Patents Assigned to TDK Electronics AG
  • Patent number: 11557410
    Abstract: In an embodiment a ceramic material includes ZnO as main constituent, Y as a first additive, second additives including at least one compound containing a metal element, wherein the metal element is selected from the group consisting of Bi, Cr, Co, Mn, Ni and Sb, Si4+ as a first dopant and second dopants having at least one compound containing a metal cation from Al3+, B3+, or Ba2+, wherein a corresponds to a molar proportion of Bi calculated as Bi2O3, b corresponds to a molar proportion of Y calculated as Y2O3, c corresponds to a molar proportion of Al calculated as Al2O3, d corresponds to a molar proportion of Ba calculated as BaO, e corresponds to a molar proportion of B calculated as B2O3, f corresponds to a molar proportion of Si calculated as SiO2, g corresponds to a molar proportion of Ni calculated as NiO, h corresponds to a molar proportion of Co calculated as Co3O4, i corresponds to a molar proportion of Cr calculated as Cr2O3, j corresponds to a molar proportion of Sb calculated as Sb2O3, and k cor
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Hermann Gruenbichler, Andreas Buergermeister, Michael Hofstaetter, Thomas Feichtinger
  • Patent number: 11552353
    Abstract: A hybrid power supply circuit, a method using a hybrid power supply circuit and method for producing a hybrid power supply circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment a hybrid power-supply circuit includes a first energy-storage device and a second energy-storage device, wherein the first and second energy-storage devices are combined in a module and electrically interconnected, and wherein the first energy-storage device is a solid-state accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Stefan Koestner, Masahiro Oishi
  • Patent number: 11552335
    Abstract: A circuit board having a power supply, an electrical device having a circuit board, and a method for producing a circuit board are disclosed. In an embodiment a circuit board includes a power supply, a carrier substrate and an energy store with a first layer stack having a first electrode layer with a first electrode, a second electrode layer with a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer arranged therebetween, which has an electrolyte, wherein the first electrode, the second electrode and the electrolyte are solid states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Stefan Koestner, Masahiro Oishi, Franz Rinner
  • Patent number: 11551898
    Abstract: A switching device is disclosed. In an embodiment a switching device includes at least one stationary contact and a movable contact in a switching chamber configured to contain a gas containing H2, wherein the movable contact is movable by a magnetic armature with a shaft, wherein the shaft projects through an opening in a yoke which is part of a magnetic circuit, and wherein a liner composed of a plastic is arranged in the opening of the yoke, the liner configured to guide the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Robert Hoffmann, Kheng Yu Chong
  • Patent number: 11541421
    Abstract: A wearable element is disclosed. In an embodiment a wearable element includes at least one piezoelectric element configured to vibrate so that a haptic impression of an acoustic signal is generated, wherein the wearable element is wearable on a body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Rauch
  • Patent number: 11532437
    Abstract: A multilayer device and a method for producing a multilayer device are disclosed. In an embodiment a multilayer device includes a main body having at least two external electrodes, at least one first internal electrode; at least one second internal electrode, wherein each internal electrode is electrically conductively connected to an external electrode, a plurality of ceramic layers, wherein the ceramic layers comprise the internal electrodes and at least one dielectric layer, wherein, viewed along a stack direction of the ceramic layers, the dielectric layer being arranged between the internal electrodes, and wherein the dielectric layer is printed onto at least one sub-region of one of the ceramic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Thomas Puerstinger
  • Patent number: 11522302
    Abstract: A connection of a connection wire and a connection element are disclosed. In an embodiment a connection includes a connection wire having an insulation and a stud-shaped metallic connection element, wherein the connection wire is wound in a plurality of turns around the connection element, and wherein the turns include a first wire section, in which the connection wire is insulation-stripped, and a second wire section, in which the insulation is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Wilfried Scherer, Herbert Lux, Balazs Nemeth
  • Patent number: 11522522
    Abstract: A low pass filter is disclosed. In an embodiment a low-pass filter includes a current-compensated choke, a reference potential and a capacitor connected in parallel with the current-compensated choke and to the reference potential, wherein a core of the current-compensated choke is configured to have a magnetic circuit, and wherein the core has an air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Peter Schweiberger
  • Patent number: 11522386
    Abstract: An electrical circuit and a method for using the electrical circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment an electrical circuit includes an energy transducer, an energy storage system, a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the energy transducer is electrically coupled with the first and second terminals, wherein the energy storage system is electrically coupled with the first and second terminals, wherein the energy transducer is configured to charge the energy storage system at discrete time intervals, wherein the energy storage system is configured to provide energy continuously, wherein the energy transducer includes a solar cell, and wherein the energy storage system includes a solid-state storage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Franz Rinner, Alexander Melischnig, Johann Pichler, Masahiro Oishi
