Patents by Inventor Calin Miclaus

Calin Miclaus 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).

  • Cointegrated MEMS sensor and method
    Patent number: 8196475
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for integrating MEMS with submicron semiconductor electrical circuits such as CMOS to provide more complex signal processing, on-chip calibration and integration with RF technologies. A MEMS sensor is provided having an upper layer, an insulating layer into which a cavity has been formed and a handle layer. The upper layer acts as both the substrate of the semiconductor electrical circuit and as the active MEMS element. The remainder of the circuitry is fabricated either in or on the upper layer. In a preferred method of the present invention a first wafer assembly and a second wafer assembly are fabricated such that a MEMS sensor and the substrate of at least one semiconductive electrical circuit is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kavlico Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Seesink, Horst Obermeier, Omar Abed, Dan Rodriguez, Robert Hunter, Calin Miclaus
  • COINTEGRATED MEMS SENSOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100229651
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for integrating MEMS with submicron semiconductor electrical circuits such as CMOS to provide more complex signal processing, on-chip calibration and integration with RF technologies. A MEMS sensor is provided having an upper layer, an insulating layer into which a cavity has been formed and a handle layer. The upper layer acts as both the substrate of the semiconductor electrical circuit and as the active MEMS element. The remainder of the circuitry is fabricated either in or on the upper layer. In a preferred method of the present invention a first wafer assembly and a second wafer assembly are fabricated such that a MEMS sensor and the substrate of at least one semiconductive electrical circuit is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: KAVLICO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Seesink, Horst Obermeier, Omar Abed, Dan Rodriguez, Robert Hunter, Calin Miclaus
  • Method and apparatus for tire pressure monitoring
    Patent number: 7515039
    Abstract: A method for monitoring pressure is described herein. The method includes the steps of performing an accurate measurement of pressure and performing an approximate measurement of pressure. Then, providing a notification signal if a difference between the approximate measurement and the accurate measurement is greater than a predetermined value. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Kavlico Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Casey, Calin Miclaus
  • Method and apparatus for tire pressure monitoring
    Publication number: 20070279201
    Abstract: A method for monitoring pressure is described herein. The method includes the steps of performing an accurate measurement of pressure and performing an approximate measurement of pressure. Then, providing a notification signal if a difference between the approximate measurement and the accurate measurement is greater than a predetermined value. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Kavlico Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Casey, Calin Miclaus