Patents by Inventor Jorge Mario MONSALVE GUARACAO

Jorge Mario MONSALVE GUARACAO 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: 20230408663
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer system includes a transmission unit including a first natural frequency and configured to generate an ultrasonic signal. The ultrasonic transducer system includes a reception unit including a second natural frequency and configured to receive a response signal based on the ultrasonic signal. The second natural frequency is larger than the first natural frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Jorge Mario MONSALVE GUARACAO
  • Publication number: 20230322546
    Abstract: A MEMS device includes a layer stack having a plurality of MEMS layers arranged along a layer stack direction. The MEMS device includes a movable element formed in a first MEMS layer and arranged between a second MEMS layer and a third MEMS layer of the layer stack. A driving unit is further provided, comprising a first drive structure mechanically firmly connected to the movable element and a second drive structure mechanically firmly connected to the second MEMS layer. The driving unit is configured to generate on the movable member a drive force perpendicular to the layer stack direction, and the drive force is configured to deflect the movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sergiu LANGA, Bert KAISER, Anton MELNIKOV, Jorge Mario MONSALVE GUARACAO
  • Patent number: 11770659
    Abstract: Proposed is a MEMS device comprising a layer stack having at least one second layer formed between a first layer and a third layer. A cavity is formed in the second layer. The MEMS device further comprises two laterally deflectable elements arranged laterally spaced apart in the cavity. Each of the two laterally deflectable elements comprises a respective end connected to a side wall of the cavity. Additionally, the MEMS device comprises a connecting element connected to the two laterally deflectable elements to couple the movement of the two laterally deflectable elements. A plurality of first fingers are arranged discretely spaced between the two laterally deflectable elements on the side wall of the cavity. Further, a plurality of second fingers are arranged discretely spaced between the two laterally deflectable elements on the connecting element. The plurality of second fingers interdigitate with the plurality of first fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Bert Kaiser, Jorge Mario Monsalve Guaracao, Holger Conrad
  • Publication number: 20230091340
    Abstract: An MEMS having a layered structure includes a cavity disposed in the layered structure and fluidically coupled to an external environment of the layered structure through at least one opening in the layered structure. The MEMS includes an interaction structure movably disposed in a first MEMS plane and in the cavity along a plane direction and configured to interact with a fluid in the cavity, wherein movement of the interaction structure is causally related to movement of the fluid through the at least one opening. The MEMS further includes an active structure disposed in a second MEMS perpendicular to the plane direction, the active structure mechanically coupled to the insulation structure and configured such that an electrical signal at an electrical contact of the active structure is causally related to a deformation of the active structure, wherein the deformation of the active structure is causally related to movement of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Anton MELNIKOV, Franziska WALL, Jorge Mario MONSALVE GUARACAO, Bert KAISER, Sergiu LANGA
  • Publication number: 20220286785
    Abstract: Proposed is a MEMS device comprising a layer stack having at least one second layer formed between a first layer and a third layer. A cavity is formed in the second layer. The MEMS device further comprises two laterally deflectable elements arranged laterally spaced apart in the cavity. Each of the two laterally deflectable elements comprises a respective end connected to a side wall of the cavity. Additionally, the MEMS device comprises a connecting element connected to the two laterally deflectable elements to couple the movement of the two laterally deflectable elements. A plurality of first fingers are arranged discretely spaced between the two laterally deflectable elements on the side wall of the cavity. Further, a plurality of second fingers are arranged discretely spaced between the two laterally deflectable elements on the connecting element. The plurality of second fingers interdigitate with the plurality of first fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Bert KAISER, Jorge Mario MONSALVE GUARACAO, Holger CONRAD