Patents by Inventor Uli Hiller

Uli Hiller 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: 12631815
    Abstract: A vehicle pane includes a light emitting arrangement including a plurality of optoelectronic components on a flexible foil. The vehicle pane also includes a structure including a first pane, a second pane arranged thereon, and at least one at least partially transparent connecting layer connecting the first pane and the second pane. The structure includes an at least partially transparent inner region and an edge region surrounding the inner region. The light emitting arrangement is arranged laterally in the edge region of the structure and the edge region with the light emitting arrangement is configured to direct light generated by the optoelectronic components along the at least partially transparent connecting layer into the at least partially transparent inner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Michael Brandl
  • Patent number: 12388058
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a layer stack, which includes a carrier layer, a cover layer, and a first layer. The first layer is in particular an intermediate layer, arranged between the cover layer and the carrier layer. At least one electronic or optoelectronic element, in particular an optoelectronic light source, is arranged on the first layer and at least one layer of the layer stack and preferably all layers of the layer stack are at least partially transparent. The layer stack comprises at least one layer which comprises particles with a high thermal conductivity and/or at least one thermally conductive layer which is arranged between two adjacent layers of the layer stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Goldbach, Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Markus Klein, Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Waldschik, Michael Wittmann, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Stefan Groetsch, Rainer Huber, Peter Brick, Ludwig Hofbauer
  • Publication number: 20250231415
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises an at least partially transparent intermediate layer, in particular a transparent foil, and a plurality of optoelectronic light sources arranged on or embedded in the intermediate layer, and at least one of the following: a preferably non-transparent top layer, in particular a coloured foil, arranged on an upper surface of the intermediate layer, the top layer comprises a plurality of apertures which are aligned with the light sources, so that light from a light source can be radiated to the front through the aperture which is aligned with the light source, a filtering layer, in particular configured to operate as a neutral density filter, arranged on an upper surface of the top layer or the upper surface of the intermediate layer, a non-transparent or at least partially transparent background layer, in particular a coloured foil, arranged on a bottom surface of the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas DOBNER, Uli Hiller, Peter Brick, Hubert Halbritter, Thomas Schwarz, Michael Wittmann, Stefan Groetsch, Simon Schwalenberg, Sebastian Wittmann
  • Patent number: 12300674
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, in particular an at least semi-transparent pane for example for a vehicle, comprises: a cover layer, a carrier layer, an intermediate layer between the cover layer and the carrier layer, wherein at least one and preferably a plurality of optoelectronic light sources, in particular ?LEDS, is arranged on at least one surface of the intermediate layer and/or is at least partially embedded in the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is adapted such that light emitted by the optoelectronic light sources at least partially spreads in and along the intermediate layer and exits the intermediate layer within and/or at a pre-set distance to the respective optoelectronic light source in a direction through the cover layer and/or through the carrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Goldbach, Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Markus Klein, Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Waldschik, Michael Wittmann, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Stefan Groetsch, Rainer Huber, Peter Brick, Ludwig Hofbauer
  • Patent number: 12298528
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, in particular a display device, comprises: at least one optoelectronic light source, an at least partially transparent front layer, an at least partially transparent support layer, wherein the light source is arranged between the front layer and the support layer, wherein a front side of the light source faces the front layer and a rear side of the light source faces the support layer, and wherein a limiting device is provided in a circumferential direction around the light source, wherein the limiting device limits a spatial region, in which the light source emits light such that total internal reflection of the emitted light, in particular at an interface between the front layer and the outside, is avoided or at least reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Dobner, Uli Hiller, Peter Brick, Hubert Halbritter, Thomas Schwarz, Michael Wittmann, Stefan Groetsch, Simon Schwalenberg, Sebastian Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20250096206
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, in particular an at least partially transparent pane for example of a vehicle, comprises a first layer, in particular an intermediate layer arranged between a cover layer and a carrier layer, at least one electronic or optoelectronic component, which is at least partially or completely embedded in the first layer and at least one structured conductor layer. A first portion of the conductor layer is arranged on an upper surface of the first layer and a second portion of the conductor layer is arranged on a top surface of the electronic or optoelectronic component and is in contact with an electric contact of the electronic or optoelectronic component. The electric contact, in particular a contact pad, is arranged on the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BRANDL, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Goldbach, Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Markus Klein, Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Waldschik, Michael Wittmann, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Stefan Groetsch, Rainer Huber, Peter Brick, Ludwig Hofbauer
  • Patent number: 12128821
