Patents by Inventor Axel Pecina

Axel Pecina 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: 20230116663
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor device for arrangement on a mouth-nose protection includes a sensor unit having at least one sensor element configured to detect individual breathing processes of a user when the mouth-nose protection with the sensor device is used by a user and an evaluation unit configured to count the breathing processes of the user depending on a detection signal provided by the sensor unit and provide an evaluation signal for a signaling unit depending on a determined number of breathing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Dr. Bernhard Ostrick, Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber-Prillwitz, Dr. Waldemar Unrau, Axel Pecina, Masahiro Oishi, Masayuki Muroi, Dr. Yongli Wang
  • Publication number: 20220278409
    Abstract: In an embodiment an assembly includes at least one surface mounted device (SMD) component, a metallic wiring configured to lead current from the at least one SMD component to an external circuit and at least one protection element is configured to cover all outer surface of the at least one SMD component and at least parts of the metallic wiring, wherein the assembly has a structure of a molded module, and wherein the at least one SMD component includes a rechargeable all solid-state battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yongli Wang, Qirong Li, Masahiro Oishi, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 10381543
    Abstract: A multi-layer component (1) is specified, comprising a main body (2) with an external contact (3) arranged thereon, a further contact (5) for electrically contacting the multi-layer component (1), and a connecting element (4) for connecting the external contact (3) and the further contact (5), wherein the connecting element (4) is embodied in such a way that a decoupling of mechanical stresses that occur in the further contact (5) from the external contact (3) is brought about.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Martin Galler, Harald Kastl, Siegfried Fellner, Axel Pecina, Marion Ottlinger, Peter Gerletz, Robert Krumphals, Wolfgang Athenstaedt, Ivan Jagust, Zdravko Mijocevic, Zeljko Maric
  • Patent number: 10021776
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a multi-layer carrier body having a substrate containing a structured functional. The substrate extends both laterally and also at least partially above and below the functional region. Alternatively, or in addition, the substrate extends both laterally and also completely above and/or below the functional region. Alternatively, or in addition, the substrate or a further region is arranged in or extends into the functional region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 9490417
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrical contact is disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes providing a piezoelectric component that includes an electromechanical transducer having two first electrodes and a second electrode arranged between the two first electrodes and spaced from the two first electrodes by a piezoelectric material, the transducer further including a first main side, a second main side opposite from the first main side and a first longitudinal side, and forming a contiguous metallization layer onto a first partial region of the first main side and onto a second partial region along the first longitudinal side, so that the second partial region along the first longitudinal side is at a distance from a side edge facing the second main side and the metallization layer in the second partial region of the first longitudinal side contacts the two first electrodes in an electrically conducting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Gernot Feiel, Axel Pecina, Rainer Hoermann, Thomas Goebel
  • Publication number: 20160141484
    Abstract: A multi-layer component (1) is specified, comprising a main body (2) with an external contact (3) arranged thereon, a further contact (5) for electrically contacting the multi-layer component (1), and a connecting element (4) for connecting the external contact (3) and the further contact (5), wherein the connecting element (4) is embodied in such a way that a decoupling of mechanical stresses that occur in the further contact (5) from the external contact (3) is brought about.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Martin GALLER, Harald KASTL, Siegfried FELLNER, Axel PECINA, Marion OTTLINGER, Peter GERLETZ, Robert KRUMPHALS, Wolfgang ATHENSTAEDT, Ivan JAGUST, Zdravko MIJOCEVIC, Zeljko MARIC
  • Patent number: 9337408
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode device has a first carrier and at least one light-emitting diode chip, which is arranged on the first carrier. The first carrier has at least one first and one second carrier part, wherein the light-emitting diode chip rests only on the first carrier part. Furthermore, the first and second carrier parts each have a thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity of the first carrier part is at least 1.5 times the thermal conductivity of the second carrier part. The first carrier part is surrounded laterally by the second carrier part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Sebastian Brunner, Oliver Dernovsek, Klaus-Dieter Aichholzer, Georg Krenn, Axel Pecina, Christian Faistauer
  • Publication number: 20150351258
    Abstract: A method for producing a multilayer carrier body is disclosed. A method for producing a multilayer carrier body. The method includes producing films by printing a first area of each film with a first paste and printing a second area of the film with a second paste. The method also includes stacking the films and laminating the films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Axel Pecina, Stefan Obermair, Werner Tschnuchnig
  • Publication number: 20150342027
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a multi-layer carrier body having a substrate containing a structured functional. The substrate extends both laterally and also at least partially above and below the functional region. Alternatively, or in addition, the substrate extends both laterally and also completely above and/or below the functional region. Alternatively, or in addition, the substrate or a further region is arranged in or extends into the functional region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 9196402
