Patents by Inventor Martin Jenkner
Martin Jenkner 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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Patent number: 7809432Abstract: Apparatus for measuring neural network activity with a textured semiconductor substrate. Sensor elements have a respective detection electrode on the substrate surface for detecting neural network signals, and the detected neural signals are a basis for outputting electrical sensor output signals via respective sensor element outputs. Each amplifier element has an input and an output. Each of the sensor elements has associated therewith one of the amplifier elements whose input is connected to the sensor output of the respective sensor element. The amplified sensor output signal is output the amplifier output as an amplifier output signal. An activity evaluator has an input, which is connected to at least one of the amplifier outputs, and an output. The activity evaluation device produces an activity signal, which is a measure of activity of the neural network, based on the amplifier output signal, and outputs the amplifier output signal via the evaluation output.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Martin Jenkner, Christian Paulus, Roland Thewes
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Patent number: 7379766Abstract: Biochip for capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissues. The biochip has a carrier structure, at least one stimulation and/or sensor device, which is arranged in or at the carrier structure, and at least one dielectric layer, one layer area of which is arranged at the stimulation and/or sensor device and the opposite layer area of which forms a stimulation and/or sensor area for capacitive simulation and/or detection of biological tissues, wherein the dielectric layer comprises TiO2.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2004Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Reinhard Gabl, Tamara Birkenmaier, Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Peter Fromherz, Martin Jenkner, Matthias Schreiter, Roland Thewes, Wolfram Wersing
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Patent number: 7034371Abstract: The present invention relates to a biochip for capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissue. The biochip includes a support structure, at least one stimulation and/or sensor device, which is arranged in or on the support structure, and at least one dielectric layer, one layer surface of which is arranged on the stimulation and/or sensor device and the opposite layer surface forms a stimulation and/or sensor surface for the capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissue. The dielectric layer includes (Tix, Zr1-x)O2, with 0.99?x?0.5, or a TiO2 and ZrO2 layer arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Infineon Technogies AGInventors: Matthias Schreiter, Reinhard Gabl, Martin Jenkner, Björn Eversmann, Franz Hofmann
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Patent number: 7019305Abstract: Biosensor circuit arrangement including a substrate, a sensor element formed in or on a surface region of the substrate with a physical parameter, which is coupled to a substance to be examined, the type of coupling having a resistive component, the sensor element having an electrically conductive sensor electrode that is coupled to the substance to be examined, the sensor element having a measuring transistor the gate terminal of which is coupled to the electrically conductive sensor electrode, and the physical parameter being the threshold voltage of the measuring transistor, and a calibration device formed in or on the substrate, the calibration device being set up such that it is used to at least partly compensate for an alteration of the value of the physical parameter of the sensor element.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Martin Jenkner, Christian Paulus, Roland Thewes
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Publication number: 20050202582Abstract: Sensor arrangement having sensor arrays arranged in crossover regions of row and column lines, each of the sensor arrays having a coupler and a sensor element, which influences current flow between a row and column line through the coupler, an accumulative current flow detector that detects accumulative current flow from individual electric current flows provided by the sensor arrays, and a decoder that determines a sensor element at which a sensor signal is present from the accumulative electric current flows. Accumulative current flows which satisfy a predetermined first criterion can be determined from the detected accumulative current flows, and from the accumulative current flows determined an accumulative current flow can be selected as an accumulative current flow which represents a sensor signal and which satisfies a predetermined second criterion, and the sensor element at which a sensor signal is present can be determined from the selected accumulative current flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Martin Jenkner, Christian Paulus, Guido Stromberg, Thomas Sturm, Annelie Stohr
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Publication number: 20050187454Abstract: Biochip for capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissues. The biochip has a carrier structure, at least one stimulation and/or sensor device, which is arranged in or at the carrier structure, and at least one dielectric layer, one layer area of which is arranged at the stimulation and/or sensor device and the opposite layer area of which forms a stimulation and/or sensor area for capacitive simulation and/or detection of biological tissues, wherein the dielectric layer comprises TiO2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Reinhard Gabl, Tamara Birkenmaier, Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Peter Fromherz, Martin Jenkner, Matthias Schreiter, Roland Thewes, Wolfram Wersing
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Publication number: 20050107893Abstract: Apparatus for measuring neural network activity with a textured semiconductor substrate. Sensor elements have a respective detection electrode on the substrate surface for detecting neural network signals, and the detected neural signals are a basis for outputting electrical sensor output signals via respective sensor element outputs. Each amplifier element has an input and an output. Each of the sensor elements has associated therewith one of the amplifier elements whose input is connected to the sensor output of the respective sensor element. The amplified sensor output signal is output the amplifier output as an amplifier output signal. An activity evaluator has an input, which is connected to at least one of the amplifier outputs, and an output. The activity evaluation device produces an activity signal, which is a measure of activity of the neural network, based on the amplifier output signal, and outputs the amplifier output signal via the evaluation output.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Martin Jenkner, Christian Paulus, Roland Thewes
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Publication number: 20050017190Abstract: Biosensor circuit arrangement including a substrate, a sensor element formed in or on a surface region of the substrate with a physical parameter, which is coupled to a substance to be examined, the type of coupling having a resistive component, the sensor element having an electrically conductive sensor electrode that is coupled to the substance to be examined, the sensor element having a measuring transistor the gate terminal of which is coupled to the electrically conductive sensor electrode, and the physical parameter being the threshold voltage of the measuring transistor, and a calibration device formed in or on the substrate, the calibration device being set up such that it is used to at least partly compensate for an alteration of the value of the physical parameter of the sensor element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Bjorn-Oliver Eversmann, Martin Jenkner, Christian Paulus, Roland Thewes
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Publication number: 20040234417Abstract: Fluorescence biosensor chip having a substrate, at least one electromagnetic radiation detection device arranged in or on the substrate, an optical filter layer arranged on the substrate, and an immobilization layer, which is arranged on the optical filter layer and immobilizes capture molecules. The electromagnetic radiation detection device, the optical filter layer, and the immobilization layer are integrated in the fluorescence biosensor chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Meinrad Schienle, Ralf Brederlow, Franz Hofmann, Martin Jenkner, Johannes R. Luyken, Christian Paulus, Petra Schindler-Bauer, Roland Thewes
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Publication number: 20040156754Abstract: An apparatus, in which at least one pipette in the form of a through-hole with a predetermined diameter is formed in a substrate, with a rim of the through-hole projecting by a predetermined amount from an adjacent surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Michaela Fritz, Stephan Dertinger, Karin Fuchs, Thomas Haneder, Hans-Christian Hanke, Martin Jenkner, Volker Lehmann, Christian Paulus
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Publication number: 20040119141Abstract: The present invention relates to a biochip for capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissue. The biochip includes a support structure, at least one stimulation and/or sensor device, which is arranged in or on the support structure, and at least one dielectric layer, one layer surface of which is arranged on the stimulation and/or sensor device and the opposite layer surface forms a stimulation and/or sensor surface for the capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissue. The dielectric layer includes (Tix, Zr1-x)O2, with 0.99≧x≧0.5, or a TiO2 and ZrO2 layer arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Dipl.-Ing Matthias Schreiter, Reinhard Gabl, Martin Jenkner, Dipl.-Ing. Bjorn Eversmann, Franz Hofmann