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a radiation source for the emission of electromagnetic radiation and a converter element on which the electromagnetic radiation impinges in a first surface region and which, excited by the impinged electromagnetic radiation, emits visible light into an environment in a second surface region which differs at least partially from the first surface region. The wavelength of the light emitted into the environment differs from the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation impinged on the converter element. The converter element includes a luminous element including a textile with a converter material. The converter material due to excitation by the electromagnetic radiation with a first wavelength emits visible light with a second wavelength differing from the first wavelength. The radiation source realizes a background illumination for the converter element. The first surface region is formed by a side surface or a back surface of the converter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Peter Brick, Uli Hiller, Sebastian Stigler, Armin Wetterer
  • Publication number: 20240280741
    Abstract: A vehicle pane includes a light emitting arrangement including a plurality of optoelectronic components on a flexible foil. The vehicle pane also includes a structure including a first pane, a second pane arranged thereon, and at least one at least partially transparent connecting layer connecting the first pane and the second pane. The structure includes an at least partially transparent inner region and an edge region surrounding the inner region. The light emitting arrangement is arranged laterally in the edge region of the structure and the edge region with the light emitting arrangement is configured to direct light generated by the optoelectronic components along the at least partially transparent connecting layer into the at least partially transparent inner region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian WITTMANN, Uli HILLER, Michael BRANDL
  • Publication number: 20240274771
    Abstract: An optoelectronic lighting device includes an at least partially transparent base body with a first main surface that is, in particular curved surface, and a second main surface. The second main surface does at least partially not extend parallel to the first main surface. A decorative layer is arranged on the curved first main surface, which substantially follows the curvature of the first main surface. An optoelectronic foil is arranged on the second main surface. The optoelectronic foil includes a carrier substrate that is, in particular a flexible carrier substrate; at least one electrical line and a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor components arranged on the carrier substrate; and an at least partially transparent adhesive layer, which is arranged between the optoelectronic semiconductor components and the base body and which connects the optoelectronic foil to the second main surface. The optoelectronic semiconductor components are embedded in the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian WITTMANN, Michael BRANDL, Uli HILLER, Andreas DOBNER
  • Patent number: 12040317
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a plurality of optoelectronic light sources being arranged on a first layer, in particular an intermediate layer being arranged between a cover layer and a carrier layer. The first layer comprises or consists of an at least partially transparent material and each optoelectronic light source of the plurality of optoelectronic light sources comprises an individual light converter for converting light emitted by the associated light source into converted light. The light converter of each optoelectronic light source is arranged on the first layer and/or the associated optoelectronic light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Goldbach, Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Markus Klein, Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Waldschik, Michael Wittmann, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Stefan Groetsch, Rainer Huber, Peter Brick, Ludwig Hofbauer
  • Publication number: 20220244555
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, in particular a display device, comprises: at least one optoelectronic light source, an at least partially transparent front layer, an at least partially transparent support layer, wherein the light source is arranged between the front layer and the support layer, wherein a front side of the light source faces the front layer and a rear side of the light source faces the support layer, and wherein a limiting device is provided in a circumferential direction around the light source, wherein the limiting device limits a spatial region, in which the light source emits light such that total internal reflection of the emitted light, in particular at an interface between the front layer and the outside, is avoided or at least reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas DOBNER, Uli HILLER, Peter BRICK, Hubert HALBRITTER, Thomas SCHWARZ, Michael WITTMANN, Stefan GROETSCH, Simon SCHWALENBERG, Sebastian WITTMANN
  • Publication number: 20220238497
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, in particular an at least semi-transparent pane for example for a vehicle, comprises: a cover layer, a carrier layer, an intermediate layer between the cover layer and the carrier layer, wherein at least one and preferably a plurality of optoelectronic light sources, in particular ?LEDS, is arranged on at least one surface of the intermediate layer and/or is at least partially embedded in the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is adapted such that light emitted by the optoelectronic light sources at least partially spreads in and along the intermediate layer and exits the intermediate layer within and/or at a pre-set distance to the respective optoelectronic light source in a direction through the cover layer and/or through the carrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Michael BRANDL, Andreas DOBNER, Matthias GOLDBACH, Sebastian WITTMANN, Uli HILLER, Markus KLEIN, Thomas SCHWARZ, Andreas WALDSCHIK, Michael WITTMANN, Matthias BRUCKSCHLOEGL, Stefan GROETSCH, Rainer HUBER, Peter BRICK, Ludwig HOFBAUER
  • Patent number: 11388798
    Abstract: A method for operating an optoelectronic semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating, for example, blue light, an optional second optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating, for example, green light, and a third optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating, for example, red light. The semiconductor device also includes a driver unit which supplies the semiconductor chips with current during operation. The third semiconductor chip is operated on the basis of a temperature-brightness characteristic curve stored in the driver unit. The temperature-brightness characteristic curve is configured for a minimum color location deviation over an intended operating temperature range, relative to at least one reference color location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Moritz, Sebastian Stigler, Uli Hiller, Benjamin Höflinger
  • Publication number: 20220167334
