Patents by Inventor Karl-Franz Reinhart

Karl-Franz Reinhart 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: 10270001
    Abstract: An arrangement of at least two wafers for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular far infrared radiation, comprises a first wafer and a second wafer. The first wafer includes a microsystem formed as a sensor array. The microsystem is configured to register electromagnetic radiation and provide a corresponding sensor signal. The second wafer includes an integrated circuit formed as an evaluation circuit that is coupled to the sensor array. The integrated circuit is configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation with the aid of the sensor signal provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Tjalf Pirk
  • Publication number: 20150243823
    Abstract: An arrangement of at least two wafers for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular far infrared radiation, comprises a first wafer and a second wafer. The first wafer includes a microsystem formed as a sensor array. The microsystem is configured to register electromagnetic radiation and provide a corresponding sensor signal. The second wafer includes an integrated circuit formed as an evaluation circuit that is coupled to the sensor array. The integrated circuit is configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation with the aid of the sensor signal provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Tjalf Pirk
  • Patent number: 8695442
    Abstract: A sensor system has a first sensor-element block and a second sensor-element block, at least one first sensor element and one second sensor element are assigned to the first sensor-element block, and at least one third sensor element is assigned to the second sensor-element block. The third sensor element is situated between the first and second sensor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Daniel Herrmann, Frank Freund
  • Publication number: 20100051810
    Abstract: A micromechanical component and a corresponding production method. The micromechanical component includes a first component and a second component, with which the first component is connected by an alloy region; the first and second components enclosing a vacuum region or residual gas region, which is sealed by the alloy region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Daniel Herrmann, Frank Freund, Ando Feyh, Martin Eckardt
  • Publication number: 20090288498
    Abstract: A sensor system has a first sensor-element block and a second sensor-element block, at least one first sensor element and one second sensor element are assigned to the first sensor-element block, and at least one third sensor element is assigned to the second sensor-element block. The third sensor element is situated between the first and second sensor elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Daniel Herrmann, Frank Freund
  • Patent number: 7543477
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting particles in a gas flow, in particular soot particles in an exhaust gas flow, includes at least two measuring electrodes, which are positioned on a substrate made of an insulating material. To protect the measuring electrodes, they are covered by a protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Berger, Rainer Strohmaier, Detlef Heimann, Norbert Breuer, Ralf Wirth, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Ralf Schmidt, Walter Bauer, Kai-Achim Baldenhofer, Bernard Kamp, Thomas Grau
  • Publication number: 20050072247
    Abstract: A device for measuring a force, for example a pressure in a predefined direction, wherein a substrate is provided with a main substrate plane, and the direction is parallel to the main substrate plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Karl-Franz Reinhart, Christian Doering, Oliver Stoll, Michael Knauss
  • Publication number: 20040169579
    Abstract: A temperature sensor having sturdy construction is simple to install and to package, is uncomplicated to manufacture, and suitable for reliably detecting rapid temperature changes. The temperature sensor (1) includes a silicon substrate (2) in which at least one porous area (3) is formed, the degree of porosity and the thickness of the porous area (3) being chosen so that the porous area (3) is thermally isolated from the silicon substrate (2). In addition, the temperature sensor (1) includes temperature measuring elements (6, 7) for detecting the temperature difference between the silicon substrate (2) and the porous area (3). The temperature sensor may also include heating elements for testing the sensor function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Bernhard Mattes, Pascal Kocher, Karl-Franz Reinhart, Thorsten Pannek, Rolf-Juergen Recknagel, Rolf Aidam
  • Publication number: 20040118216
    Abstract: A device or a pressure sensor for measuring a force or for measuring a pressure in a predefined direction. A packaging element, as well as a carrier element, and a sensor element are substantially compensated in relation to the sensing region of the sensor element with respect to their temperature-induced expansions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Karl-Franz Reinhart, Christian Doering, Oliver Stoll, Michael Knauss
  • Patent number: 4600958
    Abstract: For saving lateral space in a multitrack magnetic head, the connection lead paths (11, 12) run separately side by side along the outside surface of one magnetic layer (13) of the yoke and connect with the conducting strip that runs between the magnetic layers at the open end of the yoke by straps (18, 19) running around the side edges of the upper magnetic layer. Outside the region of the yoke these conductor straps are wider and are superposed one on the other, with an insulating layer between them, for lower resistance loss (see lower part of figure).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Hurst, Kurt Neuffer, Karl-Franz Reinhart
  • Patent number: 4506217
    Abstract: To simplify a field plate effect speed and position sensor, particularly for association with the starter gear of an automotive-type internal combustion engine, four meander-arranged permalloy resistance tracks are located on a substrate at the corners of a rectangle, spaced, in circumferential direction, by about half the pitch distance of the teeth (2) of the starter gear. The resistances can be connected in a voltage divider (FIG. 4) configuration, or in form of a bridge circuit (FIG. 5) supplied from a constant current source (CC) to eliminate temperature variation affects, and providing alternating current output voltages within the wide range of temperature of essentially uniform level as the teeth (2) scan the sensor, a special marker tooth (10) providing an output signal of different level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Rothley, Erich Zabler, Kurt Neuffer, Karl-Franz Reinhart