Patents by Inventor Thomas Wehlus

Thomas Wehlus 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: 20170284628
    Abstract: A light-emitting module including a light-emitting component and a resilient body is provided. The light-emitting component includes a light-emitting layer structure for generating light and includes a light-emitting main face through which the generated light leaves the light-emitting component. The resilient body, which is arranged over the light-emitting main face, is connected firmly to the light-emitting component, includes at least one light-deviating region, and includes a free-lying surface which includes at least one surface element, which lies at a distance greater than or equal to 4 mm from the light-emitting layer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Daniel Riedel, Nina Riegel, Silke Scharner, Johannes Rosenberger, Arne Fleissner
  • Patent number: 9772515
    Abstract: An optical element includes a light guide plate with a first major surface and with a second major surface opposite the first major surface and with side faces connecting the first and second major surfaces, wherein the light guide plate includes a matrix material transparent to ultraviolet light in which scattering centers are embedded, at least one light-emitting semiconductor device that couples ultraviolet light into the light guide plate via a side face when in operation, a first filter layer on the first major surface and a second filter layer on the second major surface, wherein the filter layers opaque to ultraviolet light and at least partially transparent to visible light, and a first photochromic layer at least on the first major surface, between the light guide panel and the first filter layer, with a transparency to visible light by ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Arne Fleiβner, Daniel Riedel, Johannes Rosenberger
  • Patent number: 9774006
    Abstract: A radiation emitting apparatus including a substrate, at least one layer sequence arranged on the substrate and producing electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range, having at least one first electrode surface, at least one second electrode surface, and at least one functional layer between the first electrode surface and the second electrode surface, wherein the functional layer produces electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range in a switched-on operating state, and a scatter layer having a first region and a second region, wherein radiation produced by the functional layer is directly incident on the scatter layer only in the first region of the scatter layer, and the scatter layer at least partially scatters radiation incident upon the first region of the scatter layer so that said radiation enters the second region of the scatter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Johannes Rosenberger
  • Publication number: 20170263882
    Abstract: Optoelectronic device comprising an organic active layer provided for generating electromagnetic radiation, and first and second electrodes contacting the active layer. The second electrode has a second electrode layer. The first electrode comprises a first electrode layer and a first connection layer spaced at least in places from the first electrode layer, with the active layer being arranged at least in places therebetween, and through vias extend through the active layer and form an electrical contact between the first electrode layer and the first connection layer. The through vias form a contiguous through via structure that subdivides the second electrode layer into a plurality of sub-regions which are spaced from one another and wherein the contiguous through via structure subdivides the active layer into a plurality of regions which are separate from one another. In operation, the through vias are electrically conductively connected to one another directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas WEHLUS
  • Publication number: 20170256715
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device is disclosed. In an embodiment the optoelectronic device includes a light-transmissive first electrode, an electrically conductive track including a metal, and a functional organic region having at least one active region, wherein the electrically conductive track is arranged between the first electrode and the functional organic region and wherein the electrically conductive track is in direct contact with the first electrode and the functional organic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Daniel Riedel, Nina Riegel, Silke Scharner, Johannes Rosenberger, Arne Fleissner
  • Publication number: 20170256735
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a covering layer, a first electrode, a functional layer stack arranged between the covering layer and the first electrode and a plurality of spacers, wherein the functional layer stack has an organic active layer that generates electromagnetic radiation; the first electrode has conductor tracks with branching points, the spacers are each arranged on one of the branching points, and the functional layer stack is arranged in places between the covering layer and the spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Wehlus
  • Publication number: 20170229675
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device and a method for producing an organic light emitting device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a substrate and at least one layer sequence arranged on the substrate and suitable for generating electromagnetic radiation. The at least one layer sequence includes at least one first electrode surface arranged on the substrate, at least one second electrode surface arranged on the first electrode surface and an organic functional layer stack having organic functional layers between the first electrode surface and the second electrode surface. The organic functional layer stack includes at least one organic light-emitting layer, wherein the at least one organic light-emitting layer is configured to emit light, wherein the organic functional layer stack includes at least one inhomogeneity layer, and wherein a thickness of the at least one inhomogeneity layer varies in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Riedel, Thomas Wehlus, Carola Diez, Nina Riegel, Ulrich Niedermeier, Arne Fleißner, Erwin Lang
