Patents by Inventor Matthias Merz
Matthias Merz 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: 9034637Abstract: A detector device comprises a substrate (50), a source region (S) and a drain region (D), and a channel region (65) between the source and drain regions. A nanopore (54) passes through the channel region, and connects fluid chambers (56,58) on opposite sides of the substrate. A voltage bias is provided between the fluid chambers, the source and drain regions and a charge flow between the source and drain regions is sensed. The device uses a nanopore for the confinement of a sample under test (for example nucleotides) close to a sensor. The size of the sensor can be made similar to the spacing of adjacent nucleotides in a DNA strand. In this way, the disadvantages of PCR based techniques for DNA sequencing are avoided, and single nucleotide resolution can be attained.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Youri V. Ponomarev, Gilberto Curatola
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Patent number: 9020607Abstract: The invention provides an implantable multi-electrode device (300) and related methods and apparatuses. In one embodiment, the invention includes an implantable device (300) comprising: an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space, wherein the assembly block (320) includes a barb (350) for anchoring the assembly block (320) within implanted tissue.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Youri V. Ponomarev, Remco H.W. Pijnenburg
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Patent number: 9006738Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for measuring and/or controlling a property of an analyte (100). The electronic device comprises: i) an electrode (Snsr) forming an interface with the analyte (100) in which the electrode (Snsr) is immersed in operational use, the interface having an interface temperature (T), and ii) a resistive heater (Htr) being thermally and capacitively coupled to the electrode (Snsr), the resistive heater (Htr) being configured for setting the interface temperature (T) by controlling a current through the resistive heater (Htr). The resistive heater (Htr) is provided with signal integrity protection for reducing the capacitive charging of the electrode (Snsr) by the resistive heater (Htr) if the current through the resistive heater (Htr) is modulated.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventor: Matthias Merz
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Patent number: 8988088Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid immersion sensor comprising a substrate (10) carrying a conductive sensing element (20) and a corrosive agent (30) for corroding the conductive sensing element, said corrosive agent being immobilized in the vicinity of the conductive sensing element and being soluble in said liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Quotainne Enterprises LLCInventors: Aurelie Humbert, Matthias Merz, Roel Daamen, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev
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Patent number: 8963563Abstract: A capacitive sensor for detecting the presence of a substance includes a plurality of upstanding conductive pillars arranged within a first layer of the sensor, a first electrode connected to a first group of the pillars, a second electrode connected to a second, different group of the pillars, and a dielectric material arranged adjacent the pillars, for altering the capacitance of the sensor in response to the presence of said substance.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Aurelie Humbert, Matthias Merz, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Roel Daamen, Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal
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Patent number: 8957687Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical sensor integrated on a substrate, the electrochemical sensor including: a field effect transistor integrated on the substrate and having a source, gate and drain connections, said gate of the field effect transistor including: a sensing gate conductively coupled to a sensing electrode; and a bias gate, wherein the sensing gate is capacitively coupled to the bias gate and the bias gate is capacitively coupled to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Axel Nackaerts, Matthias Merz, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev
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Patent number: 8925371Abstract: A sensor (2) for sensing a first substance and a second substance, the sensor comprising first (3) and second (5) sensor components each comprising a first material (20), the first material being sensitive to both the first substance and the second substance, the sensor further comprising a barrier (18) for preventing the second substance from passing into the second sensor component (5).Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Aurelie Humbert, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Roel Daamen, Matthias Merz
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Publication number: 20140374251Abstract: Disclosed is a pH and conductivity sensor including a carrier comprising a plurality of conductive tracks and an exposed conductive area defining a reference electrode connected to a first track of said plurality of conductive tracks, a sensing device mounted on the carrier and connected to at least a second track of said plurality of conductive tracks, the sensing device including an exposed surface that is sensitive to H+ concentrations, and a plurality of electrodes adjacent to the exposed surface, an encapsulation covering the carrier, said encapsulation including a first cavity exposing a surface of the sensing device, and a second cavity exposing the exposed conductive area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Dimitri Soccol, Matthias Merz
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Patent number: 8906534Abstract: A device is provided that includes a battery layer on a substrate, where a first battery cell is formed in the battery layer. The first battery cell includes a first anode, a first cathode, and a first electrolyte arranged between the first anode and the first cathode, where the first anode, the first cathode, and the first electrolyte are arranged in the battery layer such that perpendicular projections onto the substrate of each of the first anode and the first cathode are non-overlapping. A method of manufacturing such device is also provided. A system is also provide that includes such device for supplying power to an electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Romano Hoofman, Aurelie Humbert, Matthias Merz, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, Gilberto Curatola
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Patent number: 8872520Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor comprising a substrate (10) carrying a field effect transistor (30) having a gate electrode (32), the sensor further comprising a measurement electrode (36) spatially separated from the gate electrode; and a reference electrode (40), said measurement electrode being in configurable conductive contact with said gate electrode, the sensor further comprising a charge storage element (60) comprising a first electrode connected to a node (38) between the measurement electrode and the gate electrode; and a second electrode configurably connected to a known potential source (80). The present invention further relates to a method of performing a measurement with such a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Axel Nackaerts, Matthias Merz
