Patents by Inventor Thomas Zeiler

Thomas Zeiler 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: 10580941
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component comprising a connection carrier with a mounting face and an electrically insulating base member. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged on the mounting face of the connection carrier. A radiation-transmissive body having four side faces is provided. The radiation-transmissive body surrounds the semiconductor chip in such a way that the radiation-transmissive body envelops outer faces of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip not facing the connection carrier in form-fitting manner. The radiation-transmissive body comprises at least one side face which extends at least in places at an angle of between 60° and 70° to the mounting face. The base member has a thickness which amounts to at most 250 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Binder, Alexander Linkov, Thomas Zeiler, Peter Brick
  • Publication number: 20180040781
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component comprising a connection carrier with a mounting face and an electrically insulating base member. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged on the mounting face of the connection carrier. A radiation-transmissive body having four side faces is provided. The radiation-transmissive body surrounds the semiconductor chip in such a way that the radiation-transmissive body envelops outer faces of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip not facing the connection carrier in form-fitting manner. The radiation-transmissive body comprises at least one side face which extends at least in places at an angle of between 60° and 70° to the mounting face. The base member has a thickness which amounts to at most 250 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael BINDER, Alexander LINKOV, Thomas ZEILER, Peter BRICK
  • Patent number: 9849620
    Abstract: Described herein, amongst other things, is a container preform that is blow moldable into a container. The container preform includes a tubular body having a neck finish and a base at an open end and a closed end thereof respectively. The base is defined between inside and outside curved surfaces at least one of which is composed of multiple tangential curves, wherein an elongate portion is defined between adjacent inside and outside concentric curves that define a thinnest bottom wall thickness of the base having a constant minimum thickness that is smaller than or equal to a wall thickness of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Marco Duarte, Alaeddin Khalighi, Marc Kleifges, Thomas Zeiler, Peter Gratz, Christophe Simon Pierre Beck
  • Patent number: 9831394
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component is provided, having a connection carrier (2), an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1), which is arranged on a mounting face (22) of the connection carrier (2), and a radiation-transmissive body (3), which surrounds the semiconductor chip (1), wherein the radiation-transmissive body (3) contains a silicone, the radiation-transmissive body (3) has at least one side face (31) which extends at least in places at an angle ? of <90° to the mounting face (22) and the side face (3) is produced by a singulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Binder, Alexander Linkov, Thomas Zeiler, Peter Brick
  • Patent number: 9564555
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Köhler, Moritz Engl, Frank Singer, Stefan Grötsch, Thomas Zeiler, Mathias Weiss
  • Publication number: 20150311404
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component is provided, having a connection carrier (2), an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1), which is arranged on a mounting face (22) of the connection carrier (2), and a radiation-transmissive body (3), which surrounds the semiconductor chip (1), wherein the radiation-transmissive body (3) contains a silicone, the radiation-transmissive body (3) has at least one side face (31) which extends at least in places at an angle ? of <90° to the mounting face (22) and the side face (3) is produced by a singulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Michael BINDER, Alexander Linkov, Thomas Zeiler, Peter Brick
  • Patent number: 9165913
    Abstract: The application relates to a semiconductor component, a photo-reflective sensor, and also a method for producing a housing for a photo-reflective sensor, wherein the housing lower part is monolithic and has at least two cavities into which an emitter and a detector are introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Thomas Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20150266229
    Abstract: Described herein, amongst other things, is a container preform that is blow moldable into a container. The container preform includes a tubular body having a neck finish and a base at an open end and a closed end thereof respectively. The base is defined between inside and outside curved surfaces at least one of which is composed of multiple tangential curves, wherein an elongate portion is defined between adjacent inside and outside concentric curves that define a thinnest bottom wall thickness of the base having a constant minimum thickness that is smaller than or equal to a wall thickness of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Marco DUARTE, Alaeddin KHALIGHI, Marc KLEIFGES, Thomas ZEILER, Peter GRATZ, Christophe Simon Pierre BECK
  • Patent number: 9099622
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component is provided, having a connection carrier (2), an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1), which is arranged on a mounting face (22) of the connection carrier (2), and a radiation-transmissive body (3), which surrounds the semiconductor chip (1), wherein the radiation-transmissive body (3) contains a silicone, the radiation-transmissive body (3) comprises at least one side face (31) which extends at least in places at an angle ? of <90° to the mounting face (22) and the side face (3) is produced by a singulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Binder, Alexander Linkov, Thomas Zeiler, Peter Brick
  • Patent number: 9076781
    Abstract: A carrier device for a semiconductor chip includes a bondable and/or solderable metallic carrier having a mounting region for the semiconductor chip and a soldering region. The carrier is at least partly covered with a covering material. A solder barrier is arranged between the soldering region and the mounting region at an interface between the carrier and the covering material. An electronic component and an optoelectronic component are furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Zeiler, Lai Sham Khong
  • Patent number: 9054279
