Patents by Inventor Peter Almenrader

Peter Almenrader 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).

  • Semiconductor components
    Patent number: 5053854
    Abstract: A semiconductor component including a semiconductor substrate having a main electrode and a control electrode. The main electrode includes a groove in which is inserted a U-shaped insulation body. The control electrode is disposed in the groove and is insulated from the main electrode by the insulation body. A spring is provided in the groove between the control electrode and the insulation body and presses the control electrode against the semiconductor substrate. In this way, the control electrode is displaceable with respect to the insulation body in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG
    Inventors: Peter Almenrader, Jiri Dlouhy, Jurg Fingerle, Otto Kuhn
  • Housing for a gate turn-off power thyristor (GTO)
    Patent number: 4953004
    Abstract: In a metal-ceramic housing for a high-power GTO, a space-saving auxiliary cathode connection (5a) capable of carrying current is achieved in that it is constructed by embedding in the insulating ring (4) of the housing and is connected directly to the cathode contact plate (9) via its own connecting elements (11, 13, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG
    Inventors: Peter Almenrader, Jiri Dlouhy