Patents Assigned to Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 11600449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a layer composition (10) with an electrically conductive layer (11), comprising the process steps: a) provision of a substrate (12) with a substrate surface (13); b) formation of a polymer layer (14) comprising an electrically conductive polymer (15) on at least a part of the substrate surface (13); c) application of a liquid stabilizer phase, comprising a stabilizer and a liquid phase, to the polymer layer (14) from process step b), wherein the stabilizer phase comprises less than 0.2 wt. %, based on the stabilizer phase, of the electrically conductive polymer, wherein the stabilizer is an aromatic compound with at least two OH groups, and a layer composition (10) and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Akio Ishikawa, Udo Merker, Klaus Wussow, Katrin Asteman
  • Patent number: 11045795
    Abstract: Processes produce catalytically highly effective noble metal carboxylate compounds or their solutions that comprise A) a noble metal carboxylate, wherein the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold, and B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, a salt of oxalic acid, a derivative of oxalic acid and a salt of the derivative of oxalic acid. The process digests the noble metal with alkaline earth peroxide to produce a digestion mass and dissolves the digestion mass in a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid diluted with a protic solvent to produce a resulting solution, whereby alkaline earth ions are separated off as salt of an oxalic acid or salt of oxalic acid derivatives, and the processes do not include any BaSO4 precipitation and filtration of barium sulphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Richard Walter, Horst Meyer, Steffen Voss, Jan Schapp
  • Patent number: 10109427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a layer composition (10) with an electrically conductive layer (11), comprising the process steps: a) provision of a substrate (12) with a substrate surface (13); b) formation of a polymer layer (14) comprising an electrically conductive polymer (15) on at least a part of the substrate surface (13); c) application of a liquid stabilizer phase, comprising a stabilizer and a liquid phase, to the polymer layer (14) from process step b), wherein the stabilizer phase comprises less than 0.2 wt. %, based on the stabilizer phase, of the electrically conductive polymer, wherein the stabilizer is an aromatic compound with at least two OH groups, and a layer composition (10) and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Akio Ishikawa, Udo Merker, Klaus Wussow, Katrin Asteman
  • Patent number: 10026521
    Abstract: Described are processes for the production of a capacitor, comprising the process steps: a) the provision of an electrode body of an electrode material, wherein a dielectric covers one surface of this electrode material at least partly to form an anode body; b) the introduction of a dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and complexes of polythiophenes and polyanions, wherein the weight ratio of polythiophenes:polyanions in the dispersion is greater than 0.5, into at least a part of the anode body; c) the at least partial removal of the dispersing agent to obtain a solid electrolyte in a capacitor body. Also described are capacitors, electronic circuits, uses of these capacitors, processes for the preparation of dispersions, dispersions obtainable by these processes, organic solar cells, processes for the production of these organic solar cells, and the use of dispersion for the production of organic solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Arnulf Scheel, Katrin Asteman, Matthias Intelmann, Andreas Elschner
  • Publication number: 20180147570
    Abstract: Processes produce catalytically highly effective noble metal carboxylate compounds or their solutions that comprise A) a noble metal carboxylate, wherein the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold, and B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, a salt of oxalic acid, a derivative of oxalic acid and a salt of the derivative of oxalic acid. The process digests the noble metal with alkaline earth peroxide to produce a digestion mass and dissolves the digestion mass in a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid diluted with a protic solvent to produce a resulting solution, whereby alkaline earth ions are separated off as salt of an oxalic acid or salt of oxalic acid derivatives, and the processes do not include any BaSO4 precipitation and filtration of barium sulphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Richard Walter, Horst Meyer, Steffen Voss, Jan Schapp
  • Patent number: 9959981
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of electrolyte capacitors having a low equivalent series resistance and low residual current for high nominal voltages, electrolyte capacitors produced by this process and the use of such electrolyte capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Merker, Wilfried Lövenich, Klaus Wussow
  • Patent number: 9875852
    Abstract: Described are methods for the production of a capacitor, comprising the process steps: a) the provision of an electrode body (1) of an electrode material (2), wherein a dielectric (3) covers one surface (4) of this electrode material (2) at least partly under formation of an anode body (5); b) the introduction of a dispersion comprising a dispersing agent, a foreign-doped conductive polymer and counter-ions which are not covalently bonded to the foreign-doped conductive polymer into at least a part of the anode body (5); c) the at least partial removal of the dispersing agent under obtaining a solid electrolyte (6) in a capacitor body; wherein a self-doped conductive polymer is additionally introduced into at least a part of the anode body (5). Also described are capacitors obtainable by these methods, capacitors, electronic circuits, the use of these capacitors and dispersions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Katrin Asteman, Matthias Intelmann, Udo Merker, Knud Reuter, Armin Sautter
  • Patent number: 9514889
    Abstract: Described is a process for the production of a capacitor, where an electrode body (1) of an electrode material (2) is provided, wherein a dielectric (3) covers one surface (4) of this electrode material (2) at least partly to form an anode body (5), where the in situ polymerization of at least one thiophene monomer in at least a part of the anode body (5) in the presence of at least one oxidizing agent and at least one polymer with the structural formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Katrin Asteman, Udo Merker, Klaus Wussow
  • Patent number: 9502183
    Abstract: Capacitors comprising a dielectric at least partly covering the surface of an electrode material and forming an anode body are described. The anode body may be at least partly coated with a solid electrolyte comprising a conductive polymer. The capacitor comprises at least one polyglycerol, where the ratio of the amount of polyglycerol (Mpg) to the amount of conductive polymer (Mpolymer) in the capacitor is Mpg/Mpolymer>0.15, and the polyglycerol contains more than 50 wt. % of a mixture of tri- and tetraglycerol, based on the total weight of the polyglycerol. Processes for the production of a capacitor, an electronic circuit and use of a capacitor in a dispersion are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Armin Saulter, Katrin Asteman, Udo Guntermann, Udo Merker
  • Patent number: 9407076
