Patents by Inventor Peter Gerard Steeneken
Peter Gerard Steeneken 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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Publication number: 20230363327Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a physical vessel parameter of a vascular tissue in a vascular plant (10), wherein the method comprises: a detection stage comprising detecting acoustic emission radiation (121) from the vascular plant (10) and providing an emission-related signal; and an analysis stage comprising determining the physical vessel parameter based on the emission-related signal, wherein the physical vessel parameter comprises an elasticity or a vessel dimension, and wherein the analysis stage comprises fitting at least part of the emission-related signal to a model of flexural modes of a cylindrical beam, and determining the physical vessel parameter based on the model.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicants: Technische Universiteit Delft, Wageningen UniversiteitInventors: Gerard Jan VERBIEST, Peter Gerard STEENEKEN, Satadal DUTTA, Martin Elias KAISER, Priscila RocĂo MALCOLM MATAMOROS
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Publication number: 20220313091Abstract: A motion detector adapted to detect activity of extremely small scale organisms, such as micro-organisms, bacteria and fungi, and even of viruses and genetic material, such as DNA and RNA. The motion detector is capable of detecting nano-motion, that is, motion in the order of nanometers or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Farbod Alijani, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Ireneusz Eugeniusz Roslon, Aleksandre Japaridze, Cornelis Dekker
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Patent number: 9904366Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a user (touch screen) interface has haptic feedback. The user interface comprises, a substrate, a transparent bottom electrode on top of the substrate, a transparent wrinkling layer on top of the transparent bottom electrode, a transparent top electrode on top of the transparent wrinkling layer; and a transparent protective surface on top of the transparent top electrode. The transparent wrinkling layer changes from a smooth surface to a roughened surface upon application of a voltage between the top electrode and the bottom electrode; the voltage generates an electrostatic force mutually attracting the top and bottom electrodes to exert a compressive force upon the transparent wrinkling layer sufficient to generate a degree of surface wrinkling that is perceptible to the touch.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Casper van der Avoort, Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Patent number: 9772245Abstract: A pressure sensor measures pressure by measuring the deflection of a MEMS membrane using a capacitive read-out method. There are two ways to implement the invention. One involves the use of an integrated Pirani sensor and the other involves the use of an integrated resonator, to function as a reference pressure sensor, for measuring an internal cavity pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: ams International AGInventors: Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Martijn Goossens, Jozef Thomas Martinus van Beek, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Olaf Wunnicke
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Publication number: 20170016787Abstract: A pressure sensor measures pressure by measuring the deflection of a MEMS membrane using a capacitive read-out method. There are two ways to implement the invention. One involves the use of an integrated Pirani sensor and the other involves the use of an integrated resonator, to function as a reference pressure sensor, for measuring an internal cavity pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Martijn Goossens, Jozef Thomas Martinus van Beek, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Olaf Wunnicke
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Patent number: 9513184Abstract: One example discloses a MEMS device, including: a cavity having an internal environment; a seal isolating the internal environment from an external environment outside the MEMS device; wherein the seal is susceptible to damage in response to a calibration unsealing energy; wherein upon damage to the seal, a pathway forms which couples the internal environment to the external environment; and a calibration circuit capable of measuring the internal environment before and after damage to the seal.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: AMS INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Martijn Goossens, Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Casper van der Avoort, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg
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Patent number: 9431177Abstract: In one or more embodiments, circuitry is provided for isolation and communication of signals between circuits operating in different voltage domains using capacitive coupling. The capacitive coupling is provided by one or more capacitive structures having a breakdown voltage that is defined by way of the various components and their spacing. The capacitive structures each include three capacitive plates arranged to have two plates located in an upper layer and one plate located in a lower layer. A communication signal can be transmitted via the capacitive coupling created between the lower plate and each of the upper plates, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Patent number: 9368958Abstract: A circuit for protecting a transistor is disclosed. The circuit includes a temperature sensing device coupled to the transistor and a tunable clamping circuit connected between transistor terminals, wherein the tunable clamping circuit is configured to provide an adjustable clamping voltage. A temperature controller coupled to the temperature sensing device and the tunable clamping circuit is also included. The temperature controller is configured to trigger a change in a clamping voltage of the tunable clamping circuit based on a feedback from the temperature sensing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Alessandro Ferrara, Luc van Dijk, Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Publication number: 20160048207Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a user (touch screen) interface has haptic feedback. The user interface comprises, a substrate, a transparent bottom electrode on top of the substrate, a transparent wrinkling layer on top of the transparent bottom electrode, a transparent top electrode on top of the transparent wrinkling layer; and a transparent protective surface on top of the transparent top electrode. The transparent wrinkling layer changes from a smooth surface to a roughened surface upon application of a voltage between the top electrode and the bottom electrode; the voltage generates an electrostatic force mutually attracting the top and bottom electrodes to exert a compressive force upon the transparent wrinkling layer sufficient to generate a degree of surface wrinkling that is perceptible to the touch.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Casper van der Avoort, Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Publication number: 20150362395Abstract: One example discloses a MEMS device, including: a cavity having an internal environment; a seal isolating the internal environment from an external environment outside the MEMS device; wherein the seal is susceptible to damage in response to a calibration unsealing energy; wherein upon damage to the seal, a pathway forms which couples the internal environment to the external environment; and a calibration circuit capable of measuring the internal environment before and after damage to the seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Martijn Goossens, Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Casper van der Avoort, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg
