Patents by Inventor Markus Wimplinger

Markus Wimplinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20180229458
    Abstract: A method for producing a microlens with a carrier wafer, in which a lens in one opening of the carrier wafer is molded into the carrier wafer by stamping of the lens and to a corresponding device for executing the method and to a microlens which has been produced using the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Markus Wimplinger, Michael Kast
  • Patent number: 10008424
    Abstract: A method for measuring and/or acquiring layer thicknesses and voids of one or more layers of a temporary bonded wafer stack on a plurality of measuring points is provided. A sequence of the method includes an arrangement of a measurement means for measuring and/or acquiring the layer thicknesses and voids of the layers of the wafer stack at the measuring points relative to a flat side of the wafer stack. The sequence further includes an emission of signals in the form of electromagnetic waves by a transmitter of the measurement means, and a receiving the signals which have been reflected by the wafer stack by a receiver of the measurement means. The sequence also includes an evaluation of the signals which have been received by the receiver by an evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Wimplinger
  • Publication number: 20180145048
    Abstract: A method for applying a bonding layer that is comprised of a basic layer and a protective layer on a substrate with the following method steps: application of an oxidizable basic material as a basic layer on a bonding side of the substrate, at least partial covering of the basic layer with a protective material that is at least partially dissolvable in the basic material as a protective layer. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Markus WIMPLINGER
  • Publication number: 20180130658
    Abstract: A device and method is described for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate. A workspace is included that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum. The workspace includes a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus WIMPLINGER, Viorel DRAGOI, Christoph FLOTGEN
  • Patent number: 9947638
    Abstract: A method and corresponding device for permanent bonding of a first layer of a first substrate to a second layer of a second substrate on a bond interface, characterized in that a dislocation density of a dislocation of the first and/or second layer is increased at least in the region of the bond interface before and/or during the bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Bernhard Rebhan
  • Patent number: 9911713
    Abstract: A method for applying a bonding layer that is comprised of a basic layer and a protective layer on a substrate with the following method steps: application of an oxidizable basic material as a basic layer on a bonding side of the substrate, at least partial covering of the basic layer with a protective material that is at least partially dissolvable in the basic material as a protective layer. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Wimplinger
  • Patent number: 9899223
    Abstract: A device and method for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate with the following features: a workspace that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum, the workspace comprises: a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Viorel Dragoi, Christoph Flotgen
  • Patent number: 9806054
    Abstract: A flexible substrate mount for holding a first substrate when the first substrate is being detached from a second substrate, and detachment means for debonding of the second substrate by bending the first substrate. Furthermore, this invention relates to a device for detaching a first substrate from a second substrate in one detachment direction (L) with the following features: a substrate mount for holding the first substrate, said first substrate mount being flexible in the detachment direction (L), a substrate mount for holding the second substrate and detachment means for the debonding of the first substrate from the second substrate as the first substrate bends, and a method of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Jurgen Burggraf, Gerald Mittendorfer
  • Publication number: 20170305086
    Abstract: This invention relates to a die tool, a device and a method for producing, in particular embossing, a monolithic lens wafer that has a large number of microlenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kast, Markus Wimplinger
  • Patent number: 9764511
    Abstract: A nanostructure die with a concavely curved nanostructured die surface for seamless embossing of at least one peripheral ring of a jacket surface of an embossing roll in a step-and-repeat process and an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures with an embossing layer, which has been applied on a body of revolution, with a jacket surface with at least one peripheral ring which is made seamless at least in the peripheral direction and which is embossed in the step-and-repeat process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method and a device for producing such an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures as well as a method for producing such a nanostructure die and a method for producing an embossing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Kreindl, Markus Wimplinger, Thomas Glinsner
  • Patent number: 9738042
    Abstract: This invention relates to a die tool, a device and a method for producing, in particular embossing, a monolithic lens wafer that has a large number of microlenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kast, Markus Wimplinger
  • Publication number: 20170229423
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate with the following steps, especially the following sequence: forming a first reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface and a second reservoir in a surface layer on the second contact surface, the surface layers of the first and second contact surfaces being comprised of respective native oxide materials of one or more second educts respectively contained in reaction layers of the first and second substrates, partially filling the first and second reservoirs with one or more first educts; and reacting the first educts filled in the first reservoir with the second educts contained in the reaction layer of the second substrate to at least partially strengthen a permanent bond formed between the first and second contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flotgen
  • Publication number: 20170162538
    Abstract: A method for applying a bonding layer that is comprised of a basic layer and a protective layer on a substrate with the following method steps: application of an oxidizable basic material as a basic layer on a bonding side of the substrate, at least partial covering of the basic layer with a protective material that is at least partially dissolvable in the basic material as a protective layer. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Markus WIMPLINGER
  • Patent number: 9673167
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for bonding of a first contact area of a first at least largely transparent substrate to a second contact area of a second at least largely transparent substrate, on at least one of the contact areas an oxide being used for bonding, from which an at least largely transparent interconnection layer is formed with an electrical conductivity of at least 10e1 S/cm2 (measurement: four point method, relative to temperature of 300K) and an optical transmittance greater than 0.8 (for a wavelength range from 400 nm to 1500 nm) on the first and second contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Wimplinger
  • Patent number: 9662846
    Abstract: A method and a device for producing a lens wafer which has a plurality of microlenses, as well as microlenses produced from the lens wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kast, Markus Wimplinger
  • Patent number: 9643366
    Abstract: A method and a device for producing a lens wafer which has a plurality of microlenses, as well as microlenses produced from the lens wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kast, Markus Wimplinger
  • Patent number: 9627349
    Abstract: A method for applying a bonding layer that is comprised of a basic layer and a protective layer on a substrate with the following method steps: application of an oxidizable basic material as a basic layer on a bonding side of the substrate, at least partial covering of the basic layer with a protective material that is at least partially dissolvable in the basic material as a protective layer. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Wimplinger
  • Publication number: 20170098572
    Abstract: A method for surface treatment of an at least primarily crystalline substrate surface of a substrate such that by amorphization of the substrate surface, an amorphous layer is formed at the substrate surface with a thickness d>0 nm of the amorphous layer. This invention also relates to a corresponding device for surface treatment of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Wimplinger
  • Publication number: 20170053892
    Abstract: A method and corresponding device for permanent bonding of a first layer of a first substrate to a second layer of a second substrate on a bond interface, characterized in that a dislocation density of a dislocation of the first and/or second layer is increased at least in the region of the bond interface before and/or during the boding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Bernhard Rebhan
  • Patent number: 9500541
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining the pressure distribution for bonding of a first substrate to a second substrate, with the following steps, especially with the following sequence: placing a measurement layer between a first tool for holding the first substrate and an opposite second tool which is aligned to the first tool for bonding of the substrate, deformation of the measurement layer by bringing the tools closer to one another, measurement of the deformation of the measurement layer and computation of the pressure distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Rebhan, Markus Wimplinger, Jürgen Burggraf