Patents by Inventor Michael SPARKA

Michael SPARKA 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).

  • Inverter arrangement for an electric machine, and method for providing an inverter arrangement
    Patent number: 12651946
    Abstract: An inverter arrangement for an electric machine includes a housing having a housing opening, a circuit carrier, with electrical components, that is situated in the housing, and on a side facing the housing opening has two direct voltage terminals in the form of contact slots. A terminal element having a terminal element body, two plate-shaped terminal element contact bars, and two terminal element contact pins, one of each of the terminal element contact bars being electrically connected to one of the terminal element contact pins. The terminal element is fastened via the housing opening so that in each case one of the terminal element contact bars protrudes into one of the contact slots and is electrically connected to the contact slot via a solder connection, the terminal element contact pins being situated outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SEG Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Sauer, Michael Sparka
  • INVERTER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INVERTER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20240213857
    Abstract: An inverter arrangement for an electric machine includes a housing having a housing opening, a circuit carrier, with electrical components, that is situated in the housing, and on a side facing the housing opening has two direct voltage terminals in the form of contact slots. A terminal element having a terminal element body, two plate-shaped terminal element contact bars, and two terminal element contact pins, one of each of the terminal element contact bars being electrically connected to one of the terminal element contact pins. The terminal element is fastened via the housing opening so that in each case one of the terminal element contact bars protrudes into one of the contact slots and is electrically connected to the contact slot via a solder connection, the terminal element contact pins being situated outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Florian SAUER, Michael SPARKA