Patents by Inventor Michael Sternad

Michael Sternad 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).

  • Component and Method of Manufacturing a Component Using an Ultrathin Carrier
    Publication number: 20220246475
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a packaged component are disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming a plurality of components on a carrier, the plurality of components being separated from each other by kerf regions on a front side of the carrier and forming a metal pattern on a backside of the carrier, wherein the metal pattern covers the backside of the carrier except over regions corresponding to the kerf regions. The method further comprises generating the component by separating the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Karl Mayer, Evelyn Napetschnig, Michael Pinczolits, Michael Sternad, Michael Roesner
  • Component and method of manufacturing a component using an ultrathin carrier
    Patent number: 11367654
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a packaged component are disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming a plurality of components on a carrier, the plurality of components being separated from each other by kerf regions on a front side of the carrier and forming a metal pattern on a backside of the carrier, wherein the metal pattern covers the backside of the carrier except over regions corresponding to the kerf regions. The method further comprises generating the component by separating the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Karl Mayer, Evelyn Napetschnig, Michael Pinczolits, Michael Sternad, Michael Roesner
  • Controllable rotary knob
    Patent number: 10460860
    Abstract: A controllable rotary knob including at least one base, at least one drive unit rigidly connected to the base, at least one transmission, and an operating part, and the operating part is configured as a housing surrounding the drive unit and the transmission, and the transmission establishes a connection between the drive unit and the operating part, wherein the drive unit has an axially symmetric structure and the drive unit and the operating element are arranged coaxially to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ZULU OG
    Inventors: Ernst Stottinger, Michael Sternad
  • CONTROLLABLE ROTARY KNOB
    Publication number: 20190198202
    Abstract: A controllable rotary knob including at least one base, at least one drive unit rigidly connected to the base, at least one transmission, and an operating part, and the operating part is configured as a housing surrounding the drive unit and the transmission, and the transmission establishes a connection between the drive unit and the operating part, wherein the drive unit has an axially symmetric structure and the drive unit and the operating element are arranged coaxially to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Ernst Stottinger, Michael Sternad
  • Component and Method of Manufacturing a Component Using an Ultrathin Carrier
    Publication number: 20190148233
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a packaged component are disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming a plurality of components on a carrier, the plurality of components being separated from each other by kerf regions on a front side of the carrier and forming a metal pattern on a backside of the carrier, wherein the metal pattern covers the backside of the carrier except over regions corresponding to the kerf regions. The method further comprises generating the component by separating the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Karl Mayer, Evelyn Napetschnig, Michael Pinczolits, Michael Sternad, Michael Roesner
  • Component and method of manufacturing a component using an ultrathin carrier
    Patent number: 10186458
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a packaged component are disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming a plurality of components on a carrier, the plurality of components being separated from each other by kerf regions on a front side of the carrier and forming a metal pattern on a backside of the carrier, wherein the metal pattern covers the backside of the carrier except over regions corresponding to the kerf regions. The method further comprises generating the component by separating the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Karl Mayer, Evelyn Napetschnig, Michael Pinczolits, Michael Sternad, Michael Roesner
  • Battery electrode, battery, and method for manufacturing a battery electrode
    Patent number: 10170746
    Abstract: A battery electrode in accordance with various embodiments may include: a substrate including a surface configured to face an ion-carrying electrolyte; and a first diffusivity changing region at a first portion of the surface, wherein the first diffusivity changing region is configured to change diffusion of ions carried by the electrolyte into the substrate, and wherein a second portion of the surface is free from the first diffusivity changing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Hirschler, Magdalena Forster, Michael Sorger, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad, Thomas Walter
  • Method of Manufacturing a Battery, Battery and Integrated Circuit
    Publication number: 20170018812
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery includes introducing a suspension comprising a solvent and fibers into a cavity for housing an electrolyte, drying the solvent, filling the electrolyte into the cavity, and closing the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kamil Karlovsky, Andreas Dunst, Georg Hirtler, Rafael Janski, Katharina Schmut, Michael Sorger, Michael Sternad, Martin Wilkening
  • Lithium battery, method for manufacturing a lithium battery, integrated circuit and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 9531035
    Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode integrally formed within a silicon substrate, wherein a surface portion of the silicon substrate is patterned to form a plurality of sub-structures, and an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
  • Lithium Battery, Method for Manufacturing a Lithium Battery, Integrated Circuit and Method of Manufacturing an Integrated Circuit