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing an electrical bushing for an implantable device, an electrical bushing, and an implantable device. The method according to one embodiment includes forming a base body from a ceramic slurry and introducing a bushing conductor made of a metal or cermet material with a metal fraction into the base body. The metal fraction in the bushing conductor is provided to decrease towards the base body. It includes sintering the green blank that includes the base body and the bushing conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Troetzschel, Goran Pavlovic, Harald Manhardt, Nicole Staudt
  • Publication number: 20160157371
    Abstract: On aspect is a housing for an implantable medical device, including a first portion of metal and having integrated features and a second portion also of metal. The first and second portions are sealed together thereby forming the housing with an internal space that is within first and second portions and that fully contains the features such that they are hermetically sealed relative to an external space outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeremy Glynn, Steven Harein
  • Patent number: 9251961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance and low residual current, consisting of a solid electrolyte and an intermediate layer and an outer layer comprising conductive polymers, to electrolytic capacitors produced using this method and also to the use of electrolytic capacitors of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Merker, Klaus Wussow
  • Patent number: 9209544
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lead connector for an implantable medical device including connecting proximal ends of a plurality of conductive wires to an inner surface of a corresponding ring contact, placing a distal frame over distal ends of each of conducive wire of the plurality of conductive wires, the distal ends passing through corresponding shafts in the distal frame from a rear face of the distal frame and extending beyond a front face of the distal frame, arranging the distal frame along with the conductive wires and corresponding ring contacts within a mold cavity, filling the mold cavity with a mold material, the mold material abutting the rear face of the distal frame, and removing a resulting lead connector from the mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeremy Glynn, Dan Richter, LeRoy Calander
  • Publication number: 20150270025
    Abstract: An electrical bushing for use in a housing of an implantable medical device is proposed. The electrical bushing includes at least one electrically insulating base body and at least one electrical conducting element. The conducting element establishes, through the base body, at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body, at least in part. The at least one conducting element includes at least one cermet. The cermet of the conducting element and the base body include one or more of the same ceramic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Specht, Jeremy Glynn
  • Publication number: 20150263192
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-conductive paste comprising Ag nano-particles and spherical Ag micro-particles in the preparation of electrodes, particularly in electrical devices, particularly in temperature sensitive electrical devices or solar cells, particularly in HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer) solar cells. In particular, the invention relates to a paste, a process for preparing a paste, a precursor, a process for preparing an electrical device and a module comprising electrical devices. The invention relates to a paste comprising the following paste constituents: a. Ag particles, b. a polymer system; wherein the Ag particles have a multi-modal distribution of particle diameter with at least a first maximum in the range from about 1 nm to about less than 1 ?m and at least a further maximum in the range from about 1 ?m to about less than 1 mm; wherein the difference between the first and the further maximum is at least about 0.3 ?m; wherein at least 50 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Muschelknautz, Matthias Horteis, Isao Tanaka, Klaus Kunze, Roupen Keusseyan, Toshinori Wada, Aziz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 9126053
    Abstract: One aspect relates to an electrical bushing for use in a housing of an active implantable medical device. The electrical bushing includes an electrically insulating base body and an electrical conducting element. The conducting element is set up to establish, through the base body, an electrically conducting connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body, and the conducting element includes a cermet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mark Kempf, Andreas Reisinger
  • Patent number: 9111680
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance, low residual current and high thermal stability, which consist of a solid electrolyte and an outer layer comprising conjugated polymers, to electrolytic capacitors produced by this process and to the use of such electrolylic capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Intelmann, Udo Merker, Klaus Wussow
  • Patent number: 9090975
    Abstract: One aspect is a method for the production of a three-dimensional structure of successive layers producing a multitude of successive layers wherein, with the exception of a first layer, each of the successive layers is arranged on a preceding layer. Each of the successive layers includes at least two materials wherein one material is a sacrificial material and one material is a structure material. Each of the successive layers defines a successive cross-section through the three-dimensional structure. Producing each of the layers includes depositing the sacrificial material by means of an electrochemical process and depositing the structure material by means of physical gas phase deposition. After a multitude of successive layers has been produced, the three-dimensional structure is uncovered by removing at least a part of the sacrificial material. The sacrificial material is at least one of a group consisting of nickel, silver, palladium, and gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Specht, Andreas Reisinger, Ulrich Hausch, Frank Krueger, Jens Troetzschel
  • Patent number: 9088093
    Abstract: An electrical bushing for use in a housing of an implantable medical device is proposed. The electrical bushing includes at least one electrically insulating base body and at least one electrical conducting element. The conducting element establishes, through the base body, at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body, at least in part. The at least one conducting element includes at least one cermet. The electrical bushing includes at least one head part. The head part includes at least one plug connector element that enables electrical connection of at least one plug element from the external space to the plug connector element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Reisinger, Jeremy Glynn
  • Patent number: 9087994
    Abstract: Described is a complex comprising a polythiophene and a sulphonated synthetic rubber. Also described is a process for producing complexes, the complexes obtained by this process, a composition, a layer structure, a process for producing the layer structure, the layer structure obtained by this process, electronic components, and the use of a composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Lövenich, Arnulf Scheel, Knud Reuter, Andreas Elschner