Patents by Inventor Marco Russ

Marco Russ 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).

  • Diode bolometer and method for producing a diode bolometer
    Patent number: 8569857
    Abstract: A bolometer has a semiconductor membrane having a single-crystalline portion, and spacers so as to keep the semiconductor membrane at a predetermined distance from an underlying substrate. The complementarily doped regions of the single-crystalline portion form a diode and the predetermined distance corresponds to a fourth of an infrared wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Piotr Kropelnicki, Marco Russ, Holger Vogt
  • Bolometer and method of producing a bolometer
    Patent number: 8080797
    Abstract: A bolometer includes a membrane, a first spacer and a second spacer, the membrane including resistive and contact layers. At a side facing a foundation, the contact layer has a first contact region at which the first spacer electrically contacts the contact layer, and a second contact region at which the second spacer electrically contacts the contact layer. In this manner, the membrane is kept at a predetermined distance to the foundation. The contact layer is laterally interrupted by a gap, so that the contact layer is subdivided at least into two parts, the first part including the first contact region, and the second part including the second contact region, and no direct connection existing within the contact layer from the first contact region to the second contact region, and the resistive layer being in contact with the first and second parts of the contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e.v.
    Inventors: Holger Vogt, Marco Russ
  • DIODE BOLOMETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DIODE BOLOMETER
    Publication number: 20110140224
    Abstract: A bolometer has a semiconductor membrane having a single-crystalline portion, and spacers so as to keep the semiconductor membrane at a predetermined distance from an underlying substrate. The complementarily doped regions of the single-crystalline portion form a diode and the predetermined distance corresponds to a fourth of an infrared wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Piotr Kropelnicki, Marco Russ, Holger Vogt
  • BOLOMETER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A BOLOMETER
    Publication number: 20090321644
    Abstract: A bolometer includes a membrane, a first spacer and a second spacer, the membrane including resistive and contact layers. At a side facing a foundation, the contact layer has a first contact region at which the first spacer electrically contacts the contact layer, and a second contact region at which the second spacer electrically contacts the contact layer. In this manner, the membrane is kept at a predetermined distance to the foundation. The contact layer is laterally interrupted by a gap, so that the contact layer is subdivided at least into two parts, the first part including the first contact region, and the second part including the second contact region, and no direct connection existing within the contact layer from the first contact region to the second contact region, and the resistive layer being in contact with the first and second parts of the contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Holger Vogt, Marco Russ