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a plurality of optoelectronic light sources being arranged on a first layer, in particular an intermediate layer being arranged between a cover layer and a carrier layer. The first layer comprises or consists of an at least partially transparent material and each optoelectronic light source of the plurality of optoelectronic light sources comprises an individual light converter for converting light emitted by the associated light source into converted light. The light converter of each optoelectronic light source is arranged on the first layer and/or the associated optoelectronic light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Goldbach, Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Markus Klein, Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Waldschik, Michael Wittmann, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Stefan Groetsch, Rainer Huber, Peter Brick, Ludwig Hofbauer
  • Patent number: 11334098
    Abstract: A light-emitting component is disclosed. In an embodiment a light-emitting component includes at least four light sources configured to emit light of different wavelength ranges in pairs and a control device configured to operate the light sources independently of one another in such a way that light from at least two of the light sources is mixed to form a mixed light and adjust an mv,mel,D65 value of the mixed light, wherein the at least four light sources include a first light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation with a dominant wavelength of at most 450 nm, a second light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation with a dominant wavelength of at least 480 nm and at most 520 nm or a dominant wavelength of at least 455 nm and at most 470 nm, a third light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in a spectral range of green light, and a fourth light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in a spectral range of yellow and/or amber light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Stigler, Uli Hiller, Martin Moritz
  • Publication number: 20220149019
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a layer stack, which includes a carrier layer, a cover layer, and a first layer. The first layer is in particular an intermediate layer, arranged between the cover layer and the carrier layer. At least one electronic or optoelectronic element, in particular an optoelectronic light source, is arranged on the first layer and at least one layer of the layer stack and preferably all layers of the layer stack are at least partially transparent. The layer stack comprises at least one layer which comprises particles with a high thermal conductivity and/or at least one thermally conductive layer which is arranged between two adjacent layers of the layer stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Brandl, Andreas Dobner, Matthias Goldbach, Sebastian Wittmann, Uli Hiller, Markus Klein, Thomas Schwarz, Andreas Waldschik, Michael Wittmann, Matthias Bruckschloegl, Stefan Groetsch, Rainer Huber, Peter Brick, Ludwig Hofbauer
  • Patent number: 11329199
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic component and an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an emission side, the emission side comprising a plurality of emission fields, partition walls on the emission side in a region between two adjacent emission fields and a conversion element on one or more emission fields, wherein the conversion element includes a matrix material with first phosphor particles incorporated therein, wherein the first phosphor particles are sedimented in the matrix material such that a mass fraction of the first phosphor particles is greater in a lower region of the conversion element facing the semiconductor layer sequence than in a remaining region of the conversion element, and wherein the partition walls are attached to the emission side without any additional connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Britta Göötz, Matthias Hien, Andreas Dobner, Peter Brick, Matthias Goldbach, Uli Hiller, Sebastian Stigler
  • Publication number: 20220126749
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a radiation source for the emission of electromagnetic radiation and a converter element on which the electromagnetic radiation impinges in a first surface region and which, excited by the impinged electromagnetic radiation, emits visible light into an environment in a second surface region which differs at least partially from the first surface region. The wavelength of the light emitted into the environment differs from the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation impinged on the converter element. The converter element includes a luminous element including a textile with a converter material. The converter material due to excitation by the electromagnetic radiation with a first wavelength emits visible light with a second wavelength differing from the first wavelength. The radiation source realizes a background illumination for the converter element. The first surface region is formed by a side surface or a back surface of the converter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Michael BRANDL, Peter BRICK, Uli HILLER, Sebastian STIGLER, Armin WETTERER
  • Patent number: 11275237
    Abstract: An apparatus for presenting an image for a heads-up display includes three arrays of light-emitting diodes, wherein the light-emitting diodes of an array are arranged and output electromagnetic beams in an emission direction of an emission side of the array, the light-emitting diodes output an electromagnetic beam with a first opening angle in the emission direction, a collimation apparatus provided on the emission side at a specified spacing in front of the array of the light-emitting diodes, wherein the collimation apparatus reduces the first opening angles of the beams of the light-emitting diodes downstream of the collimation apparatus in the emission direction to a second opening angle, the second opening angle is smaller than the first opening angle, and a combination optical unit arranged downstream of the collimation apparatus in the emission direction, the combination optical unit superposes the electromagnetic rays from the three arrays to form an image for the head-up display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Brick, Uli Hiller, Stefan Morgott
  • Publication number: 20210385918
    Abstract: A method for operating an optoelectronic semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating, for example, blue light, an optional second optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating, for example, green light, and a third optoelectronic semiconductor chip for generating, for example, red light. The semiconductor device also includes a driver unit which supplies the semiconductor chips with current during operation. The third semiconductor chip is operated on the basis of a temperature-brightness characteristic curve stored in the driver unit. The temperature-brightness characteristic curve is configured for a minimum color location deviation over an intended operating temperature range, relative to at least one reference color location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Martin MORITZ, Sebastian STIGLER, Uli HILLER, Benjamin HÖFLINGER