  • Publication number: 20170229678
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a carrier, an organic layer sequence arranged on the carrier and having at least one emitter layer containing a light-emitting material configured to emit light of a first wavelength range, a first electrode and a second electrode, and a multiplicity of nanostructures, wherein the nanostructures have a refractive index smaller than a refractive index of the light-emitting material of the emitter layer and at least some of the nanostructures project into the emitter layer or pierce through the emitter layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Arne Fleißner
  • Publication number: 20170229437
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, an optoelectronic component device is provided. The optoelectronic component device includes a first organic light emitting diode and a second organic light emitting diode, which are connected to one another in physical contact one above the other. The first organic light emitting diode is electrically connected in parallel with the second organic light emitting diode. The first organic light emitting diode and the second organic light emitting diode have at least an approximately identical or identical electronic diode characteristic and/or an approximately identical or identical electronic diode characteristic variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Daniel Riedel, Nina Riegel, Silke Scharner, Johannes Rosenberger, Arne Fleissner
  • Patent number: 9728750
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting device includes a substrate, at least one layer sequence arranged on the substrate and adapted to generate electromagnetic radiation, including at least one first electrode surface, at least one second electrode surface, and at least one functional layer between the first electrode surface and the second electrode surface, wherein the functional layer is adapted to generate electromagnetic radiation in a switched-on operating state, at least one transparency region transparent to at least one partial spectrum of electromagnetic radiation at least in a switched-off operating state, and at least one non-transparency region non-transparent to the partial spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, wherein the transparency region and the non-transparency region are arranged such that electromagnetic radiation from the partial spectrum can pass through the radiation-emitting device through the transparency region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Wehlus
  • Publication number: 20170214002
    Abstract: An optoelectronic assembly includes an optoelectronic component having a surface light source for emitting a light on a substrate which is at least partly transmissive for the light emitted by the surface light source, wherein the optoelectronic component includes at least one first main emission surface and a second main emission surface wherein the second main emission surface is situated opposite the first main emission surface, and a reflective structure which is arranged at least partly in the beam path of the light emitted by the surface light source and is designed to reflect at least part of the light impinging on the reflective structure in the direction of the substrate, such that a laterally offset image of the surface light source is generatable. The reflective structure and the optoelectronic component are arranged at a distance from one another in a range of approximately 1 mm to approximately 1000 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Riedel, Thomas Wehlus, Nina Riegel, Silke Scharner, Johannes Rosenberger, Arne Fleissner
  • Publication number: 20170213995
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component may include a first electrode having one outer electrode segment formed at a lateral edge of the first electrode, and one inner electrode segment formed apart from the lateral edge of the first electrode, an electrically conductive current distribution structure formed above the first electrode and having one outer substructure extending over the outer electrode segment, and one inner substructure extending over the inner electrode segment and electrically insulated from the outer substructure, one current lead extending from the lateral edge of the first electrode toward the inner substructure, electrically coupled to the inner substructure, electrically insulated from the outer substructure and which structure corresponds to the current distribution structure, an insulation structure, which covers the current distribution structure and the current lead, an organic functional layer structure, and a second electrode above the organic functional layer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Johannes Rosenberger
  • Publication number: 20170215249
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an optoelectronic assembly may include at least one organic light emitting diode including a first light emitting diode element and a second light emitting diode element, and an electronic circuit. The first light emitting diode element and the second light emitting diode element are electrically connected in parallel and are deposited monolithically on a common substrate, and the electronic circuit is designed to compare an electric current through the first light emitting diode element that flows during operation with an electric current through the second light emitting diode element that flows during operation and, depending on the comparison, to detect a short circuit of the first light emitting diode element or of the second light emitting diode element and to initiate an electrical switching off of one of the light emitting diode elements and/or of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Arne Fleissner, Daniel Riedel, Nina Riegel, Silke Scharner, Johannes Rosenberger, Thomas Wehlus
  • Patent number: 9692005
