Patents by Inventor Matthias Maute

Matthias Maute 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: 6923062
    Abstract: For a sensor whose sensor structure is implemented in a micromechanical structural component and which has parts which are movable in relation to the stationary substrate of the structural component, and which also includes an unsupported a seismic mass, a spring system having at least one spring, the seismic mass being connected to the substrate through the spring system, and an overload protection to limit the deflection of the spring system and the seismic mass in at least one direction, and an arrangement for detecting the deflections of the spring system and the seismic mass, whereby the impact forces may be reduced to prevent conchoidal breaks and resulting incipient damage to the sensor structure, as well as formation of particles. To that end, at least one two-dimensional stop for at least one moving part of the sensor structure is provided as overload protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Franz, Oliver Kohn, Frank Henning, Matthias Maute
  • Publication number: 20050066704
    Abstract: A method for the electrical zero balancing of a micro mechanical component including a first capacitor electrode rigidly suspended over a substrate, a second capacitor electrode rigidly suspended over the substrate, and a third capacitor electrode disposed there between, resiliently and deflectably suspended over the substrate, as well as a differential-capacitance detector for measuring a differential capacitance of the capacitances of the variable capacitors configured in this manner. In this context, a first electric potential is applied to the first capacitor electrode; a second electric potential is applied to the second capacitor electrode; a third electric potential is applied to the third capacitor electrode; and a fourth electric potential is applied to the substrate. The fourth electrical potential applied to the substrate for the electrical zero-point balancing is changed for the operation of the differential-capacitance detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Leo Tanten, Jochen Franz, Martin Schoefthaler, Marius Rohr, Harald Emmerich, Matthias Maute, Thomas Walker
  • Publication number: 20040129077
    Abstract: For a sensor whose sensor structure is implemented in a micromechanical structural component and which has parts which are movable in relation to the stationary substrate of the structural component, and which also includes
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Jochen Franz, Oliver Kohn, Frank Henning, Matthias Maute