Patents by Inventor Cornelius WEIS

Cornelius WEIS 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: 12609629
    Abstract: A single-phase module of an inverter of an electric drive system of an at least partially electrically powered vehicle is disclosed, comprising a baseplate, at least two semiconductor packages comprising half-bridges which are arranged on the baseplate and are directly fastened thereto, conductor rails configured in a stacked arrangement on the half-bridges and electrically contact-connected with associated power terminals, comprising a DC-positive conductor rail, a DC-negative conductor rail and an AC conductor rail, wherein the conductor rails, at least in regions at which they are to be electrically insulated from other components, are enclosed in an electrically non-conductive cladding, and wherein components are configured such that each of the latter, in regions at which, upon assembly, they are to be positioned in relation to other components, comprise at least one positioning geometry for positioning, which engages with a corresponding mating structure provided in the other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Cornelius Weis, Christoph Schikora, Hermann Thurn, Herbert Wallner, Thomas Wittig
  • Publication number: 20240007015
    Abstract: A single-phase module of an inverter of an electric drive system of an at least partially electrically powered vehicle is disclosed, comprising a baseplate, at least two semiconductor packages comprising half-bridges which are arranged on the baseplate and are directly fastened thereto, conductor rails configured in a stacked arrangement on the half-bridges and electrically contact-connected with associated power terminals, comprising a DC-positive conductor rail, a DC-negative conductor rail and an AC conductor rail, wherein the conductor rails, at least in regions at which they are to be electrically insulated from other components, are enclosed in an electrically non-conductive cladding, and wherein components are configured such that each of the latter, in regions at which, upon assembly, they are to be positioned in relation to other components, comprise at least one positioning geometry for positioning, which engages with a corresponding mating structure provided in the other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Cornelius WEIS, Christoph SCHIKORA, Hermann THURN, Herbert WALLNER, Thomas WITTIG