    Abstract: A plastic housing is arranged on a carrier element and is provided with a recess in which an optoelectronic component is arranged. On the side facing away from the carrier element, the recess has an opening to the outside which can be provided with a transparent cover. One or more structures can be provided on the plastic housing in order to orient the cover and/or optical components relative to the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Stefan Gruber, Thomas Zeiler, Markus Kirsch
  • Patent number: 8916886
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device is specified, comprising a multiplicity of radiation-emitting semiconductor chips (2), arranged in a matrix-like manner, wherein the semiconductor chips (2) are applied on a common carrier (1), at least one converter element (3) disposed downstream of at least one semiconductor chip (2) for converting electromagnetic radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip (2), at least one scattering element (4) situated downstream of each semiconductor chip (2) and serving for diffusely scattering electromagnetic radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip (2), wherein the scattering element (4) is in direct contact with the converter element (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Moritz Engl, Jörg Erich Sorg, Thomas Zeiler, Joachim Reill
  • Patent number: 8754427
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Moritz Engl, Steffen Koehler, Simon Bluemel, Michael Hiegler, Thomas Zeiler
  • Patent number: 8723211
    Abstract: A housing body for an optoelectronic component comprises a main surface having a first area region and a second area region. The first area region and the second area region form a step in the main surface. The first area region and the second area region adjoin one another by means of an outer edge. The second area region and the outer edge enclose the first area region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Kirsch, Simon Bluemel, Hans-Christoph Gallmeier, Thomas Zeiler
  • Patent number: 8598776
    Abstract: A headlight includes a plurality of luminescence diode emitters. At least one first group of the luminescence diode emitters is arranged in a matrix having at least two columns and at least two rows, wherein in the first group the electrical connections of a first connection type of the luminescence diode emitters of a column and the electrical connections of a second connection type of the luminescence diode emitters of a row are in each case electrically connected to one another. The electrical connections of the first connection type of different columns and the electrical connections of the second connection type of different rows of the matrix are electrically insulated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bogner, Joachim Reill, Thomas Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20130256862
    Abstract: A carrier device for a semiconductor chip includes a bondable and/or solderable metallic carrier having a mounting region for the semiconductor chip and a soldering region. The carrier is at least partly covered with a covering material. A solder barrier is arranged between the soldering region and the mounting region at an interface between the carrier and the covering material. An electronic component and an optoelectronic component are furthermore specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Zeiler, Lai Sham Khong
  • Patent number: 8502252
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component (1) is provided, having at least two connecters (2) for electrical contacting of the component (1), a housing body (3), in which the connecters (2) are embedded in places, a heat sink (4), which is connected to at least one connecter (2), wherein the housing body (3) is formed of a plastics material, the housing body (3) comprises an opening (30), in which the heat sink (4) is freely accessible in places, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip (5) is arranged in the opening (30) on the heat sink (4), and at least two of the connecters (2) each comprise a chip-end portion (2c), which faces the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip (5), wherein the chip-end portions (2c) of the at least two connecters (2) are arranged in a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Thomas Zeiler, Michael Zitzlsperger, Harald Jaeger
  • Patent number: 8461616
    Abstract: According to at least one embodiment of the semiconductor arrangement, the latter comprises a mounting side, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip with mutually opposing chip top and bottom, and at least one at least partially radiation-transmissive body with a body bottom, on which the semiconductor chip is mounted such that the chip top faces the body bottom. Moreover, the semiconductor arrangement comprises at least two electrical connection points for electrical contacting of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, wherein the connection points do not project laterally beyond the body and with their side remote from the semiconductor chip delimit the semiconductor arrangement on the mounting side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Zeiler, Reiner Windisch, Stefan Gruber, Markus Kirsch, Julius Muschaweck, Torsten Baade, Herbert Brunner, Steffen Köhler
  • Patent number: 8435806
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the manufacture of an optoelectronic component. A substrate has a first primary face and a second primary face that lies opposite the first primary face. A semiconductor body that is capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation from a front side is attached to the first primary face of the substrate. A covering that is transparent to the radiation from the optoelectronic semiconductor body is applied to at least the front side of the semiconductor body. The covering is given the form of an optical element by using a closed cavity that is shaped with the contour of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Jaeger, Herbert Brunner, Albert Schneider, Thomas Zeiler
  • Patent number: 8426875
    Abstract: An arrangement having at least two light-emitting semiconductor components (101, 111) arranged adjacent to one another has envelopes (102, 112) at least partly surrounding the at least two light-emitting semiconductor components in each case. The envelopes contain a converter substance, which partly or completely converts the wavelength range of the radiation emitted by the semiconductor components. At least one optical damping element (103) is arranged between the at least two light-emitting semiconductor components, which optically isolates the respective envelopes of the semiconductor components in order to reduce a coupling-in from at least one envelope (102) into at least one other of the envelopes (112), or from at least one semiconductor component (101) into the envelope (112) of at least one of the other semiconductor components (111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Singer, Thomas Zeiler, Joachim Reill