other, is used as the light source in a projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Elwald Karl Michael Guenther, Alexander Wilm, Siegfried Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20110019411
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module for emitting monochromatic radiation in the visible wavelength range is specified. The module has a plurality of light emitting diode chips which generate UV radiation. The UV radiation is converted into light in the visible range, for example, into green light, by a wavelength converter. The coupling-out of light from the module is optimized by the use of two selectively reflecting and transmitting filters. This module can be used as a light source in a projection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kirstin Petersen, Stefan Grötsch, Stephan Miller, Günter Spath, Norbert Linder, Dominik Eisert, Matthias Peter
  • Publication number: 20100295073
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1) comprises a radiation passage area (3), a contact metallization (2a) applied to the radiation passage area (3), and a first reflective layer sequence (2b) applied to that surface of the contact metallization (2a) which is remote from the radiation passage area (3). An optoelectronic component comprising such a chip is also specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Norbert Linder
  • Patent number: 7837371
    Abstract: A light source, such as for a projection system, having a plurality of semiconductor chips and at least two different, electromagnetic-radiation-emitting chip types with different emission spectra, each semiconductor chip having a chip coupling-out area through which radiation is coupled out. Furthermore, the light source has a plurality of primary optical elements, each semiconductor chip being assigned a primary optical element, which in each case has a light input and a light output and reduces the divergence of at least part of the radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip during the operation thereof. The semiconductor chips with the primary optical elements are arranged in at least two groups that are spatially separate from one another, with the result that the groups emit separate light cones during operation of the semiconductor chips. The separate light cones of the groups are superposed by means of a secondary optical arrangement to form a common light cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Georg Bogner
  • Publication number: 20100230697
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor module includes a chip carrier, a light emitting semiconductor chip mounted on the chip carrier and a cover element with an at least partly light transmissive cover plate, which is arranged on the side of the semiconductor chip facing away from the chip carrier, and has a frame part, wherein the frame part laterally encloses the semiconductor chip, is joined to the cover plate in a joining-layer free fashion and is joined to the chip carrier on its side remote from the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Köhler, Moritz Engl, Frank Singer, Stefan Grötsch, Thomas Zeiler, Mathias Weiss
  • Publication number: 20100207148
    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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Jan Marfeld, Jörg Erich Sorg, Moritz Engl, Steffen Köhler
  • Patent number: 7726835
    Abstract: In an LED array comprising a plurality of radiation-emitting semiconductor chips each of which has a radiation outcoupling surface, the radiation emitted by the semiconductor chips being outcoupled substantially through said radiation outcoupling surface, and a cover body that is transparent to the emitted radiation, the transparent cover body comprises, on a surface facing toward the radiation outcoupling surfaces of the semiconductor chips, one or more conductive traces made of a conductive material that is transparent to the emitted radiation, and the semiconductor chips each comprise, on the radiation outcoupling surface, at least one electrical contact that is connected to the conductive trace or to at least one of the plurality of conductive traces. At least one luminescence conversion material is contained in the transparent cover body and/or applied in a layer to the cover body and/or the semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Moritz Engl, Stefan Grötsch, Patrick Kromotis, Jorg Erich Sorg
  • Patent number: 7723730
    Abstract: A carrier layer (1) for a semiconductor layer sequence comprising an electrical insulation layer (2) containing AlN or a ceramic. Furthermore a method for producing semiconductor chips is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Stefan Illek, Andreas Ploessl, Berthold Hahn
  • Publication number: 20100090610
    Abstract: A pulsed electric operating current that rises during a pulse duration is generated for operating at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component. For this purpose, in a method for producing a control device for operating the at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component, a temporal profile of a thermal impedance representative of the at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component is determined. A profile of the electric operating current that is to be set is determined depending on the determined temporal profile of the thermal impedance. The control device is furthermore designed such that the profile of the operating current that is to be set is set in each case during the pulse duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Zahner, Florian Dams, Peter Holzer, Stefan Groetsch