    Abstract: An electric component assembly comprising a semiconductor component (1) and a carrier is specified, wherein the carrier contains a highly thermally conductive ceramic and is connected to a varistor body. Heat from the semiconductor component can be at least partially dissipated to the carrier (3) by means of the varistor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Guenter Engel, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 9177703
    Abstract: An electric component arrangement is described, comprising a semiconductor component (1) mounted on a varistor body (2). The varistor body is contact-connected to the semiconductor component for the protection thereof against electrostatic discharges and contains a composite material having as matrix a varistor ceramic and as filler a highly thermally conductive material being different from the varistor ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Guenter Engel, Axel Pecina
  • Publication number: 20150243865
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode device has a first carrier and at least one light-emitting diode chip, which is arranged on the first carrier. The first carrier has at least one first and one second carrier part, wherein the light-emitting diode chip rests only on the first carrier part. Furthermore, the first and second carrier parts each have a thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity of the first carrier part is at least 1.5 times the thermal conductivity of the second carrier part. The first carrier part is surrounded laterally by the second carrier part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Sebastian Brunner, Oliver Dernovsek, Klaus-Dieter Aichholzer, Georg Krenn, Axel Pecina, Christian Faistauer
  • Patent number: 8730645
    Abstract: A multilayer electrical component is presented having at least one base body, which includes a stack of dielectric layers and electrode layers arranged one upon the other, wherein the multilayer component additionally has a resistor and a decoupling layer, wherein the decoupling layer chemically isolates the resistor from at least one portion of a multilayer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Axel Pecina
  • Publication number: 20130255049
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component includes an electromechanical transducer with two first electrodes and a second electrode. The second electrode is arranged between the two first electrodes. The transducer also includes a first main side, a second main side, opposite from the first main side, and a first longitudinal side. A first contiguous metallization layer is arranged on a first partial region of the first main side and on a partial region of the first longitudinal side adjacent to the first partial region of the first main side. Here, the partial region of the first longitudinal side is kept at a sufficient distance from a side edge facing the second main side and the partial region electrically contacts the at least two first electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Gernot Feiel, Axel Pecina, Rainer Hoermann, Thomas Goebel
  • Patent number: 8471437
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component includes an electromechanical transducer with two first electrodes and a second electrode. The second electrode is arranged between the two first electrodes. The transducer also includes a first main side, a second main side, opposite from the first main side, and a first longitudinal side. A first contiguous metallization layer is arranged on a first partial region of the first main side and on a partial region of the first longitudinal side adjacent to the first partial region of the first main side. Here, the partial region of the first longitudinal side is kept at a sufficient distance from a side edge facing the second main side and the partial region electrically contacts the at least two first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Gernot Feiel, Axel Pecina, Rainer Hoermann, Thomas Goebel
  • Patent number: 8378455
    Abstract: An electric component arrangement is described, comprising a semiconductor component (1) and a varistor body (2), which is contact-connected to the semiconductor component in order to protect the latter against electrostatic discharges. The semiconductor component and the varistor body are arranged on a common carrier (3) containing a highly thermally conductive ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Thomas Feichtinger, Guenter Engel, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 8214984
    Abstract: A method for producing a multilayer component is described. A stack of green foils, to which inner electrodes including palladium oxide are applied, is sintered. The sintered stack is provided with a silver paste on two or more sides for outer electrodes that are burned into the sintered stack in a further temperature step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Bisplinghoff, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 8203824
    Abstract: An electrical multilayer component has a stack of dielectric layers and electrode layers arranged one above another. An electrically insulating stiffening element is arranged at a distance from at least one electrode layer on the same dielectric layer as the electrode layer. The stiffening element preferably has an increased flexural strength with respect to dielectric material surrounding it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Axel Pecina, Gerald Schlauer, Gernot Feiel
  • Patent number: 8194388
    Abstract: An electrical component includes a ceramic base body that includes a surface that is partially ceramic, electrodes in the ceramic base body that have ends that form parts of the surface of the ceramic base body, and a bonding layer on the surface of the ceramic base body. The bonding layer has a composition such that, when the bonding layer is heated, the bonding layer is less adhesive to the ends of the electrodes than when not heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Harald Köppel, Robert Krumphals, Axel Pecina
  • Patent number: 8134447
    Abstract: An electrical multilayer component has a stack of dielectric layers and electrode layers arranged one above another. Electrode layers of identical electrical polarity are jointly contacted to an external contact arranged at a side face of the stack. A resistor sintered to the stack and containing ceramic resistance material is arranged on an end face of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Axel Pecina, Zeljko Maric