    Publication number: 20160164134
    Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode integrally formed within a silicon substrate, wherein a surface portion of the silicon substrate is patterned to form a plurality of sub-structures, and an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
  • Lithium battery, method for manufacturing a lithium battery, integrated circuit and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 9269961
    Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode including a component made of silicon, a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte, and a substrate. The anode is disposed over the substrate or the anode is integrally formed with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
  • Devices for providing an electrical connection
    Patent number: 8884407
    Abstract: A device includes a tube extending in a longitudinal direction and a hollow channel arranged in the tube. An end part of the tube is formed such that first electromagnetic radiation paths extending in the tube and outside of the hollow channel in the longitudinal direction are focused in a first focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Sternad, Rainer Pelzer
  • Lithium Battery, Method for Manufacturing a Lithium Battery, Integrated Circuit and Method of Manufacturing an Integrated Circuit
    Publication number: 20140319649
    Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode including a component made of silicon, a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte, and a substrate. The anode is disposed over the substrate or the anode is integrally formed with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
  • Lithium battery, method for manufacturing a lithium battery, integrated circuit and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 8785034
    Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode including a component made of silicon, a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte, and a substrate. The anode is disposed over the substrate or the anode is integrally formed with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Technische Universitaet Graz
    Inventors: Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
  • Devices and Methods for Providing an Electrical Connection
    Publication number: 20140151905
    Abstract: A device includes a tube extending in a longitudinal direction and a hollow channel arranged in the tube. An end part of the tube is formed such that first electromagnetic radiation paths extending in the tube and outside of the hollow channel in the longitudinal direction are focused in a first focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Michael Sternad, Rainer Pelzer
  • NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20140127590
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution effective in improving cycle characteristics and used for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material capable of storing and releasing metal ions and a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material containing at least one atom selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, and Pb includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and an isocyanate compound having at least one aromatic ring in its molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi OHASHI, Takashi Fujii, Shinichi Kinoshita, Martin Winter, Michael Sternad
  • BATTERY ELECTRODE, BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BATTERY ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20140106229
    Abstract: A battery electrode in accordance with various embodiments may include: a substrate including a surface configured to face an ion-carrying electrolyte; and a first diffusivity changing region at a first portion of the surface, wherein the first diffusivity changing region is configured to change diffusion of ions carried by the electrolyte into the substrate, and wherein a second portion of the surface is free from the first diffusivity changing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Hirschler, Magdalena Forster, Michael Sorger, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad, Thomas Walter
  • Component and Method of Manufacturing a Component Using an Ultrathin Carrier
    Publication number: 20140008805
    Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a packaged component are disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming a plurality of components on a carrier, the plurality of components being separated from each other by kerf regions on a front side of the carrier and forming a metal pattern on a backside of the carrier, wherein the metal pattern covers the backside of the carrier except over regions corresponding to the kerf regions. The method further comprises generating the component by separating the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Karl Mayer, Evelyn Napetschnig, Michael Pinczolits, Michael Sternad, Michael Roesner
  • Lithium Battery, Method for Manufacturing a Lithium Battery, Integrated Circuit and Method of Manufacturing an Integrated Circuit
    Publication number: 20130128488
    Abstract: A lithium battery includes a cathode, an anode including a component made of silicon, a separator element disposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte, and a substrate. The anode is disposed over the substrate or the anode is integrally formed with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, Michael Sternad
  • NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20110091768
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution effective in improving cycle characteristics and used for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material capable of storing and releasing metal ions and a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material containing at least one atom selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, and Pb includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and an isocyanate compound having at least one aromatic ring in its molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Ohashi, Takashi Fujii, Shinichi Kinoshita, Martin Winter, Michael Sternad