Patents by Inventor Martin Winger

Martin Winger 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: 11209353
    Abstract: An infrared device comprises a substrate. A configuration for emitting infrared radiation is supported by the substrate. The configuration comprises an electrically conducting layer arrangement of less than 50 nm thickness between dielectric layers. In addition, a heater arranged for heating the configuration to emit the infrared radiation is supported by the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SENSIRION AG
    Inventors: Nicolas Zäch, Martin Winger, Nicolas Daix, Sebastian Raab, Thomas Uehlinger
  • Patent number: 10928312
    Abstract: A gas sensor module integrated onto a board comprising at least one radiation source configured for emitting radiation, at least one radiation detector unit configured to detect at least part of said radiation, and a radiation cell providing at least one radiation path from said radiation source to said radiation detector unit. Said board is provided with a recess and said radiation path is propagating within said recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SENSIRION AG
    Inventors: Martin Winger, Christophe Salzmann, Fabian Weller
  • Publication number: 20200232913
    Abstract: An infrared device comprises a substrate. A configuration for emitting infrared radiation is supported by the substrate. The configuration comprises an electrically conducting layer arrangement of less than 50 nm thickness between dielectric layers. In addition, a heater arranged for heating the configuration to emit the infrared radiation is supported by the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: SENSIRION AG
    Inventors: Nicolas ZÄCH, Martin WINGER, Nicolas DAIX, Sebastian RAAB, Thomas UEHLINGER
  • Patent number: 10444076
    Abstract: An infrared device comprises a substrate (1), and arranged on or in the substrate (1) a configuration (3) for one of selectively emitting and selectively absorbing infrared radiation of a band, the configuration (3) comprising a pattern made from an electrically conducting material on a first level (L1), an electrically conducting film (33) on a second level (L2), and a dielectric layer (24) between the pattern and the film (33). One or more of a heater (4) for heating the configuration (3), and a thermal sensor (5) arranged for sensing the selective infrared radiation of the band absorbed by the configuration (3) on or in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sensirion AG
    Inventors: Martin Winger, Marc Von Waldkirch, Matthias Streiff, Alexander Lochbaum, Jürg Leuthold
  • Publication number: 20180356290
    Abstract: An infrared device comprises a substrate (1), and arranged on or in the substrate (1) a configuration (3) for one of selectively emitting and selectively absorbing infrared radiation of a band, the configuration (3) comprising a pattern made from an electrically conducting material on a first level (L1), an electrically conducting film (33) on a second level (L2), and a dielectric layer (24) between the pattern and the film (33). One or more of a heater (4) for heating the configuration (3), and a thermal sensor (5) arranged for sensing the selective infrared radiation of the band absorbed by the configuration (3) on or in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Martin WINGER, Marc VON WALDKIRCH, Matthias STREIFF, Alexander LOCHBAUM, Jürg LEUTHOLD
  • Publication number: 20180143129
    Abstract: A gas sensor module integrated onto a board comprising at least one radiation source configured for emitting radiation, at least one radiation detector unit configured to detect at least part of said radiation, and a radiation cell providing at least one radiation path from said radiation source to said radiation detector unit. Said board is provided with a recess and said radiation path is propagating within said recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Sensirion AG
    Inventors: Martin Winger, Christophe Salzmann, Fabian Weller
  • Patent number: 9618531
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for operating and manufacturing optomechanical accelerometers. In some examples, an optomechanical accelerometer device is described that uses a cavity resonant displacement sensor based on a zipper photonic crystal nano-cavity to measure the displacement of an integrated test mass generated by acceleration applied to the chip. The cavity-resonant sensor may be fully integrated on-chip and exhibit an enhanced displacement resolution due to its strong optomechanical coupling. The accelerometer structure may be fabricated in a silicon nitride thin film and constitute a rectangular test mass flexibly suspended on high aspect ratio inorganic nitride nano-tethers under high tensile stress. By increasing the mechanical Q-factors through adjustment of tether width and tether length, the noise-equivalent acceleration (NEA) may be reduced, while maintaining a large operation bandwidth. The mechanical Q-factor may be improved with thinner (e.g., <1 micron) and longer tethers (e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Oskar Painter, Martin Winger, Qiang Lin, Alexander Krause, Tim D. Blasius
  • Patent number: 9506885
    Abstract: A sensor chip comprises a substrate (1) with a front side (11) and a back side (12), and an opening (13) in the substrate (1) reaching through from its back side (12) to its front side (11). A stack (2) of dielectric and conducting layers is arranged on the front side (11) of the substrate (1), a portion of which stack (2) spans the opening (13) of the substrate (1). Contact pads (32) are arranged at the front side (11) of the substrate (1) for electrically contacting the sensor chip. A sensing element (4) is arranged on the portion of the stack (2) spanning the opening (13) on a side of the portion facing the opening (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sensirion AG
    Inventors: Felix Mayer, Ulrich Bartsch, Martin Winger, Markus Graf, Pascal Gerner
  • Publication number: 20160091446
    Abstract: A sensor chip comprises a substrate (1) with a front side (11) and a back side (12), and an opening (13) in the substrate (1) reaching through from its back side (12) to its front side (11). A stack (2) of dielectric and conducting layers is arranged on the front side (11) of the substrate (1), a portion of which stack (2) spans the opening (13) of the substrate (1). Contact pads (32) are arranged at the front side (11) of the substrate (1) for electrically contacting the sensor chip. A sensing element (4) is arranged on the portion of the stack (2) spanning the opening (13) on a side of the portion facing the opening (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Felix MAYER, Ulrich BARTSCH, Martin WINGER, Markus GRAF, Pascal GERNER
  • Publication number: 20150020590
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for operating and manufacturing optomechanical accelerometers. In some examples, an optomechanical accelerometer device is described that uses a cavity resonant displacement sensor based on a zipper photonic crystal nano-cavity to measure the displacement of an integrated test mass generated by acceleration applied to the chip. The cavity-resonant sensor may be fully integrated on-chip and exhibit an enhanced displacement resolution due to its strong optomechanical coupling. The accelerometer structure may be fabricated in a silicon nitride thin film and constitute a rectangular test mass flexibly suspended on high aspect ratio inorganic nitride nano-tethers under high tensile stress. By increasing the mechanical Q-factors through adjustment of tether width and tether length, the noise-equivalent acceleration (NEA) may be reduced, while maintaining a large operation bandwidth. The mechanical Q-factor may be improved with thinner (e.g., <1 micron) and longer tethers (e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Oskar Painter, Martin Winger, Qiang Lin, Alexander Krause, Tim D. Blasius
  • Patent number: 8849075
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an integrated opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical system. The opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical system can be made of photonic crystals configured to move based on electrical voltages and/or back action effects from electromagnetic waves, thus changing the resonance of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Oskar Painter, Martin Winger, Qiang Lin, Amir Safavi-Naeini, Thiago Alegre, Timothy Dobson Blasius, Alexander Grey Krause