Patents Assigned to HERAEUS
  • Sensor for analyzing gases
    Patent number: 11054378
    Abstract: A sensor for the analysis of gases, with at least one housing having an internal space of the housing having a first opening and a second opening situated opposite it. At least one sensor element arranged in the internal space of the housing. At least one glass element and at least one encapsulating element arranged in the internal space of the housing in an intervening space between a housing wall in the internal space of the housing and the sensor element and fully surround at least regions of the sensor element. The glass element is at the first opening of the internal space of the housing and is adapted to hermetically seal the intervening space. The encapsulating element is arranged on the glass melting element in the direction of the second opening and is adapted to affix the sensor element in the internal space of the housing in a form-fitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Heraeus Nexensos GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Teusch, Stefan Dietmann, Matthias Muziol
  • Production of a porous product including post adapting a pore structure
    Patent number: 11053126
    Abstract: One aspect is a production process including feeding a feed material composition into a reaction zone at a feeding position, wherein the feed material composition is liquid or gaseous or both; reacting the feed material composition in the reaction zone into a first plurality of particles by a chemical reaction; depositing the first plurality of particles onto a substrate surface of a substrate, thereby obtaining a porous silicon dioxide material, having a pore structure, in the form of up to 20 layers superimposing the substrate surface; at least partially removing the porous silicon dioxide material from the substrate surface; and modifying the pore structure of the porous silicon dioxide material, thereby obtaining the porous silicon dioxide material having a further pore structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Pihan, Jörg Becker, Christian Neumann
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT-SPREADING PLATE, HEAT-SPREADING PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE
    Publication number: 20210202350
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing a heat-spreading plate for a circuit carrier. At least one first layer made of a first material having a first coefficient of expansion and at least one second layer made of a second, low-stretch material having a second coefficient of expansion that is smaller than the first coefficient of expansion are bonded to each other at a bonding temperature of 150° C.-300° C. by means of a low-temperature sintering process. At least one bonding layer from a bonding material is formed between the first layer and the second layer and the bonding temperature essentially corresponding to the mounting temperature at which the produced heat spreading plate is connected to at least one circuit carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ronald EISELE
  • Metal paste and use thereof for joining components
    Patent number: 11045910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal paste, containing (A) 75 to 90% by weight of copper and/or silver particles that are provided with a coating containing at least one organic compound, (B) 5 to 20% by weight of an organic solvent, and (C) 2 to 20% by weight of at least one type of metal particles different from the particles of (A) and having an average particle size (d50) in the range of 0.2 to 10 ?m. The metal particles of component (C) are selected from the group consisting of molybdenum particles and nickel core-silver shell particles with a silver content of 10 to 90% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schmitt, Thomas Krebs, Michael Schäfer, Susanne K. Duch, Jens Nachreiner
  • Catalytically highly effective precious metal-carboxylate compounds of Ir, Ru, Rh, Pd and Au
    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
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20210187831
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for manufacturing a medical electrode, including providing an electrically insulating substrate material, on which a conductor track is arranged; applying a continuous metal layer, which at least partially covers the substrate material, and the conductor track, so that an electrically conducting connection is formed between the metal layer and the conductor track; and partially removing the metal layer to form an electrode segment, which has an electrically conducting connection to the conductor track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus JUNG, Murad ABU ASAL, Ulrich HAUSCH
  • Device for storage, mixing and dispensing of a bone cement, and pertinent method
    Patent number: 11039872
