Patents by Inventor James Norwicki

James Norwicki 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).

  • Humidity resistant sensors and methods of making same
    Patent number: 10352806
    Abstract: A pressure sensor device which uses appropriate passivation materials/patterns to make the device more robust and resistant to a hot and humid environment. The pressure sensor device uses moisture resistant passivation material(s) covering exposed glass areas, including sidewalls, and bonding interfaces to avoid the glass and bonding interfaces absorbing and reacting with moisture, thus maintaining the integrity of the device output after exposure in a humid/hot environment. These passivation materials/patterns used for the MEMS devices described may be applied to any MEMS based sensors and actuators using glass as one type of material for fabrication. The pressure sensor devices may be front side absolute pressure sensors, differential pressure sensors, or back side absolute pressure sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyi Ding, James Norwicki
  • HUMIDITY RESISTANT SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20170115177
    Abstract: A pressure sensor device which uses appropriate passivation materials/patterns to make the device more robust and resistant to a hot and humid environment. The pressure sensor device uses moisture resistant passivation material(s) covering exposed glass areas, including sidewalls, and bonding interfaces to avoid the glass and bonding interfaces absorbing and reacting with moisture, thus maintaining the integrity of the device output after exposure in a humid/hot environment. These passivation materials/patterns used for the MEMS devices described may be applied to any MEMS based sensors and actuators using glass as one type of material for fabrication. The pressure sensor devices may be front side absolute pressure sensors, differential pressure sensors, or back side absolute pressure sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyi Ding, James Norwicki