Patents by Inventor Tilman Schlenker

Tilman Schlenker 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: 9130189
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tilman Schlenker, Ralph Paetzold
  • Publication number: 20150129846
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting component includes a substrate on which a functional layer stack is applied, the stack including a first electrode, an organic functional layer stack thereover including an organic light-emitting layer and a translucent second electrode thereover, and a translucent halogen-containing thin-film encapsulation arrangement over the translucent second electrode, wherein a translucent protective layer having a refractive index of more than 1.6 is arranged directly on the translucent second electrode between the translucent second electrode and the thin-film encapsulation arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Erwin Lang, Marc Philippens, Tilman Schlenker, Richard Baisl
  • Publication number: 20150072451
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component and an electronic component, having barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component. The method involves providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), and an electronic component, applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by way of plasmaless atomic layer deposition (PLALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by way of plasma-enhanced chemical v0apor deposition (PECVD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
  • Publication number: 20150027541
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an electronic component including a layer to be protected against moisture, and a moisture barrier layer arranged at least partly on or above and/or below the layer to be protected. The moisture bather layer includes a plurality of layers composed of the same material having different stoichiometric compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Baisl, Michael Popp, Tilman Schlenker, Erwin Lang, Evelyn Trummer-Sailer
  • Publication number: 20150028318
    Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device has a first substrate, on which a functional layer stack having at least one first electrode, thereabove an organic functional layer and thereabove a second electrode is arranged. A encapsulating arrangement includes a second substrate, on which a connecting material and at least one spacer facing the functional layer stack are applied. The connecting material is arranged between the first and second substrate and mechanically connects the first and second substrate together. The functional layer stack is enclosed by the connecting material in a frame-like manner. At least one of the first and second electrode includes at least one opening, above which the at least one spacer is arranged and which has a larger lateral dimension that the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Tilman Schlenker, Marc Philippens
  • Patent number: 8916397
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasmaless atomic layer deposition (PLALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
  • Patent number: 8866181
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the component (10) the latter comprises a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2), at least one radiation-emitting or radiation-receiving element (3) being arranged on the first substrate (1), which element contains at least one organic material. The first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2) are arranged relative to one another such that the element (3) is located between the first substrate (1) and second substrate (2). The first substrate (1) and second substrate (2) are bonded together mechanically by means of a bonding agent (4) arranged in a sheet between the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2), which bonding agent contains a glass and surrounds the element (3) with the organic material in the manner of a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Philippens, Tilman Schlenker, Karsten Heuser
  • Publication number: 20140252406
    Abstract: An encapsulation structure for an optoelectronic component, may include: a thin-film encapsulation for protecting the optoelectronic component against chemical impurities; an adhesive layer formed on the thin-film encapsulation; and a cover layer formed on the adhesive layer and serving for protecting the thin-film encapsulation and/or the optoelectronic component against mechanical damage, wherein the adhesive layer is formed such that particle impurities situated at the surface of the thin-film encapsulation are at least partly enclosed by the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Baisl, Dirk Becker, Thomas Dobbertin, Doreen Heppner, Benjamin Krummacher, Erwin Lang, Tilman Schlenker, Christian Schmid
  • Patent number: 8829496
    Abstract: A device comprising: a first substrate (1); a second substrate; at least one optoelectronic component (4) containing at least one organic material is arranged on the first substrate; the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2) being arranged relative to one another in such a way that the optoelectronic component (4) is arranged between the first substrate (1) and the second substrate; a bonding material (3) is arranged between the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2), said bonding material enclosing the optoelectronic component (4) in a frame type fashion and mechanically connecting the first and second substrates (1, 2) to one another; and wherein the bonding material (3) was softened by an exothermic chemical process of a reactive material (7) for mechanically connecting the substrates (1, 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Philippens, Tilman Schlenker
  • Publication number: 20140246665
    Abstract: An organic electronic device and a method of making an organic electronic device are provided. An embodiment of an electronic device includes a substrate, an active layer disposed on the substrate and a thin-layer encapsulation disposed on the active layer. The device further includes a first adhesive layer disposed on the thin-layer encapsulation, wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a getter material and a covering layer disposed on the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Erwin Lang, Richard Baisl, Tilman Schlenker, Doreen Fischer, Michael Popp, Evelyn Trummer-Sailer
  • Patent number: 8772818
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting device is provided which comprises a substrate (10), at least one organic functional layer (100) on the substrate (10) and a second electrode (80) on the at least one organic functional layer (100). The substrate (10) includes a plastics film (1) and a metal film (3), and the metal film (3) is arranged between the plastics film (1) and the at least one organic functional layer (100) and is set up as a first electrode. A method is additionally provided for producing such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Tilman Schlenker, Andrew Ingle
  • Publication number: 20140141549
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate with at least one functional layer, applying at least one first barrier layer on the functional layer via plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), where the at least one first barrier layer is applied at a temperature of less than 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
  • Publication number: 20140117569
    Abstract: A device that includes a component and an encapsulation arrangement for the encapsulation of the component with respect to moisture and/or oxygen, wherein the encapsulation arrangement has a first layer and thereabove a second layer on at least one surface of the component, the first layer and the second layer each comprise an inorganic material, and the second layer is arranged directly on the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Christian SCHMID, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
  • Publication number: 20140117345
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminium, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Tilman SCHLENKER, Ralph Paetzold
  • Patent number: 8680563
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tilman Schlenker, Ralph Paetzold
  • Patent number: 8658442
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
  • Patent number: 8633585
    Abstract: A device in accordance with one embodiment comprises component (1) and an encapsulation arrangement (2) for the encapsulation of the component (1) with respect to moisture and/or oxygen, wherein the encapsulation arrangement (2) has a first layer (21) and thereabove a second layer (22) on at least one surface (19) of the component (1), the first layer (21) and the second layer (22) each comprise an inorganic material, and the second layer (22) is arranged directly on the first layer (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
  • Patent number: 8610116
    Abstract: An electroluminescent organic semiconductor element includes a substrate and a first electrode arranged on the substrate. The semiconductor element additionally contains a second electrode and at least one organic layer, which is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer is a layer that generates light by recombination of charge carriers. At least one of the first and the second electrode contains a highly conductive organic sublayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Tilman Schlenker
  • Publication number: 20130313604
    Abstract: A method for producing a light-emitting semiconductor component is specified. A light-emitting semiconductor chip is arranged on a mounting area of a carrier. The semiconductor chip is electrically connected to electrical contact regions on the mounting area. An encapsulation layer is applied to the semiconductor chip by means of atomic layer deposition. All surfaces of the semiconductor chip which are free after mounting and electrical connection are covered with an encapsulation layer. Furthermore, a light-emitting semiconductor component is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Engl, Richard Baisl, Tilman Schlenker, Lutz Hoeppel, Sebastian Taeger, Christian Gaertner
  • Patent number: 8530928
    Abstract: A method for encapsulating an optoelectronic component by depositing a diffusion barrier for protection against environmental influences by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma on at least one subarea of the surface of the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Heuser, Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Peter Groeppel