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Patent number: 8864968Abstract: An electrochemical sensor device including a sensor chip having an integrated electrochemical sensor element; and a substrate having a first surface on which the sensor chip is mounted, the substrate comprising a reference electrode structure for the integrated electrochemical sensor element, the reference electrode structure connected to the sensor chip via an electrical connection on the first surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev
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Patent number: 8866239Abstract: A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit having a substrate comprising a plurality of components and a metallization stack over the components, the metallization stack comprising a first sensing element and a second sensing element adjacent to the first sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Marcus Van Dal, Aurelie Humbert, Matthias Merz, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev
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Publication number: 20140309548Abstract: The invention provides an implantable multi-electrode device (300) and related methods and apparatuses. In one embodiment, the invention includes an implantable device (300) comprising: an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space, wherein the assembly block (320) includes a barb (350) for anchoring the assembly block (320) within implanted tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: SAPIENS STEERING BRAIN STIMULATION B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Youri V. Ponomarev, Remco H.W. Pijnenburg
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Patent number: 8853798Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10) carrying a plurality of circuit elements; a metallization stack (12, 14, 16) interconnecting said circuit elements, said metallization stack comprising a patterned upper metallization layer comprising a first metal portion (20) and a second metal portion (21); a passivation stack (24, 26, 28) covering the metallization stack; a gas sensor including a sensing material portion (32, 74) on the passivation stack; a first conductive portion (38) extending through the passivation stack connecting a first region of the sensing material portion to the first metal portion; and a second conductive portion (40) extending through the passivation stack connecting a second region of the sensing material portion to the second metal portion. A method of manufacturing such an IC is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventor: Matthias Merz
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Patent number: 8847339Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10) including semiconductor devices and a metallization stack (20) over said substrate for interconnecting said devices, the metallization stack comprising a cavity (36), and a thermal conductivity sensor comprising at least one conductive portion (16, 18) of said metallization stack suspended in said cavity. A method of manufacturing such an IC is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Aurelie Humbert, David Tio Castro
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Publication number: 20140262781Abstract: Disclosed is a pH sensor comprising a carrier (10) comprising a plurality of conductive tracks and an exposed conductive area (40) defining a reference electrode connected to one of said conductive tracks; a sensing device (30) mounted on the carrier and connected at least one other of said conductive tracks; an encapsulation (20) covering the carrier, said encapsulation comprising a first cavity (22) exposing a surface (32) of the sensing device and a second cavity (24) exposing the exposed conductive area, said second cavity comprising a reference electrode material (42) and an ion reservoir material (44) sharing at least one ion type with said reference electrode material, the reference electrode material being sandwiched between the exposed conductive area and the ion reservoir material. A method of manufacturing such a pH sensor is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Coenraad Cornelis Tak, Romano Hoofman
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Patent number: 8801917Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining a charged particle concentration in an analyte (100), the method comprising steps of: i) determining at least two measurement points of a surface-potential versus interface-temperature curve (c1, c2, c3, c4), wherein the interface temperature is obtained from a temperature difference between a first interface between a first ion-sensitive dielectric (Fsd) and the analyte (100) and a second interface between a second ion-sensitive dielectric (Ssd) and the analyte (100), and wherein the surface-potential is obtained from a potential difference between a first electrode (Fe) and a second electrode (Se) onto which said first ion-sensitive dielectric (Fsd) and said second ion-sensitive dielectric (Ssd) are respectively provided, And ii) calculating the charged particle concentration from locations of the at least two measurement points of said curve (c1, c2, c3, c4).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Gilberto Curatola
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Patent number: 8798737Abstract: The invention provides an implantable multi-electrode device (300) and related methods and apparatuses. In one embodiment, the invention includes an implantable device (300) comprising: an assembly block (320); and a plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) radiating from the assembly block (320), each of the plurality of leads (340 . . . 348) containing at least one electrode (342A), such that the electrodes are distributed within a three-dimensional space, wherein the assembly block (320) includes a barb (350) for anchoring the assembly block (320) within implanted tissue.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Youri V. Ponomarev, Remco H. W. Pijnenburg
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Publication number: 20140202855Abstract: There is disclosed an electrochemical sensor device comprising: an integrated electrochemical sensor element having: a substrate; first and second electrodes formed on the upper surface of the substrate; and an electrolyte layer formed on the first and second electrodes so as to electrically contact both the first and second electrodes; and a sensor integrated circuit electrically connected to the first and second electrodes of the integrated electrochemical sensor element. The integrated electrochemical sensor element and the sensor integrated circuit are provided in a single package.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Dimitri Soccol
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Patent number: 8742470Abstract: Disclosed is a pH sensor comprising a carrier (10) comprising a plurality of conductive tracks and an exposed conductive area (40) defining a reference electrode connected to one of said conductive tracks; a sensing device (30) mounted on the carrier and connected at least one other of said conductive tracks; an encapsulation (20) covering the carrier, said encapsulation comprising a first cavity (22) exposing a surface (32) of the sensing device and a second cavity (24) exposing the exposed conductive area, said second cavity comprising a reference electrode material (42) and an ion reservoir material (44) sharing at least one ion type with said reference electrode material, the reference electrode material being sandwiched between the exposed conductive area and the ion reservoir material. A method of manufacturing such a pH sensor is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Matthias Merz, Coenraad Cornelis Tak, Romano Hoofman