Patents by Inventor Gueclue Onaran
Gueclue Onaran 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).
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Publication number: 20230339743Abstract: A MEMS device includes a first deflectable membrane structure, a rigid electrode structure and a second deflectable membrane structure in a vertically spaced configuration. The rigid electrode structure is arranged between the first and second deflectable membrane structures. The first and second deflectable membrane structures each includes a deflectable portion, and the deflectable portions of the first and second deflectable membrane structures are mechanically coupled by mechanical connection elements to each other and are mechanically decoupled from the rigid electrode structure. At least a subset of the mechanical connection elements are elongated mechanical connection elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Hans-Jörg Timme, Stefan Barzen, Marc Füldner, Stefan Geißler, Matthias Friedrich Herrmann, Maria Kiriak, Abidin Güçlü Onaran, Konstantin Tkachuk, Arnaud Walther
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Patent number: 11656210Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor device including a gas sensor disposed on a first substrate, a heating element disposed within the first substrate so that the gas sensor overlaps the heating element, a processor operatively coupled to the gas sensor and the heating element, and a memory storing a program to be executed by the processor. The gas sensor is configured to measure first sensor data points and second sensor data points. The program includes instructions for performing the following steps in real-time: recording first resistance values and second resistance values of the heating element; adjusting the second sensor data points using the first sensor data points, the first resistance values, and the second resistance values to obtain corrected sensor data points; and determining sensed values from the corrected sensor data points.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
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Publication number: 20220279270Abstract: A MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) device includes a suspended electrode structure anchored to a substrate, the MEMS device having a MEMS resonance mode, and a Tuned Mass Damping (TMD) structure, wherein a portion of the suspended electrode structure forms a TMD structure having a TMD spring element and a TMD mass element, for providing a TMD resonance mode counteracting the MEMS resonance mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Abidin Güçlü Onaran, Marc Fueldner, Dietmar Straeussnigg
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Publication number: 20220170898Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor device including a gas sensor disposed on a first substrate, a heating element disposed within the first substrate so that the gas sensor overlaps the heating element, a processor operatively coupled to the gas sensor and the heating element, and a memory storing a program to be executed by the processor. The gas sensor is configured to measure first sensor data points and second sensor data points. The program includes instructions for performing the following steps in real-time: recording first resistance values and second resistance values of the heating element; adjusting the second sensor data points using the first sensor data points, the first resistance values, and the second resistance values to obtain corrected sensor data points; and determining sensed values from the corrected sensor data points.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
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Patent number: 11287405Abstract: A sensor device includes a gas sensor disposed on a first substrate, a heating element disposed within the first substrate, a processor operatively coupled to the gas sensor and the heating element, and a memory storing a program to be executed by the processor. The gas sensor is configured to measure first sensor data points and second sensor data points. The gas sensor overlaps the heating element. The program includes instructions for performing the following steps in real-time: recording first resistance values and second resistance values of the heating element; adjusting the second sensor data points using the first sensor data points, the first resistance values, and the second resistance values to obtain corrected sensor data points; and determining sensed values from the corrected sensor data points.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
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Publication number: 20210220778Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a micromechanical device and a method for manufacturing the same. The micromechanical device may comprise a membrane structure suspended on a substrate. The membrane structure may comprise a perforated gas permeable membrane comprising a plurality of perforations, and a reinforcement structure being coupled with the perforated membrane for stiffening the perforated membrane and/or for increasing the mechanical stability of the perforated membrane in order to attenuate an oscillation of the perforated membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Abidin Güçlü Onaran, David Tumpold
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Patent number: 11061002Abstract: A photoacoustic gas analyzer, including: a gas chamber to receive a gas to be analyzed; a radiation source that emits into the gas chamber electromagnetic radiation with a time-varying intensity to excite gas molecules of N mutually different gas types the concentrations of which are to be determined in the received gas, wherein the radiation source is operable in N mutually different modes, each mode having a unique emission spectrum different from the emission spectra of the other N?1 modes; an acoustic-wave sensor that detects acoustic waves generated by the electromagnetic radiation emitted into the gas to be analyzed; and a control unit to operate the radiation source in the different modes respectively to emit electromagnetic radiation with a time-varying intensity; to receive in each mode from the acoustic-wave sensor signals; and to determine from the signals received in each mode the concentrations of the N mutually different gas types.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran, Christoph Glacer
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Patent number: 10880629Abstract: A device for detecting acoustic waves may include a housing having a housing wall with an inner surface, and an acoustic wave sensor provided at least partially inside the housing and configured to detect acoustic waves. The inner surface of the housing wall is made in at least half of its entire area of a thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Alfons Dehe, David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran
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Publication number: 20200319153Abstract: A sensor device includes a gas sensor disposed on a first substrate, a heating element disposed within the first substrate, a processor operatively coupled to the gas sensor and the heating element, and a memory storing a program to be executed by the processor. The gas sensor is configured to measure first sensor data points and second sensor data points. The gas sensor overlaps the heating element. The program includes instructions for performing the following steps in real-time: recording first resistance values and second resistance values of the heating element; adjusting the second sensor data points using the first sensor data points, the first resistance values, and the second resistance values to obtain corrected sensor data points; and determining sensed values from the corrected sensor data points.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