    Abstract: A device for storage of a monomer liquid and a cement powder as starting components of a bone cement dough and for mixing the starting components, and for dispensing the mixed bone cement dough. The device includes a receptacle in which a monomer liquid container is arranged and a cartridge containing the cement powder. A feed plunger is arranged in the receptacle. A dispensing plunger is arranged between the monomer liquid container and the cement powder in the cartridge. The feed plunger can be punctured by a rod when motion of the feed plunger is blocked, whereby the dispensing plunger is propelled by propelling the rod further through the blocked and punctured feed plunger. Also provided are an extrusion device for propelling a feed plunger and a dispensing plunger of a device for mixing of a bone cement dough, and a method for the production of a bone cement dough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: HERAEUS MEDICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Vogt, Thomas Kluge
  • METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PRECIOUS METAL ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20210177323
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for the manufacture of a medical electrode, including: (i) providing a substrate; (ii) applying a composition onto the substrate, wherein the composition comprises (a) a non-aqueous solvent and (b) an organic precious metal complex compound that is dissolved in the solvent; (iii) heating the composition and thereby forming a precious metal layer on the substrate, wherein the solubility of the organic precious metal complex compound in propylene glycol mono-propyl ether at 25° C. and 1013 hPa is at least 1 mass percent, or at least 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 mass percent, in relation to the total mass of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan SCHIBLI, Robert SIEVI, David MEDER, Andreas REISINGER, Jens TRÖTZSCHEL, Anna ERMERT, Heiko SPECHT
  • SEAL FOR APPLICATION OF BONE CEMENT
    Publication number: 20210169541
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a seal for sealing a bone canal opening during the application of bone cement into the cancellous bone of a bone canal. The aspect also relates to a device for applying bone cement into the cancellous bone of a bone canal including the seal according to one embodiment, and a method for applying bone cement by using the device according to the embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Edgar WÜST, Anna SPEHL
  • MICRO LEAD FOR DIRECTIONAL STIMULATION
    Publication number: 20210162206
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a medical electrode, having a conductor, an insulation, which surrounds the conductor at least in some sections over its entire circumference, protrusions in the insulation, electrode segments arranged between the protrusions, and insulating areas arranged between the electrode segments, wherein the electrode segments have steps, wherein the steps engage with the insulating areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus JUNG, Thorsten KAISER
  • HEATING BURNER FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRAL BOND BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF QUARTZ GLASS
    Publication number: 20210163336
    Abstract: Known heating burners for producing a welded joint between components of quartz glass include a burner head in which at least one burner nozzle is formed, a burner-head cooling system for the temperature control of the burner head and a supply line connected to the burner nozzle for a fuel gas. Starting from this, to modify a heating burner in such a way that impurities in the weld seam between quartz-glass components to be connected are largely avoided, it is suggested that the burner head should include a base body of silver or of a silver-based alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Oliver GANZ
  • INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM FOR THE INJECTION MOLDING OF AMORPHOUS METALS
    Publication number: 20210162641
    Abstract: One aspect relates to an injection molding system for the injection molding of amorphous metals, an injection molding unit for the injection molding of amorphous metals and an injection molding process for amorphous metals. The injection molding system includes a channel for feeding a molten metal and a slider unit including a slider and a pressure system. The slider is located between the channel and at least one injection molding cavity and is movable between a rest position and an injection position. In the rest position, the slider blocks the access of the molten metal to the injection molding cavity and in the injection position it allows the molten metal to access the injection molding cavity. The pressure system holds the slider in the rest position and allows the slider to move to the injection position when a minimum pressure is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Amloy Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Elena BIEN, Hans Jürgen WACHTER, Eugen MILKE, Hamed SHAKUR SHAHABI, Christian PIETSCH
  • Copper/ceramic composite
    Patent number: 11021407
    Abstract: The invention relates to a copper/ceramic composite comprising—a ceramic substrate which contains aluminum oxide, —a coating which lies on the ceramic substrate and which is made of copper or a copper alloy, wherein the copper or the copper alloy has a particle size number distribution with a median value d50, an arithmetic mean value darith, and a symmetry value S(Cu)=d50/darith; the aluminum oxide has a particle size number distribution with a median value d50, an arithmetic mean value darith, and a symmetry value S(Al2O3)=d50/darith; and S(Al2O3) and S(Cu) satisfy the following condition: 0.7?S(Al2O3)/S(Cu)?1.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kai Herbst, Christian Muschelknautz, Alexander Rogg