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Patent number: 9177852Abstract: An isolated semiconductor circuit comprising: a first sub-circuit and a second sub-circuit; a backend that includes an electrically isolating connector between the first and second sub-circuits; a lateral isolating trench between the semiconductor portions of the first and second sub-circuits, wherein the lateral isolating trench extends along the width of the semiconductor portions of the first and second sub-circuits, wherein one end of the isolating trench is adjacent the backend, and wherein the isolating trench is filled with an electrically isolating material.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Peter Gerard Steeneken, Roel Daamen, Gerard Koops, Jan Sonsky, Evelyne Gridelet, Coenraad Cornelis Tak
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Publication number: 20150187503Abstract: In one or more embodiments, circuitry is provided for isolation and communication of signals between circuits operating in different voltage domains using capacitive coupling. The capacitive coupling is provided by one or more capacitive structures having a breakdown voltage that is defined by way of the various components and their spacing. The capacitive structures each include three capacitive plates arranged to have two plates located in an upper layer and one plate located in a lower layer. A communication signal can be transmitted via the capacitive coupling created between the lower plate and each of the upper plates, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventor: Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Patent number: 9070524Abstract: The present invention provides a capacitive MEMS device comprising a first electrode lying in a plane, and a second electrode suspended above the first electrode and movable with respect to the first electrode. The first electrode functions as an actuation electrode. A gap is present between the first electrode and the second electrode. A third electrode is placed intermediate the first and second electrode with the gap between the third electrode and the second electrode. The third electrode has one or a plurality of holes therein, preferably in an orderly or irregular array. An aspect of the present invention integration of a conductive, e.g. metallic grating as a middle (or third) electrode. An advantage of the present invention is that it can reduce at least one problem of the prior art. This advantage allows an independent control over the pull-in and release voltage of a switch.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Peter Gerard Steeneken, Hilco Suy, Rodolf Herfst, Twan Van Lippen
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Publication number: 20150179735Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device and an associated method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The device comprises: a substrate having a contact surface and a back surface separated by a total distance; a vertical device formed in the substrate and having first and second terminals on the contact surface; an isolation trench extending the total distance through the substrate between the contact surface and the back surface to electrically isolate the vertical device; and a terminal separation trench extending from the contact surface into the substrate and arranged to separate and define an electrical conduction path between the first and second terminals of the vertical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Michael Antoine Armand in't Zandt, Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Patent number: 9016133Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a pressure sensor and related methods of manufacturing and use. A pressure sensor may include an electrical contact included in a flexible membrane that deflects in response to a measured ambient pressure. The electrical contact may be separated from a signal path through a cavity formed using a sacrificial layer and PVD plugs. At one or more defined touch-point pressure thresholds, the membrane of the pressure sensor may deflect so that the state of contact between an electrical contact and one or more sections of a signal path may change. In some embodiments, the change of state may cause the pressure sensor to trigger an alarm in the electrical circuit. Various embodiments also enable the operation of the electrical circuit for testing and calibration through the use of one or more actuation electrode layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: William Frederick Adrianus Besling, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Olaf Wunnicke
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Patent number: 9007141Abstract: In one or more embodiments, circuitry is provided for isolation and communication of signals between circuits operating in different voltage domains using capacitive coupling. The capacitive coupling is provided by one or more capacitive structures having a breakdown voltage that is defined by way of the various components and their spacing. The capacitive structures each include three capacitive plates arranged to have two plates located in an upper layer and one plate located in a lower layer. A communication signal can be transmitted via the capacitive coupling created between the lower plate and each of the upper plates, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Peter Gerard Steeneken
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Publication number: 20150098163Abstract: A circuit for protecting a transistor is enclosed. The circuit includes a temperature sensing device coupled to the transistor and a tunable clamping circuit connected between transistor terminals, wherein the tunable clamping circuit is configured to provide an adjustable clamping voltage. A temperature controller coupled to the temperature sensing device and the tunable clamping circuit is also included. The temperature controller is configured to trigger a change in a clamping voltage of the tunable clamping circuit based on a feedback from the temperature sensing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Alessandro FERRARA, Luc van DIJK, Peter Gerard STEENEKEN
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Publication number: 20140342527Abstract: An isolated semiconductor circuit comprising: a first sub-circuit and a second sub-circuit; a backend that includes an electrically isolating connector between the first and second sub-circuits; a lateral isolating trench between the semiconductor portions of the first and second sub-circuits, wherein the lateral isolating trench extends along the width of the semiconductor portions of the first and second sub-circuits, wherein one end of the isolating trench is adjacent the backend, and wherein the isolating trench is filled with an electrically isolating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Peter Gerard STEENEKEN, Roel DAAMEN, Gerard KOOPS, Jan SONSKY, Evelyne GRIDELET, Coenraad Cornelis TAK
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Patent number: 8853816Abstract: An isolated semiconductor circuit comprising: a first sub-circuit and a second sub-circuit; a backend that includes an electrically isolating connector between the first and second sub-circuits; a lateral isolating trench between the semiconductor portions of the first and second sub-circuits, wherein the lateral isolating trench extends along the width of the semiconductor portions of the first and second sub-circuits, wherein one end of the isolating trench is adjacent the backend, and wherein the isolating trench is filled with an electrically isolating material.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Peter Gerard Steeneken, Roel Daamen, Gerard Koops, Jan Sonsky, Evelyne Gridelet, Coenraad Cornelis Tak
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Patent number: 8833171Abstract: As may be consistent with one or more embodiments discussed herein, an integrated circuit apparatus includes a membrane suspended over a cavity, with the membrane and cavity defining a chamber. The membrane has a plurality of openings therein that pass gas into and out of the chamber. As the membrane is actuated, the volume of the chamber changes to generate a gas pressure inside the chamber that is different than a pressure outside the chamber. A sensor detects a frequency-based characteristic of the membrane responsive to the change in volume, and therein provides an indication of the gas pressure outside the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Peter Gerard Steeneken, Olaf Wunnicke