Patents by Inventor Erich Thallner

Erich Thallner 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: 20230178410
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the temporary bonding of a product substrate with a carrier substrate and for the debonding of a product substrate from a carrier substrate, corresponding devices and a substrate stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Patent number: 10347523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining system for handling substrate stacks, including a retaining surface for retaining a first substrate, and one or more recesses provided relative to the retaining surface, for retaining first magnetic bodies for securing the first substrate relative to a second substrate that is aligned with the first substrate. Second magnetic bodies are applied on a holding side of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Friedrich Paul Lindner
  • Patent number: 10279551
    Abstract: A method for producing a microlens with a carrier wafer, in which a lens in one opening of the carrier wafer is molded into the carrier wafer by stamping of the lens and to a corresponding device for executing the method and to a microlens which has been produced using the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Markus Wimplinger, Michael Kast
  • Patent number: 10276409
    Abstract: A method and device for detaching a first substrate, which is connected to a second substrate by an interconnect layer, from the second substrate by embrittlement of the interconnect layer. A method for bonding of a first substrate to a second substrate with an interconnect layer which can be embrittled by cooling. A use of a material which can be embrittled for producing an interconnect layer between first and second substrates for forming a substrate stack. A substrate stack, formed from a first substrate, a second substrate and an interconnect layer located therebetween, the interconnect layer formed from a material which can be embrittled. A wafer chuck for holding a first substrate when the first substrate is being detached from a second substrate with fixing means which can be activated by lowering the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Publication number: 20180269096
    Abstract: A device for aligning and bringing a large-area substrate into contact with a carrier substrate comprising: a substrate holding means for attaching the substrate ; a carrier substrate holding means for attaching the carrier substrate; detection means for detection of a peripheral contour of the substrate attached to the substrate holding means and detection of a peripheral contour of the carrier substrate attached to the carrier substrate holding means relative to a contact plane of the substrate with the carrier substrate; aligning means for aligning the substrate relative to the carrier substrate; and contacting means for bringing the substrate into contact with the carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Erich THALLNER
  • Publication number: 20180229458
    Abstract: A method for producing a microlens with a carrier wafer, in which a lens in one opening of the carrier wafer is molded into the carrier wafer by stamping of the lens and to a corresponding device for executing the method and to a microlens which has been produced using the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: EV Group GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Markus Wimplinger, Michael Kast
  • Publication number: 20180190536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining system for handling substrate stacks, including a retaining surface for retaining a first substrate, and one or more recesses provided relative to the retaining surface, for retaining first magnetic bodies for securing the first substrate relative to a second substrate that is aligned with the first substrate. Second magnetic bodies are applied on a holding side of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Erich THALLNER, Friedrich Paul LINDNER
  • Patent number: 10014202
    Abstract: A device for aligning and bringing a large-area substrate into contact with a carrier substrate comprising: a substrate holding means for attaching the substrate; a carrier substrate holding means for attaching the carrier substrate; detection means for detection of a peripheral contour of the substrate attached to the substrate holding means and detection of a peripheral contour of the carrier substrate attached to the carrier substrate holding means relative to a contact plane of the substrate with the carrier substrate; aligning means for aligning the substrate relative to the carrier substrate; and contacting means for bringing the substrate into contact with the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Patent number: 9941149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining system for handling substrate stacks, including a retaining surface for retaining a first substrate, and one or more recesses provided relative to the retaining surface, for retaining first magnetic bodies for securing the first substrate relative to a second substrate that is aligned with the first substrate. Second magnetic bodies are applied on a holding side of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Friedrich Paul Lindner
  • Publication number: 20170229336
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining system for handling substrate stacks, including a retaining surface for retaining a first substrate, and one or more recesses provided relative to the retaining surface, for retaining first magnetic bodies for securing the first substrate relative to a second substrate that is aligned with the first substrate. Second magnetic bodies are applied on a holding side of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Erich THALLNER, Friedrich Paul LINDNER
  • Patent number: 9682539
    Abstract: A method for bonding a first substrate to a second substrate including the steps of: making contact of a first contact area of the first substrate with a second contact area of the second substrate, which second area is aligned parallel to the first contact area, as a result of which a common contact area is formed; and producing a bond interconnection between the first substrate and the second substrate outside the common contact area. The invention also relates to a corresponding device and a substrate composite of a first substrate and a second substrate, in which a first contact area of the first substrate with a second contact area of the second substrate, which second area is aligned parallel to the first contact area, forms a common contact area, outside the common contact area there being a bond interconnection between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Patent number: 9666470
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining system for handling substrate stacks, including a retaining surface for retaining a first substrate, and one or more recesses provided relative to the retaining surface, for retaining first magnetic bodies for securing the first substrate relative to a second substrate that is aligned with the first substrate. Second magnetic bodies are applied on a holding side of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Friedrich Paul Lindner
  • Publication number: 20170133243
    Abstract: A method and device for detaching a first substrate, which is connected to a second substrate by an interconnect layer, from the second substrate by embrittlement of the interconnect layer. A method for bonding of a first substrate to a second substrate with an interconnect layer which can be embrittled by cooling. A use of a material which can be embrittled for producing an interconnect layer between first and second substrate for forming a substrate stack. A substrate stack, formed from a first substrate, a second substrate and an interconnect layer located therebetween, the interconnect layer formed from a material which can be embrittled. A wafer chuck for holding a first substrate when the first substrate is being detached from a second substrate with fixing means which can be activated by lowering the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Publication number: 20170033053
    Abstract: A substrate can efficiently be manufactured by separating the alignment and the actual processing when an alignment mark is provided, which is fixed with respect to the substrate and when position information on a position of a process area on the substrate is retrieved with respect to the alignment mark before the substrate is processed. During the processing alignment can then be performed by redetermining the position of the alignment mark only once and by using the stored position information on the position of the process area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Patent number: 9478501
    Abstract: A substrate can efficiently be manufactured by separating the alignment and the actual processing when an alignment mark is provided, which is fixed with respect to the substrate and when position information on a position of a process area on the substrate is retrieved with respect to the alignment mark before the substrate is processed. During the processing alignment can then be performed by redetermining the position of the alignment mark only once and by using the stored position information on the position of the process area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Patent number: 9418882
    Abstract: A method for alignment and contact-making of a first substrate with a second substrate using several detection units as well as a corresponding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Publication number: 20160148826
    Abstract: A method for alignment and contact-making of a first substrate with a second substrate using several detection units as well as a corresponding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventor: Erich THALLNER
  • Patent number: 9343348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for producing a substrate-product substrate combination by aligning, bringing into contact, and bonding a contact side of the large-area substrate to a support surface of a carrier substrate, whereby the substrate has a diameter d1, which can be reduced during back-thinning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Erich Thallner
  • Publication number: 20160020136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining system for handling substrate stacks, including a retaining surface for retaining a first substrate, and one or more recesses provided relative to the retaining surface, for retaining first magnetic bodies for securing the first substrate relative to a second substrate that is aligned with the first substrate. Second magnetic bodies are applied on a holding side of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
    Inventors: Erich THALLNER, Friedrich Paul LINDNER
  • Publication number: 20150231840
    Abstract: A method for producing a microlens with a carrier wafer, in which a lens in one opening of the carrier wafer is molded into the carrier wafer by stamping of the lens and to a corresponding device for executing the method and to a microlens which has been produced using the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: EV GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Thallner, Markus Wimplinger, Michael Kast