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: 7564080
    Abstract: A method for producing a laser diode component having an electrically insulating housing basic body and electrical connecting conductors, which are led out from the housing basic body and are accessible from outside the housing basic body. The housing basic body is produced from a material which is transmissive to a laser radiation emitted by the laser diode component. The housing basic body includes a chip mounting region. A beam axis of the laser diode component runs through the housing basic body. A housing that can be produced in this way and laser diode component having a housing of this type are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Ferstl, Stefan Grötsch, Markus Zeiler
  • Patent number: 7510890
    Abstract: A method for producing a luminescence diode chip, in which provision is made of a semiconductor body is provided having an epitaxially grown semiconductor layer sequence having an active zone and a radiation coupling-out area, the active zone emitting an electromagnetic radiation during operation of the luminescence diode, a large part of said electromagnetic radiation being coupled out via the radiation coupling-out area. A luminescence conversion material is arranged downstream of the radiation coupling-out area in an emission direction of the semiconductor body. A radiation-transmissive covering body having a first main area, a second main area opposite to the first main area, and also side areas connecting the first and second main areas. The covering body is applied to the radiation coupling-out area of the semiconductor layer sequence in such a way that the first main area faces the radiation coupling-out area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Ott, Stefan Grötsch, Herbert Brunner
  • Patent number: 7501660
    Abstract: A housing is specified for an electronic component having at least two connecting parts (4a, 4b), which are partially in contact with the housing. The conductivity of at least subareas of the housing are set in a defined manner and current paths through the housing are formed between the connecting parts. The housing thus has a defined resistance (2), which is connected in parallel with an electronic component (1), and provides ESD protection for the component (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Schmid, Stefan Grötsch, Michael Hiegler, Moritz Engl, Georg Bogner, Karlheinz Arndt, Markus Schneider
  • Patent number: 7467885
    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: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Georg Bogner
  • Patent number: 7414269
    Abstract: The invention proposes a housing for at least two radiation-emitting components, particularly LEDs, comprising a system carrier (1) and a reflector arrangement (2) disposed on said system carrier (1), the reflector arrangement comprising a number of reflectors each of which serves to receive at least one radiation-emitting component and which are fastened to one another by means of a holding device (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Patrick Kromotis
  • Publication number: 20070069227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for at least two radiation-emitting components, especially LEDs, comprising a system carrier (1) and a reflector arrangement (2) arranged on said system carrier (1). Said reflector arrangement comprises a number of reflectors that are respectively used to receive at least one radiation-emitting component and are fixed together by means of a holding device (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Patrick Kromotis
  • Patent number: 7115962
    Abstract: In a process for producing a ceramic housing (1), first of all a ceramic base body (4) comprising a ceramic base (2) and side parts (3) is produced. Then, a metal frame (7) is placed onto the ceramic base body (4) and a window (11) is soldered onto a side opening (6). After a photoactive semiconductor chip has been introduced into the ceramic base body (4), the ceramic housing (1) is closed off using a metal cover (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Grötsch
  • Publication number: 20060145333
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor component (12), particularly a power laser diode bar, disposed on a cooling element (20), wherein the cooling element (20) contains in its interior a cooling channel (26) for conducting a coolant. The coolant channel (26) comprises in at least one region (32) microstructures for effective heat transfer to the coolant. The semiconductor component (12) substantially completely overlaps the region (32) of the cooling channel (26) comprising the microstructures. Disposed between the semiconductor component (12) and the cooling element (20) is an intermediate support (16) so arranged and configured that it compensates for mechanical stresses between the semiconductor component (12) and the cooling element (20) occurring as a result of differing thermal expansions of the semiconductor component (12) and the cooling element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Stefan Groetsch
  • Patent number: 6960033
    Abstract: A light-emitting power semiconductor device is placed on a metillic substrate structure with the formation of a good heat-transfer contact, in which a plastic protective body surrounds the power semiconductor device, leaving exposed a light exit region in the nature of a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Acklin, Werner Späth, Stefan Grötsch
  • Publication number: 20050127382
    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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Stefan Illek, Andreas Ploessl, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 6835603
    Abstract: A method for producing semiconductor laser components in which, a number of chip mounting areas are formed on a cooling element having an electrically insulating carrier that is in the form of a plate. A number of semiconductor laser chips are then fit to the cooling element, with one semiconductor laser chip being arranged on each chip mounting area. Finally, the cooling element, with the semiconductor bodies fit on it, is subdivided into a number of semiconductor laser components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Bruno Acklin, Stefan Grötsch
  • Patent number: 6778576
    Abstract: Illumination unit for an apparatus, particularly for the implementation of diaphanoscopic examinations at a human, animal or botanical examination subject, has a monolithic semiconductor laser diode bar with driveable laser diodes that emit radiation as well as at least one optical arrangement for collimating and/or focusing the emitted laser radiation. The laser diode bar and the optical arrangement are mounted at a common carrier, and the laser diode bar is connected to pin-like terminal elements at the carrier for diode drive, that are in turn connected or connectable to terminals provided at a carrier plate accepting the carrier. A radiation-transparent covering that encapsulates the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bruno Acklin, Stefan Groetsch, Helmut Rost
  • Patent number: 6353202
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a chip-substrate connection, in particular by soldering a semiconductor chip on a substrate. The apparatus has a support, on which the substrate is temporarily supported, and a heating device which is provided for forming the chip-substrate connection. The heating device has a radiation source in the form of a laser in the infrared wavelength range. The support is formed by a heat body, which is assigned to the chip-substrate connection and is heated with thermal radiation by the radiation source. A surface of the heat body is coated with a material, in particular a material containing chromium, exhibiting high absorption with respect to the light radiation emitted by the radiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Grötsch, Hans-Ludwig Althaus, Werner Späth, Georg Bogner
  • Patent number: 6254287
    Abstract: A laser component with a laser array and an optical device for shaping the laser beams emitted by the laser array. The optical device comprises a deflection mirror element following the laser array in the beam direction that simultaneously deflects the individual laser beams of the emitted laser array beam from the radiation direction with respectively the same rotational sense parallel to the common plane and perpendicular thereto. The deflection mirror element is composed of a step-shaped light waveguide stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Markus Wicke, Werner Spaeth, Bruno Acklin
  • Patent number: 6240232
    Abstract: Process for the production of a waveguide beam converter for shaping a laser beam collection. A plurality of waveguides are produced and arranged in such a way that at least one individual laser beam can be injected into each waveguide. The waveguides are firstly produced on a substrate using planar technology, and subsequently detached from the substrate over a part of their length, starting from their beam exit ends. The free ends are then arranged and fixed in accordance with an intended output beam arrangement of the output laser beam collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartmut Schneider, Werner Spaeth, Stefan Groetsch
  • Patent number: 5808323
    Abstract: The microoptical device has beam-parallelizing optics and a deflecting mirror configuration. The device converts a laser beam bundle, which is emitted by a laser diode strip structure or individual diode chips and which is comprised of a plurality of strip-shaped individual laser beams, into a rectangular or parallelogram-shaped laser beam bundle composed of parallelized strip-shaped individual laser beams arranged parallel next to one another. The beam-parallelizing optics may be a cylindrical lens, and the deflecting mirror configuration may be two rows of mirrors. The cylindrical lens and the rows of mirrors are preferably produced from a semiconductor material and they can therefore be produced cost effectively by means of methods used in semiconductor process engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Spaeth, Stefan Groetsch, Ralf Moser, Georg Bogner