Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Meierhofer

Wilhelm Meierhofer 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).

  • Lighting device and lamp comprising said lighting device
    Patent number: 8992046
    Abstract: A luminous means (1) comprising a multiplicity of light emitting diodes (10) arranged in a manner distributed three-dimensionally and a screen (11) formed from a radiation-opaque or translucent material, wherein the screen (11) encloses the light emitting diodes at least in places, wherein the screen (11) has a multiplicity of perforations disposed downstream of the light emitting diodes (10) in the emission direction, and wherein light emitted by the light emitting diodes (10) during operation of the luminous means passes through the perforations (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Moeck, Harald Henkel, Wilhelm Meierhofer, Jens Florian Hockel, Thomas Donauer
  • Lighting Device and Lamp Comprising said Lighting Device
    Publication number: 20120182732
    Abstract: A luminous means (1) comprising a multiplicity of light emitting diodes (10) arranged in a manner distributed three-dimensionally and a screen (11) formed from a radiation-opaque or translucent material, wherein the screen (11) encloses the light emitting diodes at least in places, wherein the screen (11) has a multiplicity of perforations disposed downstream of the light emitting diodes (10) in the emission direction, and wherein light emitted by the light emitting diodes (10) during operation of the luminous means passes through the perforations (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Moeck, Harald Henkel, Wilhelm Meierhofer, Jens Florian Hockel, Thomas Donauer