Patents by Inventor Frank Patzig

Frank Patzig 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: 10720319
    Abstract: A processing device including: a chamber to accommodate at least one carrier in a processing region of the chamber, an inlet structure disposed over the chamber, the inlet structure providing a merging region fluidly connected to the processing region, a first liquid control arrangement coupled at least to the chamber, the first liquid control arrangement configured to provide a first liquid in the processing region of the chamber and to raise a level of the first liquid into the merging region of the inlet structure, and a second liquid control arrangement coupled to the inlet structure, the second liquid control arrangement configured to introduce a second liquid in the merging region, wherein the first liquid control arrangement is further configured to drain the first liquid from the chamber to form a continuous surface layer of the second liquid on the first liquid and to expose the at least one carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jens Tretner, Frank Patzig
  • Publication number: 20170365460
    Abstract: A processing device including: a chamber to accommodate at least one carrier in a processing region of the chamber, an inlet structure disposed over the chamber, the inlet structure providing a merging region fluidly connected to the processing region, a first liquid control arrangement coupled at least to the chamber, the first liquid control arrangement configured to provide a first liquid in the processing region of the chamber and to raise a level of the first liquid into the merging region of the inlet structure, and a second liquid control arrangement coupled to the inlet structure, the second liquid control arrangement configured to introduce a second liquid in the merging region, wherein the first liquid control arrangement is further configured to drain the first liquid from the chamber to form a continuous surface layer of the second liquid on the first liquid and to expose the at least one carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jens Tretner, Frank Patzig
  • Patent number: 9799505
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method may include: filling a chamber and a tube coupled to the chamber with a first liquid, the tube extending upwards from the chamber; introducing a portion of a second liquid into the first liquid in the tube; and at least partially removing the first liquid from the chamber to empty the tube into the chamber so that a continuous surface layer from the introduced second liquid is provided on the first liquid in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Jens Tretner, Frank Patzig
  • Publication number: 20160086793
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method may include: filling a chamber and a tube coupled to the chamber with a first liquid, the tube extending upwards from the chamber; introducing a portion of a second liquid into the first liquid in the tube; and at least partially removing the first liquid from the chamber to empty the tube into the chamber so that a continuous surface layer from the introduced second liquid is provided on the first liquid in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jens Tretner, Frank Patzig