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Publication number: 20200191750Abstract: A photoacoustic gas analyzer, including: a gas chamber to receive a gas to be analyzed; a radiation source that emits into the gas chamber electromagnetic radiation with a time-varying intensity to excite gas molecules of N mutually different gas types the concentrations of which are to be determined in the received gas, wherein the radiation source is operable in N mutually different modes, each mode having a unique emission spectrum different from the emission spectra of the other N-1 modes; an acoustic-wave sensor that detects acoustic waves generated by the electromagnetic radiation emitted into the gas to be analyzed; and a control unit to operate the radiation source in the different modes respectively to emit electromagnetic radiation with a time-varying intensity; to receive in each mode from the acoustic-wave sensor signals; and to determine from the signals received in each mode the concentrations of the N mutually different gas types.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran, Christoph Glacer
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Patent number: 10641626Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a MEMS sensor includes a membrane that is suspended from the substrate, a resonant frequency of said membrane being influenced by an ambient pressure that acts on the membrane; and an evaluation device configured to perform a first measurement based on the resonant frequency of the membrane to obtain a measurement result, where the evaluation device is configured to at least partly compensate an influence of the ambient pressure on the measurement result.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Christian Bretthauer, Alfons Dehe, Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran, Arnaud Walther
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Patent number: 10620165Abstract: A photoacoustic gas analyzer including a gas chamber to receive a gas sample, a radiation source to emit an electromagnetic radiation adapted to excite N different types of gas molecules in the gas sample, the concentrations of which are to be determined, an acoustic-wave sensor to detect acoustic waves generated by the irradiated gas, and a control unit. The control unit controls the radiation source to emit electromagnetic radiation with a time-varying intensity and to modulate the frequency at which the intensity is varied with a modulation signal having at least N different values, to receive from the acoustic-wave sensor signals indicative of acoustic waves generated by the irradiated gas, to determine at least N mutually different signal amplitudes each associated with a respective N mutually different frequencies at which the intensity of the emitted electromagnetic radiation is varied, and to determine the concentrations of the N different gas types.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran, Christoph Glacer
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Patent number: 10466174Abstract: A gas analyzer may include: a gas chamber configured to receive a gas to be analyzed therein, a radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation into the gas chamber, the electromagnetic radiation being adapted to selectively excite gas molecules of a specific type that is to be detected in the gas received in the gas chamber, a collimator configured to collimate the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation source, and a sensor configured to detect a physical quantity indicative of a degree of interaction between the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation source and the gas to be analyzed.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Christoph Glacer, Alfons Dehe, David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran
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Patent number: 10433070Abstract: A MEMS device includes a membrane and a counter electrode structure spaced apart from the membrane. The counter electrode structure includes a non-planar conductive layer. The MEMS device includes an air gap between the membrane and the counter electrode structure. The air gap has a non-uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Alfons Dehe, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
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Publication number: 20190273993Abstract: A MEMS device includes a membrane and a counter electrode structure spaced apart from the membrane. The counter electrode structure includes a non-planar conductive layer. The MEMS device includes an air gap between the membrane and the counter electrode structure. The air gap has a non-uniform thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Alfons Dehe, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
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Publication number: 20190132661Abstract: A device for detecting acoustic waves may include a housing having a housing wall with an inner surface, and an acoustic wave sensor provided at least partially inside the housing and configured to detect acoustic waves. The inner surface of the housing wall is made in at least half of its entire area of a thermally insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Alfons Dehe, David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran
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Publication number: 20190063968Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a MEMS sensor includes a membrane that is suspended from the substrate, a resonant frequency of said membrane being influenced by an ambient pressure that acts on the membrane; and an evaluation device configured to perform a first measurement based on the resonant frequency of the membrane to obtain a measurement result, where the evaluation device is configured to at least partly compensate an influence of the ambient pressure on the measurement resultType: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Christian Bretthauer, Alfons Dehe, Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran, Arnaud Walther
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Patent number: 10194226Abstract: A device for detecting acoustic waves may include a housing having a housing wall with an inner surface, and an acoustic wave sensor provided at least partially inside the housing and configured to detect acoustic waves. The inner surface of the housing wall is made in at least half of its entire area of a thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Alfons Dehe, David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran
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Publication number: 20180188213Abstract: A photoacoustic gas analyzer may include: a gas chamber configured to receive a gas to be analyzed therein, a radiation source configured to emit into the gas chamber electromagnetic radiation with a time-varying intensity adapted to selectively excite gas molecules of N mutually different gas types the concentrations of which are to be determined in the gas received in the gas chamber, thereby generating acoustic waves, an acoustic-wave sensor configured to detect acoustic waves generated by the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation source into the gas to be analyzed, and a control unit operatively connected to the radiation source and the acoustic-wave sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran, Christoph Glacer
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Publication number: 20180164215Abstract: A gas analyzer may include: a gas chamber configured to receive a gas to be analyzed therein, a radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation into the gas chamber, the electromagnetic radiation being adapted to selectively excite gas molecules of a specific type that is to be detected in the gas received in the gas chamber, a collimator configured to collimate the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation source, and a sensor configured to detect a physical quantity indicative of a degree of interaction between the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the radiation source and the gas to be analyzed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Christoph Glacer, Alfons Dehe, David Tumpold, Gueclue Onaran