Patents by Inventor Martin Fitzi

Martin Fitzi 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: 8643361
    Abstract: The present idea refers to a needle head, its use in a probe arrangement, and a method for electrically contacting multiple electronic components. The needle head comprises a body with a lower surface, needle electrodes emerging from the lower surface, and multiple outlets arranged in the lower surface. A channel is arranged between an inlet in the body and the outlets for conveying a medium from the inlet to the outlets. By this means, electronic components arranged in close distance under the lower surface of the needle head are directly exposed to the medium which provides a test environment during a test of the electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sensirion AG
    Inventors: Markus Graf, Hans Eggenberger, Martin Fitzi, Christoph Schanz
  • Patent number: 8499609
    Abstract: To process a plurality of sensor devices, such as humidity sensors or gas sensors, the sensor devices are run through a testing station and a turret handler. In order to increase throughput of the testing station, several test cycles are operated simultaneously in a phase-shifted manner. The sensor devices are e.g. sequentially fed onto trays of the test station, on which they are assembled in batches. Each batch is subjected to a test cycle. After the test cycle, the sensor devices of a batch are sequentially fed back to the turret handler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sensirion AG
    Inventors: Felix Mayer, Markus Graf, Dominik Niederberger, Martin Fitzi
  • Publication number: 20120013326
    Abstract: The present idea refers to a needle head, its use in a probe arrangement, and a method for electrically contacting multiple electronic components. The needle head comprises a body with a lower surface, needle electrodes emerging from the lower surface, and multiple outlets arranged in the lower surface. A channel is arranged between an inlet in the body and the outlets for conveying a medium from the inlet to the outlets. By this means, electronic components arranged in close distance under the lower surface of the needle head are directly exposed to the medium which provides a test environment during a test of the electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Markus Graf, Hans Eggenberger, Martin Fitzi, Christoph Schanz
  • Publication number: 20100310343
    Abstract: To process a plurality of sensor devices, such as humidity sensors or gas sensors, the sensor devices are run through a testing station and a turret handler. In order to increase throughput of the testing station, several test cycles are operated simultaneously in a phase-shifted manner. The sensor devices are e.g. sequentially fed onto trays of the test station, on which they are assembled in batches. Each batch is subjected to a test cycle. After the test cycle, the sensor devices of a batch are sequentially fed back to the turret handler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Felix Mayer, Markus Graf, Dominik Niederberger, Martin Fitzi