  • Publication number: 20100084964
    Abstract: At least two semiconductor components emit electromagnetic radiation in different wavelength ranges. The superimposition of these electromagnetic radiations of all semiconductor components has at least one fraction in the visible wavelength range. At least one of the semiconductor components has a luminescence conversion element in the beam path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Georg Bogner, Berthold Hahn, Volker Haerle, Kirstin Petersen
  • Patent number: 7683395
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode arrangement having at least one light-emitting diode chip (1), each light-emitting diode chip (1) being assigned at least one optical element (4). In addition, the light-emitting diode arrangement has at least one heat-conducting element (13) which is suitable to carry away the heat generated by the light-emitting diode chip, and at least one cooling apparatus which is suitable to carry heat away from the heat-conducting element. The light-emitting diode arrangement is particularly well suited, for example, to use in motor vehicle headlamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Huber, Joachim Reill, Kurt-Jürgen Lang, Moritz Engl, Markus Hofmann, Mario Wanninger, Michael Sailer, Stefan Grötsch
  • Publication number: 20100038666
    Abstract: A lens arrangement for an LED display device includes a lens. The lens has a first lens surface and an optical axis. The optical axis penetrates the first lens surface of the lens. Furthermore, the lens arrangement includes a transparent transition body, which is firmly coupled with the lens on the first lens surface, which is more temperature-resistant than the lens and which has an optical axis that is parallel to the optical axis of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Moritz Engl, Steffen Koehler, Simon Bluemel, Michael Hiegler, Thomas Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20100025707
    Abstract: An optical element comprising includes a base body containing a base material, and a filling body containing a filling material, wherein the filling body adheres to the base body. A radiation-emitting component and a method for producing an optical element are futhermore described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Stefan Groetsch
  • Patent number: 7621658
    Abstract: A light-emitting module is specified that comprises a light source, a carrier for said light source, and an optical element, wherein the optical element comprises dowel pins that engage in corresponding recesses in the carrier. The light-emitting module is particularly well suited for use in optical projection apparatuses and in motor vehicle projection lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Moritz Engl, Florin Oswald, Michael Sailer, Alexander Wilm
  • Publication number: 20090251918
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device comprising at least one LED and at least one optical element, wherein the LED and the optical element are aligned with each other by means of at least one dowel pin. A method of making such a lighting device is also specified. The described lighting device is particularly well suited for use in a vehicle headlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Moritz Engl, Stefan Grötsch, Markus Hofmann, Rainer Huber, Kurt-Jurgen Lang, Jóachim Reill, Michael Sailer, Mario Wanninger
  • Patent number: 7581860
    Abstract: A headlight having a multitude of headlight elements, which each have at least one semiconductor chip which emits electromagnetic radiation; a primary optics element, which reduces the divergence of the light which is incident through the light input; and at least one headlight element output, which emits a part of the headlight light from the headlight element. At least some of the headlight element outputs are arranged in at least two groups in such a way that the arrangement of at least one of the groups and/or at least overall arrangement of headlight element outputs of multiple groups corresponds essentially to a desired emission characteristic of the headlight, in that, in particular, it has a shape which corresponds essentially to the cross-sectional shape of a desired headlight beam, wherein the semiconductor chips which belong to the headlight element outputs of one group can each be operated independently of other semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Stefan Grötsch, Joachim Reill
  • Patent number: 7567597
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor component, particularly a power laser diode bar, disposed on a cooling element, wherein the cooling element contains in its interior a cooling channel for conducting a coolant. The coolant channel comprises in at least one region microstructures for effective heat transfer to the coolant. The semiconductor component substantially completely overlaps the region of the cooling channel comprising the microstructures. Disposed between the semiconductor component and the cooling element is an intermediate support so arranged and configured that it compensates for mechanical stresses between the semiconductor component and the cooling element occurring as a result of differing thermal expansions of the semiconductor component and the cooling element. The material of the cooling element particularly preferably has a high modulus of elasticity such that the compensation takes place substantially within the elastic strain regime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Groetsch