Patents by Inventor Stephan Preuss

Stephan Preuss 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: 20220024460
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for configuring one or more systems related to the operation of a vehicle includes: in response to receiving input data indicative of a user being about to initiate an operation of the vehicle: determining an identity of the user, loading first data representative of one or more mapping rules from a first memory device, selecting and loading second data representative of one or more generic settings from a second memory device, wherein selecting the data is based on the identity of the user, transforming, based on the mapping rules, the generic settings into vehicle-specific settings, and configuring, based on the vehicle-specific settings, the one or more systems related to the operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Stephan PREUSS, Carolin Andrea CAPARELLI, Nicolas Olivier Sébastien VILLIERS
  • Publication number: 20210099849
    Abstract: An emergency system (100, 200) for a vehicle comprising a data collection unit (101) for recording emergency data, wherein the emergency data comprise at least vehicle data (110) and the medical data (120) of at least one user of the vehicle, a data storage unit (140) for storing the emergency data, and a data access unit (150) by means of which a communication link (182) can be established to the data storage unit (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Herman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Zoidl, Anilkumar Hariharakrishnan, Stephan Preuss
  • Publication number: 20210095983
    Abstract: A method and a system for reducing the environmental pollution due to a transport route, wherein the transport route contains at least one transport means, a transport material, and a route, is characterized in that an environmental account is provided, on which environmental units are managed, in that a transport route causes costs in the form of a number of environmental units and these costs are deducted from the environmental account, and in that a transport route is selected in dependence on the costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Anilkumar Hariharakrishnan, Richard Zoidl
  • Patent number: 10851441
    Abstract: A plug-in connector and a semi-finished product include a strip of an aluminum alloy and at least one bonding layer of a copper/tin alloy electrolytically applied directly onto the aluminum alloy strip. The bonding layer has a thickness of at most 50 nm. A further metal layer or alloy layer is applied onto the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Diehl Metal Applications GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Zeigmeister, Christian Buchholzer, Andre Stein, Stephan Preuss, Martin Wunderlich, Sandra Correia
  • Publication number: 20180119253
    Abstract: A plug-in connector and a semi-finished product include a strip of an aluminum alloy and at least one bonding layer of a copper/tin alloy electrolytically applied directly onto the aluminum alloy strip. The bonding layer has a thickness of at most 50 nm. A further metal layer or alloy layer is applied onto the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: UWE ZEIGMEISTER, CHRISTIAN BUCHHOLZER, ANDRE STEIN, STEPHAN PREUSS, MARTIN WUNDERLICH, SANDRA CORREIA
  • Patent number: 9761512
    Abstract: A leadframe assembly is formed from an electrically conductive material. The leadframe assembly includes a first longitudinal element, at least one second longitudinal element, a plurality of first leadframe sections and a plurality of second leadframe sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Patent number: 9366395
    Abstract: An optical element for light outcoupling and/or conversion of light includes a light-emitting semiconductor chip with at least one layer selected from a wavelength conversion layer, a scattering layer, a light outcoupling layer and a lens layer, which each includes a plastics material processable in a compression molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Kirstin Petersen, Stephan Preuss, Markus Pindl, Markus Boss, Martin Brandl
  • Publication number: 20150333232
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic thin-film chip semiconductor device is specified. A conductor structure is applied on a carrier and a multiplicity of optoelectronic semiconductor chips are arranged between the conductor structures. Each of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips includes a layer at a top side. Furthermore, electrical connections between semiconductor chip and the conductor structure are established, for instance using a bonding wire. The semiconductor chips and the conductor structure are surrounded with a molded body. The molded body does not project beyond the optoelectronic semiconductor chips at the top side thereof facing away from the carrier. Moreover, the carrier is removed and the semiconductor chips surrounded by molding are singulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Preuß, Michael Zitzlsperger, Caroline Kistner
  • Publication number: 20150187685
    Abstract: A leadframe assembly is formed from an electrically conductive material. The leadframe assembly includes a first longitudinal element, at least one second longitudinal element, a plurality of first leadframe sections and a plurality of second leadframe sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Patent number: 9012951
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting component including a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor body with an active region that generates a primary radiation, and including a conversion element that at least partly converts the primary radiation, wherein the conversion element is fixed to the semiconductor chip with a connecting layer and a radiation conversion substance is formed in the connecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Preuss
  • Patent number: 8790939
    Abstract: A method for producing a plurality of radiation-emitting components includes A) providing a carrier layer having a plurality of mounting regions separated from one another by separating regions; B) applying an interlayer to the separating regions; C) applying a respective radiation-emitting device to each of the plurality of mounting regions; D) applying a continuous potting layer to the radiation-emitting device and the separating regions; E) severing the potting layer and partially severing the interlayer in the separating regions of the carrier layer in a first separating step; and F) partially severing the interlayer and severing the carrier layer in a second separating step, wherein the interlayer is completely severed by the first and the second separating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Harald Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20140168988
    Abstract: An optical element for light outcoupling and/or conversion of light includes a light-emitting semiconductor chip with at least one layer selected from a wavelength conversion layer, a scattering layer, a light outcoupling layer and a lens layer, which each includes a plastics material processable in a compression molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Kirstin Petersen, Stephan Preuss, Markus Pindl, Markus Boss, Martin Brandl