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device is provided which comprises an organic active layer (5) provided for generating electromagnetic radiation and a first electrode (1) provided for electrical contacting of the active layer, wherein the first electrode comprises a first electrode layer (11) and a first connection layer (12) spaced at least in places from the first electrode layer, the active layer is arranged at least in places between the first electrode layer and the first connection layer, and the first electrode comprises at least one through via (13) which extends through the active layer and, in so doing, forms an electrical contact between the first electrode layer and the first connection layer. A method for producing such a device is furthermore provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Wehlus
  • Patent number: 9692016
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component. In various embodiments, an optoelectronic component is provided, the optoelectronic component, including an optically active structure, which is designed for receiving and/or providing electromagnetic radiation, and at least one scattering structure, which is formed in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation on or above the optically active structure. The scattering structure is designed such that the directional characteristic of the electromagnetic radiation can be electrically modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wehlus
  • Patent number: 9685638
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a method for producing an optoelectronic component, including forming a first electrode on a substrate, arranging a first mask structure on or above the substrate, wherein the first mask structure comprises a first structuring region including an opening and/or a region prepared for forming an opening, arranging a second mask structure on or above the first mask structure, forming a second structuring region in the first mask structure and in the second mask structure in such a way that at least one part of the first structuring region in the first mask structure is formed outside the second structuring region in the first mask structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ORAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Arne Fleissner, Carola Diez, Nina Riegel, Thomas Wehlus, Daniel Riedel, Johannes Rosenberger, Silke Scharner
  • Publication number: 20170155096
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a method for producing an optoelectronic component is provided. In this case, a high temperature solid is provided which is stable at least up to a predefined first temperature. A liquid glass solder having a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature, is applied to the high temperature solid in a structured fashion. The glass solder is solidified, as a result of which a glass solid is formed. An optoelectronic layer structure is formed above the glass solid. The glass solid and the optoelectronic layer structure form the optoelectronic component. The optoelectronic component is removed from the high temperature solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Osram OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Wehlus
  • Publication number: 20170125722
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a substrate having a carrier, a first electrical busbar, a second electrical busbar, and an optically functional structure on or above the carrier, wherein the optically functional structure is formed laterally between the first and the second electrical busbar, and a first electrode electrically coupled to the first electrical busbar and/or the second electrical busbar, on or above the carrier, and an organic functional layer structure on or above the first electrode, wherein the organic functional layer structure is formed for converting an electric current into an electromagnetic radiation, and a second electrode on or above the organic functional layer structure. The optically functional structure is formed in such a way that the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation which passes through the substrate and/or the spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation passing through the substrate are/is variable by means of the optically functional structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Daniel Riedel, Nina Riegel, Silke Scharner, Johannes Rosenberger, Arne Fleissner
  • Publication number: 20170110520
    Abstract: An organic radiation-emitting component and a method for manufacturing an organic radiation-emitting component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the component includes a base substrate and a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the base substrate, wherein the light-emitting units are arranged laterally offset with respect to one another, wherein the plurality of light-emitting units is divided into light-emitting units of a first type and light-emitting units of a second type, wherein a current flow through the light-emitting units of the first type is directed in an opposite direction to a current flow through the light-emitting units of the second type during operation, and wherein the light-emitting units are grouped in neighboring pairs, each neighboring pair consists of a light-emitting unit of a first type and a light-emitting unit of a second type, both first electrodes or both second electrodes of which are electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicants: OSRAM OLED GmbH, OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wehlus, Arne Fleißner, Thilo Reusch, Daniel Riedel
  • Patent number: 9627643
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an optoelectronic component, including a substrate, a first electrically conductive electrode layer, a second electrically conductive electrode layer, an organic layer structure, and a conductor track layer. The first electrically conductive electrode layer, the second electrically conductive electrode layer and the conductor track layer are formed in each case from an optically transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Wehlus