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Bernd Keller — 179 Patents

CRCree: 135 patents #6 of 639Top 1%
ILIdeal Industries Lighting: 17 patents #3 of 178Top 2%
BHBayer Healthcare: 12 patents #805 of 8,007Top 15%
HGHib Trim Part Solutions Gmbh: 4 patents #1 of 3Top 35%
CRCreeled: 2 patents #37 of 96Top 40%
BABayer Materialscience Ag: 2 patents #297 of 1,035Top 30%
FGFaurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh: 2 patents #42 of 218Top 20%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
CUCree Lighting Usa: 1 patents #13 of 45Top 30%
FIFaurecia Interieur Industrie: 1 patents #78 of 199Top 40%
Philips: 1 patents #3,761 of 7,731Top 50%
SGSiemens Mobility Gmbh: 1 patents #196 of 502Top 40%
University of California: 1 patents #8,022 of 18,278Top 45%
Midland School, CA: #2 of 439 inventorsTop 1%
California: #709 of 386,348 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #4,305 of 4,157,543Top 1%
179 Patents All Time
Bernd Keller has been granted 179 US patents while listed as an inventor at Cree. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in February 2025. Bernd Keller ranks #4,305 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.10%). Patent records list Bernd Keller in Midland School, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1993 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 21 patents in 2015.peak 211993: 1 patents19932001: 1 patents2002: 4 patents2003: 3 patents20032004: 4 patents2005: 2 patents2006: 4 patents20062007: 2 patents2008: 5 patents2009: 5 patents20092010: 8 patents2011: 8 patents2012: 9 patents20122013: 11 patents2014: 19 patents2015: 21 patents20152016: 18 patents2017: 15 patents2018: 3 patents20182019: 15 patents2020: 7 patents2021: 4 patents20212022: 4 patents2023: 5 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 179 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12225643 Lighting fixture and methods Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson, Claudio Girotto +1 more 2025-02-11
11791442 Light emitting diode package and method for fabricating same Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Thomas Yuan 2023-10-17
11765308 Visualization device and method for visualizing the interior or exterior of a vehicle Andreas Pradel, Henrik Regen 2023-09-19
11729877 Lighting fixture and methods Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson, Claudio Girotto 2023-08-15
11644157 Luminaires using waveguide bodies and optical elements Eric Tarsa, Zongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox 2023-05-09
11638339 Light fixtures and methods Michael Leung, Ben Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson, Claudio Girotto 2023-04-25
11485050 Method for producing a trim part for vehicles, using a temporary seal 2022-11-01
11407154 Method for producing a vehicle trim part 2022-08-09
11400628 Method for producing decorative parts 2022-08-02
11251164 Multi-layer conversion material for down conversion in solid state lighting Fan Zhang, James Ibbetson, Thodore Lowes, Antony Paul Van De Ven, Deborah Kircher +2 more 2022-02-15
11209138 Skylight fixture emulating natural exterior light Theodore Lowes, Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson +1 more 2021-12-28
11070493 Simplified low profile module with light guide for pendant, surface mount, wall mount and stand alone luminaires Eric Tarsa, Hormoz Benjamin, Kurt S. Wilcox, Zongjie Yuan 2021-07-20
10900621 Circadian light fixtures, and other devices Michael Leung, Ben Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson, Claudio Girotto 2021-01-26
10892383 Light emitting diode package and method for fabricating same Thomas Yuan, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr. 2021-01-12 $86,117,000
10842016 Compact optically efficient solid state light source with integrated thermal management Chandan Bhat, Theodore Lowes, Julio A. Garceran 2020-11-17 $21,672,000
10808891 Luminaires using waveguide bodies and optical elements Eric Tarsa, Zongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox 2020-10-20
10781984 Skylight Fixture Theodore Lowes, Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson +1 more 2020-09-22
10766175 Method for producing a trim element with a genuine carbon appearance 2020-09-08
10665762 LED lamp incorporating remote phosphor and diffuser with heat dissipation features Tao Tong, Ronan P. Le Toquin, Eric Tarsa 2020-05-26
10622522 LED packages with chips having insulated surfaces Theodore Lowes, Kurt W. Wilcox, Chandan Bhat 2020-04-14
10529900 Solid state lighting device providing spectral power distribution with enhanced perceived brightness Fan Zhang, Ryan Gresback, James Ibbetson, Antony Paul Van De Ven 2020-01-07
10502374 Light fixtures and methods Michael Leung, Ben Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson, Claudio Girotto 2019-12-10
10465869 Skylight fixture Theodore Lowes, Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson +1 more 2019-11-05
10451229 Skylight fixture Theodore Lowes, Michael Leung, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Eric Tarsa, James Ibbetson +1 more 2019-10-22
10436969 Optical waveguide and luminaire incorporating same Zongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox, Eric Tarsa, Fabian Jean-Daniel Rol, James Ibbetson +1 more 2019-10-08