Patents by Inventor Michael Bergier

Michael Bergier 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: 11212907
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly has a circuit board and an electrical component embedded in a cured plastic layer, as well as a heat sink for cooling the component. The component is placed with a first side on a surface of the circuit board facing the heat sink and in electrical contact with the circuit board, and is located in a window in the cured plastic layer. Moreover, the component is materially bonded to a surface of the heat sink facing the circuit board at a second side lying opposite the first side, in particular through soldering or sintering. The plastic layer is injected and cured between the surface of the circuit board and the surface of the heat sink. In the production process, the material is melted by the heat at the same time as the injection, such that the component is materially bonded to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Manuel Schwab, Michael Kohr, Michael Bergier, Thomas Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20190335576
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board assembly and a production method therefor, as well as an inverter with such a circuit board assembly. The circuit board assembly has a circuit board (1) and an electrical component (3) embedded in a cured plastic layer (2), as well as a heat sink (4) for cooling the component (3). The component (3) is placed with a first side (3A) on a surface of the circuit board (1) facing the heat sink (4) and in electrical contact with the circuit board (1), and is located in a window (2A) in the cured plastic layer (2). Moreover, the component (3) is materially bonded to a surface of the heat sink (4) facing the circuit board (1) at a second side (3B) lying opposite the first side (3A), in particular through soldering or sintering. The plastic layer (2) is injected and cured between the surface of the circuit board (1) and the surface of the heat sink (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Manuel Schwab, Michael Kohr, Michael Bergier, Thomas Hofmann