Patents by Inventor Gerhard Hojas

Gerhard Hojas 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: 12259283
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor arrangement includes a sensor element including a ceramic base body and at least two electrodes, wherein the electrodes are arranged on an outer side of the ceramic base body, at least two contacting elements configured for making electrical contact with the sensor element, the contacting elements being connected to the electrodes in a connection region and a glass sheath, wherein at least the ceramic base body and the connection region are completely enclosed in the glass sheath, wherein the glass sheath is pressure tensioned, and wherein a coefficients of expansion of the glass sheath, the contacting elements and the sensor element are adapted to one another for the pressure tensioning of the glass sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Jan Ihle, Torben Seifert, Sasa Sabeder-Daiminger, Gerhard Hojas
  • Publication number: 20250065355
    Abstract: A method for applying a coating to at least one electronic component. The method includes providing a coating carrier having a main base, a coating base having a recess, and a moveable reservoir having a further recess. The method further includes filling a coating material into the recess of the reservoir; sliding the reservoir along a longitudinal axis of the coating carrier such that the recess of the coating base is filled with coating material; providing an electronic component and dipping at least parts of the electronic component into the coating material provided in the recess of the coating base to form a coating of the electronic component. Furthermore, a sensor arrangement for measuring a temperature is described having a coating applied by the method. A coating carrier for applying a coating to an electronic component is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Subramanian Ravichandran, Gerhard Hojas
  • Publication number: 20250003810
    Abstract: In an embodiment a method for assembling NTC sensor includes providing an NTC thermistor element and connection wires having terminals for contacting the NTC thermistor element; and self-heating the NTC thermistor element while applying an electrical current during the following steps: dispensing solder paste to the terminals of the connection wires, applying the connection wires to the NTC thermistor element and melting the solder paste by a generated heat of the NTC thermistor element thereby forming solder bonds between the NTC thermistor element and the connection wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Gerhard Hojas, Subramanian Ravichandran, Dhananjay Chavan, Wolfgang Fail
  • Patent number: 12172184
    Abstract: A method for applying a coating to at least one electronic component. The method includes providing a coating carrier having a main base, a coating base having a recess, and a moveable reservoir having a further recess. The method further includes filling a coating material into the recess of the reservoir; sliding the reservoir along a longitudinal axis of the coating carrier such that the recess of the coating base is filled with coating material; providing an electronic component and dipping at least parts of the electronic component into the coating material provided in the recess of the coating base to form a coating of the electronic component. Furthermore, a sensor arrangement for measuring a temperature is described having a coating applied by the method. A coating carrier for applying a coating to an electronic component is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Subramanian Ravichandran, Gerhard Hojas
  • Publication number: 20240344897
    Abstract: In an embodiment a NTC sensor include a chip, two parallel wires, each wire having contact points, and contact-connections between the chip and the contact points of each of the wires, wherein a maximum lateral dimension of the NTC sensor in any direction perpendicular to a direction of extension of the wires is equal to or less than a sum of the lateral dimensions of the chip and the wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jan Ihle, Elisabeth Schwarz-Funder, Wolfgang Fail, Gerhard Hojas, Subramanian Ravichandran, Dhananjay Chavan
  • Publication number: 20240001395
    Abstract: A method for applying a coating to at least one electronic component. The method includes providing a coating carrier having a main base, a coating base having a recess, and a moveable reservoir having a further recess. The method further includes filling a coating material into the recess of the reservoir; sliding the reservoir along a longitudinal axis of the coating carrier such that the recess of the coating base is filled with coating material; providing an electronic component and dipping at least parts of the electronic component into the coating material provided in the recess of the coating base to form a coating of the electronic component. Furthermore, a sensor arrangement for measuring a temperature is described having a coating applied by the method. A coating carrier for applying a coating to an electronic component is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Subramanian Ravichandran, Gerhard Hojas
  • Publication number: 20230160759
    Abstract: In an embodiment a sensor arrangement includes a sensor element including a ceramic base body and at least two electrodes, wherein the electrodes are arranged on an outer side of the ceramic base body, at least two contacting elements configured for making electrical contact with the sensor element, the contacting elements being connected to the electrodes in a connection region and a glass sheath, wherein at least the ceramic base body and the connection region are completely enclosed in the glass sheath, wherein the glass sheath is pressure tensioned, and wherein a coefficients of expansion of the glass sheath, the contacting elements and the sensor element are adapted to one another for the pressure tensioning of the glass sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Jan Ihle, Torben Seifert, Sasa Sabeder-Daiminger, Gerhard Hojas