  • Patent number: 8748201
    Abstract: A process of producing a layer composite includes a luminescence conversion layer and a scattering layer, wherein a press having a first pressing tool with a cavity and a second pressing tool is used including introducing a first polymer including a luminescence conversion substance into the cavity, inserting a film between the first and second tools, closing the press and carrying out a first pressing, hardening the first polymer to form a luminescence conversion layer in the press, opening the press, wherein the luminescence conversion layer adhering to the film remains in the press, introducing a second polymer including scattering particles into the cavity, closing the press and carrying out a second pressing, hardening the second polymer to form a scattering layer disposed on the luminescence conversion layer, opening the press, and removing the support film with the layer composite including the luminescence conversion layer and the scattering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Thomas Bemmerl
  • Publication number: 20130334558
    Abstract: A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a cavity; introducing a liquid matrix material with phosphor particles distributed therein into the cavity; introducing a semiconductor chip into the matrix material; sedimenting the phosphor particles in the matrix material; and curing the matrix material, wherein a conversion layer including phosphor particles is produced, said conversion layer being arranged on the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Pindl, Harald Jäger, Stephan Preuss, Herbert Brunner
  • Publication number: 20130228799
    Abstract: A method of producing a silicone foil for use in an optoelectronic semiconductor component by molding including introducing a mold foil into a mold, introducing a carrier foil into the mold, wherein the carrier foil is fitted on a substrate foil and the substrate foil projects laterally beyond the carrier foil at least in places within a cavity of the mold, providing and applying a silicone base composition to the mold foil or to the carrier foil, molding the silicone base composition for the silicone foil in the mold between the mold foil and the carrier foil, wherein the silicone base composition is brought into contact with the substrate foil in at least one overlap region laterally alongside the carrier foil, removing the mold foil from the silicone foil, and separating the overlap region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Tobias Geltl, Thomas Schiller, Hans-Christoph Gallmeier
  • Publication number: 20130210181
    Abstract: A process of producing a layer composite includes a luminescence conversion layer and a scattering layer, wherein a press having a first pressing tool with a cavity and a second pressing tool is used including introducing a first polymer including a luminescence conversion substance into the cavity, inserting a film between the first and second tools, closing the press and carrying out a first pressing, hardening the first polymer to form a luminescence conversion layer in the press, opening the press, wherein the luminescence conversion layer adhering to the film remains in the press, introducing a second polymer including scattering particles into the cavity, closing the press and carrying out a second pressing, hardening the second polymer to form a scattering layer disposed on the luminescence conversion layer, opening the press, and removing the support film with the layer composite including the luminescence conversion layer and the scattering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Thomas Bemmerl
  • Publication number: 20130200417
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting component including a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor body with an active region that generates a primary radiation, and including a conversion element that at least partly converts the primary radiation, wherein the conversion element is fixed to the semiconductor chip with a connecting layer and a radiation conversion substance is formed in the connecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Preuss
  • Publication number: 20130113010
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component comprising an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (104) having a contact side (106) and a radiation coupling-out side (108) situated opposite; a chip carrier (102), on which the semiconductor chip (104) is applied via its contact side (106); a radiation conversion element (110) applied on the radiation coupling-out side (108); and a reflective potting compound (112), which is applied on the chip carrier (102) and laterally encloses the semiconductor chip (104) and the radiation conversion element (110); wherein the potting compound (112) adjoins an upper edge of the radiation conversion element (110) in a substantially flush fashion, such that a top side of the radiation conversion element (110) is free of the potting compound (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Brunner, Hans-Christoph Gallmeier, Simon Jerebic, Stephan Preuss, Hansjörg Schöll
  • Publication number: 20120126279
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semi-conductor component includes a first carrier having a top side and an underside laying opposite the top side of the first carrier, wherein the first carrier has a first and a second region; at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip arranged at the top side on the first carrier; and at least one electronic component arranged in the second region at the underside of the first carrier, wherein the first region has a greater thickness in a vertical direction than the second region, wherein, at the underside, the first region projects beyond the second region in a vertical direction, and the at least one electronic component is electrically conductively connected to the at least one optoelectronic semi-conductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Publication number: 20110127564
    Abstract: A method for producing a plurality of radiation-emitting components includes A) providing a carrier layer having a plurality of mounting regions separated from one another by separating regions; B) applying an interlayer to the separating regions; C) applying a respective radiation-emitting device to each of the plurality of mounting regions; D) applying a continuous potting layer to the radiation-emitting device and the separating regions; E) severing the potting layer and partially severing the interlayer in the separating regions of the carrier layer in a first separating step; and F) partially severing the interlayer and severing the carrier layer in a second separating step, wherein the interlayer is completely severed by the first and the second separating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Harald Jaeger