  • Patent number: 11515780
    Abstract: A device includes an EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) filter, a frequency converter coupled to the EMC filter, and a motor coupled to the frequency converter via a motor cable. A leakage current compensator includes a leakage current detector and a compensation current generator configured to generate a compensation current that is directed against the leakage current and is overlaid on the leakage current in such a way that the leakage current is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Yasin Karinca
  • Patent number: 11508527
    Abstract: A capacitor, an assembly comprising a capacitor and a busbar and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a winding element and a terminal having a first part of a first material and a second part of a second material, the second material being different than the first material, wherein the first part is electrically contacted to the winding element, and wherein the second part is an external contact of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Péter Urbán, Róbert Bösze, Dezsö Rauch, Krisztián Elekes, Ottó Klug
  • Patent number: 11509043
    Abstract: A passive entry passive start (PEPS) antenna is disclosed. In an embodiment an antenna includes an interface head component and a bobbin component comprising a ferrite core and a wire wound around the ferrite core, the wire being covered by an insulation, wherein the bobbin component and the interface head component are connectable to each other electrically and mechanically, and wherein the antenna is a PEPS antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Rafal Szczotka
  • Patent number: 11508880
    Abstract: A structure and a method for producing a structure are disclosed. In an embodiment a structure includes at least one semiconductor structure comprising at least one semiconductor nanocrystal and a high-density element for increasing a density of the structure, wherein a density of the high-density element is greater than a density of silica, and wherein the structure is configured to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Joseph Treadway, Erik Johansson, Brian Theobald
  • Patent number: 11501925
    Abstract: A capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a receptacle with an opening, at least one capacitor element disposed inside of the receptacle and a lid sealing the receptacle, wherein a vent is arranged in a recess in an inner surface of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Krisztián Elekes, Róbert Bösze, Tamás Lakatár, Rudolf Wittmann
  • Patent number: 11486771
    Abstract: A sensor for measuring a parameter at a measurement point of a surface by means of direct contact. The sensor includes a sensor element arranged movably in the sensor and a spring element that can resiliently absorb an application force with which sensor element is pressed against the measurement point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Clemens Rogge, Carsten Dehoff
  • Patent number: 11488765
    Abstract: An electrical component, a component arrangement and a method for producing a component arrangement are disclosed. In an embodiment an electrical component includes a coil form and a winding of a wire around the coil form and a connection area comprising a wire end of the wire, wherein the connection area is configured to latch with a mounting facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Günter Feist, Karsten Frey
  • Patent number: 11490186
    Abstract: Robust microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and related manufacturing techniques are described. Disclosed MEMS membranes and backplate structures facilitate manufacturing robust MEMS microphones. Exemplary MEMS membranes and backplate structures can comprise edge pattern holes having a length to width ratio greater than one and/or configured in a radial arrangement. Disclosed implementations can facilitate providing robust MEMS membranes and backplate structures, having edge pattern holes with a profile resembling at least one of an oval, an egg, an ellipse, a droplet, a cone, or a capsule or similar suitable configurations according to disclosed embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: INVENSENSE, INC., TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Tsung Lin Tang, Chia-Yu Wu, Chung-Hsien Lin, Dennis Mortensen, Pirmin Rombach
  • Patent number: 11482354
    Abstract: In an embodiment a thermal protection device includes a housing, a varistor partly embedded in the housing, wherein the housing electrically insulates the varistor, and wherein the varistor includes a partly uninsulated contact surface, an inner wall of insulating material arranged adjacent to the contact surface of the varistor, a window in the inner wall configured to allow an electrical connection of the contact surface of the varistor in an operational state of the thermal protection device and a moveable insulation block configured to cover the window in the inner wall to insulate the varistor in a region of the window of the inner wall in a fault state of the thermal protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Wen Yang, Xiaojia Tian, Zhouquan He, Yongde Huang
  • Patent number: 11473990
    Abstract: In an embodiment a membrane includes a hydrophobic region having a plurality of hierarchically arranged micrometer-sized and submicrometer-sized units consisting of a membrane material, wherein a single micrometer-sized unit has a diameter of from 1 ?m to 5 ?m and a single submicrometer-sized unit has a diameter of <1 ?m, and wherein the membrane is configured to be used in a pressure sensor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Markus Eberstein, Peter Sättler, Christian Wohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 11469037
    Abstract: A magnet coil with reduced losses is stated. The coil has for this purpose a coil core and a winding, the turns of which are distributed over a plurality of portions which are mutually spaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventor: Thomas Lohmann