  • Copper-ceramic composite
    Patent number: 11021406
    Abstract: The invention relates to a copper-ceramic composite comprising: a ceramic substrate; and a copper or copper alloy coating on the ceramic substrate, the copper or copper alloy having grain sizes of 10 ?m to 300 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kai Herbst, Christian Muschelknautz
  • Implantable lead interconnect system having a rotating cam
    Patent number: 11020599
    Abstract: One aspect is a medical lead interconnect system. The medical lead interconnect system is configured to selectively electrically couple a linear array of contact rings of an implantable medical lead to an electrical outlet coupling. The medical lead interconnect system includes a housing with an electrical outlet, a pair of plates position within the housing and has a plurality of connector pins, a biasing member configured bias the pair of plates toward one another, and a cam configured to rotate between an open position in which the pair of plates are biased towards one another, and a closed position in which the pair plates are forced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Heraeus Medical Components LLC
    Inventors: Paul McSherry, Stephen K. Sundquist, Steven E. Scott, Randall S. Nelson
  • IMPLANTABLE LEAD WITH ASYMMETRIC FIDUCIAL MARKER
    Publication number: 20210154473
    Abstract: One aspect provides a fiducial marker for use with an implantable lead, the fiducial marker having a structure extending along and about a longitudinal axis, the structure having an asymmetrical shape about the longitudinal axis when viewed in any radial direction from the longitudinal axis so as to provide a unique radioscopic silhouette in any radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Medical Components LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin POBIEL
  • METAL-CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A FOIL AS A BOTTOM SUBSTRATE FACE, SAID FOIL BEING SHAPED FOR DIRECT COOLING
    Publication number: 20210125895
    Abstract: Described is a metal-insulator substrate, which provides a structuring of the metallization for direct cooling. Furthermore, a process for manufacturing this metal-insulator substrate is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter DIETRICH
  • Bone cement applicator with hollow cylinder on delivery plunger
    Patent number: 10987147
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a device for producing a bone cement paste from a monomer liquid and a cement powder as parent components of the bone cement paste and for delivering the mixed bone cement paste. The device has a cartridge with a cylindrical interior. The interior of the cartridge is closed at a front side apart from a delivery opening for discharging the bone cement paste. In the interior of the cartridge a delivery plunger is arranged which is pushable in the direction of the delivery opening. The cement powder is arranged in the interior of the cartridge between the delivery opening and the delivery plunger. A hollow cylinder is arranged at a front side of the delivery plunger facing the delivery opening. The hollow cylinder is open at its front face facing the delivery opening and extends from the front side of the delivery plunger at least 3 mm into the interior of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Heraeus Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Vogt, Thomas Kluge, Rainer Strathausen
  • DEVICE FOR DISPENSING BONE CEMENT
    Publication number: 20210113253
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a bone cement from a container, comprising a connecting element for reversibly connecting the device to the container, a rod-like dispensing element, which at least partially has an external thread, a switching system, which at least partially has a first internal thread, wherein the first internal thread can be coupled in a positive manner to the external thread in such a way that the dispensing element can be axially screwed into the container in a first coupled switching system position, and the dispensing element can be pushed freely axially into the container in a second decoupled switching system position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Heraeus Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Vogt, Thomas Kluge
  • Light measuring probes, light measuring systems, and related methods
    Patent number: 10983000
    Abstract: A system for measuring light in a tube is provided. The system includes a tube, a light collecting probe configured to absorb light within the tube, a data acquisition system for determining a level of light associated with light absorbed by the light collecting probe, and a motion system for moving the light collecting probe within the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: Heraeus Noblelight America LLC, Heraeus Noblelight GmbH
    Inventors: Brett Skinner, William C. Harper, Darrin Leonhardt, Ralf Dreiskemper