Patents by Inventor Vanessa Stenchly

Vanessa Stenchly 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: 20240105883
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of: providing a mold substrate and a cover substrate that are bonded to each other, wherein a surface region of the mold substrate and/or of the cover substrate is structured so as to form an enclosed cavity between the cover substrate and the mold substrate; tempering the cover substrate and the mold substrate so as to decrease the viscosity of the glass material of the cover substrate, and providing an overpressure in the enclosed cavity compared to the surrounding atmosphere so as to cause, on the basis of the decreased viscosity of the glass material of the cover substrate and the overpressure in the enclosed cavity compared to the surrounding atmosphere, bulging of the glass material of the cover substrate starting from the enclosed cavity up to a stop area, spaced apart from the cover substrate, of a stop element so as to acquire a molded cover substrate with a cap element; and removing the stop element and the mold substrate from the molded cover substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Wolfgang REINERT, Vanessa STENCHLY, Hans-Joachim QUENZER, Dirk KAEHLER
  • Patent number: 11815699
    Abstract: A production method includes fixing ball elements of a semiconductor material to a carrier substrate by means of heat and pressure; and one-sided thinning of the ball elements fixed to the carrier substrate to form plano-convex lens elements of a semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Norman Laske, Hans-Joachim Quenzer, Vanessa Stenchly, Amit Kulkarni, Arne Veit Schulz-Walsemann
  • Patent number: 11531196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a MEMS mirror assembly for detecting a large angular range up to 180°, preferably up to 160°, and to a method for producing a MEMS mirror assembly. The mirror assembly comprises a carrier substrate (1), on which a mirror (2) vibrating about at least one axis is mounted, a transparent cover (4), which is connected in a hermetically sealed manner to the carrier substrate (1) and which comprises an ellipsoidal dome (6) having a substantially round base area, and a compensation optical system (8), which is arranged in a predefined beam path for an incident beam outside the dome (6). The middle of the mirror (2) lies in the centre point of the dome, and the compensation optical system (8) collimates the incident beam in such a way that a divergence or convergence of the beam caused by the boundary surfaces of the dome once said beam has exited from the dome (6) is substantially compensated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Quenzer, Ulrich Hofmann, Vanessa Stenchly
  • Patent number: 10752500
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing optical components, wherein a first contact surface is formed by bringing a deformation element into contact with a carrier; and a second contact surface is formed by applying a functional element to the deformation element; said second contact surface at least partially overlapping the first contact surface, so that a deformation zone is formed by the area of the deformation element that lies between the overlapping areas of the two contact surfaces, wherein at least one portion of the deformation zone is heated and deformed in such a way that the functional element is deflected, in particular, shifts and/or tilts, and the functional element is joined with the deformation element during the process step of applying the functional element to the deformation element and/or during the process step of heating and deforming the deformation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Hans Joachim Quenzer, Vanessa Stenchly
  • Publication number: 20200159006
    Abstract: The invention relates to a MEMS mirror assembly for detecting a large angular range up to 180°, preferably up to 160°, and to a method for producing a MEMS mirror assembly. The mirror assembly comprises a carrier substrate (1), on which a mirror (2) vibrating about at least one axis is mounted, a transparent cover (4), which is connected in a hermetically sealed manner to the carrier substrate (1) and which comprises an ellipsoidal dome (6) having a substantially round base area, and a compensation optical system (8), which is arranged in a predefined beam path for an incident beam outside the dome (6). The middle of the mirror (2) lies in the centre point of the dome, and the compensation optical system (8) collimates the incident beam in such a way that a divergence or convergence of the beam caused by the boundary surfaces of the dome once said beam has exited from the dome (6) is substantially compensated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Quenzer, Ulrich Hofmann, Vanessa Stenchly
  • Publication number: 20200041699
    Abstract: A production method includes fixing ball elements of a semiconductor material to a carrier substrate by means of heat and pressure; and one-sided thinning of the ball elements fixed to the carrier substrate to form plano-convex lens elements of a semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Norman LASKE, Hans-Joachim QUENZER, Vanessa STENCHLY, Amit KULKARNI, Arne Veit SCHULZ-WALSEMANN
  • Publication number: 20190135619
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing optical components, wherein a first contact surface is formed by bringing a deformation element into contact with a carrier; and a second contact surface is formed by applying a functional element to the deformation element; said second contact surface at least partially overlapping the first contact surface, so that a deformation zone is formed by the area of the deformation element that lies between the overlapping areas of the two contact surfaces, wherein at least one portion of the deformation zone is heated and deformed in such a way that the functional element is deflected, in particular, shifts and/or tilts, and the functional element is joined with the deformation element during the process step of applying the functional element to the deformation element and/or during the process step of heating and deforming the deformation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Hans, Joachim QUENZER, Vanessa STENCHLY
  • Patent number: 9910273
    Abstract: The method according to the invention is used for producing optical components, in particular covers for encapsulating micro-systems, wherein at least one reinforcing element, which is produced before being arranged, is arranged on a first substrate, as a result of which a stack is produced. This stack is heated after being connected to a second substrate, as a result of which the first substrate is deformed such that at least one region, covered by the reinforcing element, of the first substrate is moved and/or is inclined or the first substrate is brought into contact with the reinforcing element. In an alternative method according to the invention, the reinforcing element is arranged on the second substrate, wherein this stack is then connected to the first substrate. The first substrate is subsequently heated and deformed such that a region of the first substrate is brought into contact with the reinforcing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Hans Joachim Quenzer, Ulrich Hofmann, Vanessa Stenchly
  • Publication number: 20150040368
    Abstract: The method according to the invention is used for producing optical components, in particular covers for encapsulating micro-systems, wherein at least one reinforcing element, which is produced before being arranged, is arranged on a first substrate, as a result of which a stack is produced. This stack is heated after being connected to a second substrate, as a result of which the first substrate is deformed such that at least one region, covered by the reinforcing element, of the first substrate is moved and/or is inclined or the first substrate is brought into contact with the reinforcing element. In an alternative method according to the invention, the reinforcing element is arranged on the second substrate, wherein this stack is then connected to the first substrate. The first substrate is subsequently heated and deformed such that a region of the first substrate is brought into contact with the reinforcing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hans Joachim Quenzer, Ulrich Hofmann, Vanessa Stenchly