Patents by Inventor Christoph Flotgen

Christoph Flotgen 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).

  • Patent number: 11270902
    Abstract: An electrostatic substrate holder for accommodating and holding a substrate, a method for processing a substrate, and a processing plant. The electrostatic substrate holder includes a stator having electrodes that generate an electrostatic holding force for fixing the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Flotgen
  • Patent number: 11139170
    Abstract: A device and method is described for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate. A workspace is included that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum. The workspace includes a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Viorel Dragoi, Christoph Flotgen
  • Patent number: 10825793
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate with the following steps, especially the following sequence: forming a reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface, the first surface layer consisting at least largely of a native oxide material, at least partial filling of the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, the first contact surface making contact with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with a second educt contained in a reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flötgen
  • Patent number: 10707059
    Abstract: A device for bombarding at least one substrate with a plasma with a first electrode and a second electrode that can be arranged opposite thereto, which electrodes are formed together producing the plasma between the electrodes wherein at least one of the electrodes is formed from at least two electrode units. In addition, this invention relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Glinsner, Christoph Flotgen, Johann Bernauer, Thomas Wagenleitner, Thomas Wieser, Florian Schmid, Thomas Plach, Roman Anzengruber, Alexander Nones, Uwe Kriebisch
  • Publication number: 20190371607
    Abstract: A device and method is described for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate. A workspace is included that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum. The workspace includes a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus WIMPLINGER, Viorel DRAGOI, Christoph FLOTGEN
  • Publication number: 20190355606
    Abstract: An electrostatic substrate holder for accommodating and holding a substrate, a method for processing a substrate, and a processing plant. The electrostatic substrate holder includes a stator having electrodes that generate an electrostatic holding force for fixing the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Flotgen
  • Patent number: 10438798
    Abstract: A device and method is described for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate. A workspace is included that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum. The workspace includes a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Viorel Dragoi, Christoph Flotgen
  • Publication number: 20190006313
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate according to the following steps: forming a reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface, at least partially filling the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, contacting the first contact surface with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with a second educt contained in a reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flotgen
  • Patent number: 10083933
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate according to the following steps: forming a reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface, at least partially filling the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, contacting the first contact surface with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with a second educt contained in a reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flotgen
  • Publication number: 20180130658
    Abstract: A device and method is described for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate. A workspace is included that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum. The workspace includes a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus WIMPLINGER, Viorel DRAGOI, Christoph FLOTGEN
  • Patent number: 9899223
    Abstract: A device and method for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate with the following features: a workspace that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum, the workspace comprises: a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wimplinger, Viorel Dragoi, Christoph Flotgen
  • Publication number: 20170229423
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate with the following steps, especially the following sequence: forming a first reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface and a second reservoir in a surface layer on the second contact surface, the surface layers of the first and second contact surfaces being comprised of respective native oxide materials of one or more second educts respectively contained in reaction layers of the first and second substrates, partially filling the first and second reservoirs with one or more first educts; and reacting the first educts filled in the first reservoir with the second educts contained in the reaction layer of the second substrate to at least partially strengthen a permanent bond formed between the first and second contact surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flotgen
  • Publication number: 20170047203
    Abstract: A device for bombarding at least one substrate with a plasma with a first electrode fiend a second electrode that can be arranged opposite thereto, which electrodes are formed together producing the plasma between the electrodes wherein at least one of the electrodes is formed from at least two electrode units. In addition, this invention relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Glinsner, Christoph Flotgen, Johann Bernauer, Thomas Wagenleitner, Thomas Wieser, Florian Schmid, Thomas Plach, Roman Anzengruber, Alexander Nones, Uwe Kriebisch
  • Publication number: 20160225625
    Abstract: A device and method for producing an electrically conductive direct bond between a bonding side of a first substrate and a bonding side of a second substrate with the following features: a workspace that can be closed, gas-tight, against the environment and can be supplied with a vacuum, the workspace comprises: a) at least one plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and at least one bonding chamber for bonding the bonding sides, and/or b) at least one combined bonding/plasma chamber for modifying at least one of the bonding sides and for bonding the bonding sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Markus WIMPLINGER, Viorel DRAGOI, Christoph FLOTGEN
  • Publication number: 20160111394
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate according to the following steps: forming a reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface, at least partially filling the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, contacting the first contact surface with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with a second educt contained in a reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flotgen
  • Patent number: 9252042
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate according to the following steps: forming a reservoir in a surface layer on the first contact surface, at least partially filling the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, contacting the first contact surface with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with a second educt contained in a reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flötgen
  • Patent number: 9159717
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate, the second substrate having at least one reaction layer, with the following steps, especially the following sequence: forming a reservoir in a reservoir formation layer on the first contact surface, at least partial filling of the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, the first contact surface making contact with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, thinning of the second substrate and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with the second educt contained in the reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flötgen
  • Publication number: 20150165752
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact area of a first substrate to a second contact area of a second substrate, the second substrate having a least one reaction layer, and a device for carrying out said method. The method comprises: (a) accommodating the substrates between a first electrode and a second electrode, or within a coil, (b) formation of a reservoir on the first contact area by exposing the first contact area to a plasma (c) at least partially filling of the reservoir with a first educt or a first group of educts, (d) contacting the first contact area with the second contact area for formation of a pre-bond interconnection, (e) forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact areas at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt with a second educt which is contained in the reaction layer of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flötgen
  • Patent number: 8975158
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate. The method comprises: forming at least one reservoir in at least one reservoir formation layer on the first substrate and/or the second substrate, the reservoir comprised of an amorphous material, at least partial filling of the reservoir/reservoirs with a first educt or a first group of educts, forming or applying a reaction layer which contains a second educt or a second group of educts to the reservoir and/or the reservoir, the first contact surface making contact with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt or the first group with the second educt or the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flötgen
  • Publication number: 20140073112
    Abstract: A method for bonding of a first contact surface of a first substrate to a second contact surface of a second substrate. The method comprises: forming at least one reservoir in at least one reservoir formation layer on the first substrate and/or the second substrate, the reservoir comprised of an amorphous material, at least partial filling of the reservoir/reservoirs with a first educt or a first group of educts, forming or applying a reaction layer which contains a second educt or a second group of educts to the reservoir and/or the reservoir, the first contact surface making contact with the second contact surface for formation of a prebond connection, and forming a permanent bond between the first and second contact surface, at least partially strengthened by the reaction of the first educt or the first group with the second educt or the second group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Plach, Kurt Hingerl, Markus Wimplinger, Christoph Flötgen