Patents by Inventor Steven Wetzel

Steven Wetzel 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).

  • Wireless supplyable lighting module
    Patent number: 8901857
    Abstract: A light-emitting module may include at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power, wherein the at least one light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing, wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Osram Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Bakuri Lanchava, Robert Kraus, Steven Wetzel
  • Mounting structure for solid state light sources
    Patent number: 8587021
    Abstract: A mounting structure for solid-state light sources, for example of the LED type, comprises a support board; a submount mounted on said support board and having at least one solid-state light radiation source mounted thereon; a drive board carrying drive circuitry for the light radiation source, the aforementioned drive board being mounted on the support board and extending peripherally with respect to the aforementioned submount; electrical interface connections between the submount and the drive board for connecting the light radiation source to the drive circuitry; and mechanical and thermal interface connections between the submount and the support board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Hoetzl, Huey Ling Lim, Thomas Preuschl, Peter Sachsenweger, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello, Steven Wetzel
  • Mounting Structure for Solid State Light Sources
    Publication number: 20120241807
    Abstract: A mounting structure for solid-state light sources, for example of the LED type, comprises a support board; a submount mounted on said support board and having at least one solid-state light radiation source mounted thereon; a drive board carrying drive circuitry for the light radiation source, the aforementioned drive board being mounted on the support board and extending peripherally with respect to the aforementioned submount; electrical interface connections between the submount and the drive board for connecting the light radiation source to the drive circuitry; and mechanical and thermal interface connections between the submount and the support board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM AG
    Inventors: Guenter Hoetzl, Huey Ling Lim, Thomas Preuschl, Peter Sachsenweger, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello, Steven Wetzel
  • WIRELESS SUPPLYABLE LIGHTING MODULE
    Publication number: 20110210684
    Abstract: A light-emitting module may include at least one receiver configured to wirelessly tap off energy from an alternating field, and at least one light source, which is connected to the receiver for tapping off electrical power, wherein the at least one light-emitting module is surrounded at least partially by a protective housing, wherein the light-emitting module is self-aligning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Bakuri Lanchava, Robert Kraus, Steven Wetzel