Osram Gmbh

Osram Ag

Osram Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung

Ams-osram International Gmbh

Steffen Strauss

Robert Kraus

Thomas Preuschl

Tobias Frost

Ralph Bertram

Giovanni Scilla

Ann Russell

Martin Reiss

Florian Zeus

Michael Weis

Gerhard Holzapfel

Christine Maier

Joseph Gasiewicz

Tobias Staeber

Syedhossein Mousavian

Somayeh Abnavi

Christian Herbold

Hubert Halbritter

Birgit Wels

Thomas Donauer

Andreas Kampfrath

A driver circuit may include a first inductor with a first terminal coupled to a first voltage terminal and a first switch with a first and a second terminal. The first terminal of the first switch is coupled to a second terminal of the first inductor via a first node and the second terminal of the first switch is coupled to a second voltage terminal. Moreover, the driver circuit may include a diode with a first terminal coupled to the first node, an output terminal, and a first capacitor with a first electrode coupled to a second terminal of the diode and a second electrode coupled to the output terminal.

Driver circuit and method for providing a pulse

An illumination module may include at least one flexible carrier for a plurality of heat sources, including light sources, wherein the carrier is provided for being bent over at least part of its width.

Illumination module and illumination device comprising a flexible carrier

Various embodiments may relate to a connecting module for mechanically connecting two light strips each having at least one semiconductor light source and having at least two electrical contacts arranged in a housing, which electrical contacts each have two contact sections for making electrical contact with the light strips. The electrical contacts in each case pass through the housing with a further contact section for connection to a power supply.

Connecting module, power supply module and connecting set for light strips

A power supply module may include an at least partially flexible support; a supply unit arranged on the support; and at least one outlet connection for a lighting module which can be fed by the supply unit.

Power supply module, and lighting strip

A lighting device may include at least one semiconductor light source cast with at least one first casting compound, wherein at least one region of the lighting device has: at least one connection area, which is electrically connected to the at least one semiconductor light source, and at least one electrical connecting element, which has at least one electrical line, wherein at least one electrical line is connected to an associated connection area and protrudes at one end out of the lighting device, and the at least one connection area and the at least one electrical connecting element are arranged in a cutout in the first casting compound and are cast by means of a second casting compound.

Lighting device and method for producing a lighting device

In various embodiments, a lighting system may comprise at least one connection element and at least one luminous band having at least one band-shaped unit circuit board, whereby the unit circuit board is equipped with at least two semiconductor light sources, and has at least one contact area arranged between at least two semiconductor light sources, whereby the contact area is configured so it can be severed and the contact area and the connection element are configured such that after severing of the contact area the connection element can be applied onto the contact area and at least one circuit can be closed on the unit circuit board by applying the connection element onto the contact area.

Lighting system comprising at least one luminous band

A lighting module may include a lighting band with a band-shaped flexible substrate, wherein at least one semiconductor light source is applied to a top side of the substrate, wherein the lighting module is faced with a protective layer such that at least one emission area of the at least one semiconductor light source is exposed thereby.

Lighting module

A method for contacting a lighting device is provided, wherein the lighting device has a circuit board which is covered at least partly by a sealing compound layer; wherein the lighting device can be separated at a separating point into two lighting device sections and each of the lighting device sections has at least one electrical contact. The method may include: removing at least the sealing compound layer on both sides of the separation point so that the contacts remain covered by a thinner, remaining sealing compound layer; separating the lighting device at the separation point; attaching a connection element at least to the remaining sealing compound layer of at least one of the lighting device sections, wherein the connection element has at least one contacting element, which contacts a respective contact covered by the remaining sealing compound layer after a separation or penetration of the remaining sealing compound layer.

Method for contacting a lighting device and connection element for attachment on a lighting device

A lighting device () comprising at least one flexible printed circuit board () which is populated with at least one semiconductor light source, comprising a potting material overlaid on at least one populated side of the printed circuit board so as to leave at least one emission surface of the semiconductor light source () exposed; an adhesive element at least partially covering a top side of the semiconductor light source, wherein the adhesive element () protrudes partially from the potting compound (), is enclosed around its sides by the potting compound () in an adhesive manner and has better adhesion to the potting compound () than does the semiconductor light source.

Luminous device having a flexible printed circuit board

A printed circuit board is provided with at least one via hole, in which a heat dissipating element is arranged, wherein at least one radiant source is arranged on the heat dissipating element. The lighting device is provided with at least one such printed circuit board.

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Wuppertal, Germany

Steffen Strauss