Patents by Inventor Ralph Pätzold
Ralph Pätzold 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: 20240049488Abstract: A semiconductor module has a layer structure and at least one capacitive sensor. The layer structure is formed with an upper electrode layer, a lower electrode layer, and an active layer arranged between the electrode layers. The active layer is made of a semiconductor material. The capacitive sensor has a measuring electrode which is integrated into the layer structure. There is also described a device which has such a semiconductor module and a method for producing such a semiconductor module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Ralph Pätzold, Pavel Schilinsky, Bas Cedric Van Der Wiel
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Patent number: 10297469Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component and an electronic component, having barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component. The method involves providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), and an electronic component, applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by way of plasmaless atomic layer deposition (PLALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by way of plasma-enhanced chemical v0apor deposition (PECVD).Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbHInventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Patent number: 10026625Abstract: A device that includes a component and an encapsulation arrangement for the encapsulation of the component with respect to moisture and/or oxygen, wherein the encapsulation arrangement has a first layer and thereabove a second layer on at least one surface of the component, the first layer and the second layer each comprise an inorganic material, and the second layer is arranged directly on the first layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbHInventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Patent number: 9647186Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate with at least one functional layer, applying at least one first barrier layer on the functional layer via plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), where the at least one first barrier layer is applied at a temperature of less than 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbHInventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Patent number: 9428834Abstract: Forming an arrangement of two ceramic barrier layers (5, 10) on a polymeric substrate (1) includes the steps of applying a first ceramic barrier layer (5) on the substrate (1). The surface (5A) of the first barrier layer (5) is modified to introduce new nucleation sites on the surface of the first layer. A second ceramic barrier layer (10) is formed on the first barrier layer (5) using the new nucleation sites. The second ceramic barrier layer is deposited with independent nucleation sites such that a barrier stack of enhanced quality is formed.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbHInventors: Karsten Heuser, Georg Wittmann, Guenter Gieres, Ralph Paetzold, Debora Henseler
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Patent number: 9130189Abstract: An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Tilman Schlenker, Ralph Paetzold
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Patent number: 9040112Abstract: A solution-processed organic electronic structural element has an improved electrode layer. Located between the active organic layer and the electrode layer there is either an interface or an interlayer containing a cesium salt.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Andreas Kanitz, Ralph Pätzold, Wiebke Sarfert, Riikka Suhonen
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Publication number: 20150072451Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component and an electronic component, having barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component. The method involves providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), and an electronic component, applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by way of plasmaless atomic layer deposition (PLALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by way of plasma-enhanced chemical v0apor deposition (PECVD).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Patent number: 8927325Abstract: A method for producing an organic radiation-emitting component is specified, which comprises, in particular, the following method steps: A) providing a first electrode layer (2) on a substrate (1), B) applying a structured electrically conductive layer (3) on the first electrode layer (2), wherein the electrically conductive layer (3) comprises a metal, C) producing an electrically insulating layer (4) comprising an oxide of the metal of the electrically conductive layer (3) on surfaces (31) of the electrically conductive layer (3) which are remote from the first electrode layer (2) by oxidation of the metal, D) applying at least one organic functional layer (5) on the first electrode layer (2) and the electrically insulating layer (4), and E) applying a second electrode layer (9) on the at least one organic functional layer (5). An organic radiation-emitting component is furthermore specified.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductor GmbHInventors: Christoph Gaerditz, Ralph Paetzold
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Patent number: 8916397Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasmaless atomic layer deposition (PLALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Publication number: 20140329026Abstract: Forming an arrangement of two ceramic barrier layers (5, 10) on a polymeric substrate (1) includes the steps of applying a first ceramic barrier layer (5) on the substrate (1). The surface (5A) of the first barrier layer (5) is modified to introduce new nucleation sites on the surface of the first layer. A second ceramic barrier layer (10) is formed on the first barrier layer (5) using the new nucleation sites. The second ceramic barrier layer is deposited with independent nucleation sites such that a barrier stack of enhanced quality is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Karsten Heuser, Georg Wittmann, Guenter Gieres, Ralph Paetzold, Debora Henseler
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Patent number: 8800922Abstract: The description covers cabin components for aircraft, which can be produced with a sandwich structure and may have the components 1003 for signal and/or power transmission. The cabin components in this case have at least two prepreg layers 1001, 1005 and, for example, a honeycomb layer 1002, which can be connected to one another by pressing and heating. Furthermore, electrical and/or optical signal paths are shown on cabin components, which can be produced by positioning them there or printing. In addition, according to the description, signal and/or power transmission can take place beyond the boundary of cabin components, by means of a transmitter/receiver path.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Diehl Aircabin GmbH, Diehl Aerospace GmbHInventors: Frank Schmid, Marc Renz, Norbert Knopp, Jürgen Grabmann, Dietmar Völkle, Markus Klingseis, Wolf-Dieter Kuhnla, Ralph Pätzold, Dirk-Achim Schevardo, Peter Younes
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Patent number: 8785916Abstract: Optoelectronic organic component, comprising: a first electrode, a first planarization layer which is disposed on the first electrode, a first injection layer which is disposed on the planarization layer, an organic functional layer which is disposed on the injection layer, a second electrode which is disposed on the organic functional layer, wherein in the case that the first electrode is an anode, the following applies for the energy levels: EF?EHOMO,Inj.??EHOMO,Plan. and EF?EHOMO,Inj<EHOMO,Funk. or in the case that the first electrode is a cathode, the following applies for the energy levels: ELUMO,Inj.?EF?ELUMO,Plan.?EF and ELUMO,Inj.?EF<ELUMO,Funk.?EF, wherein EF is the fermi energy, EHOMO is the energy of the highest occupied energy level of the respective layer and ELUMO is the energy of the lowest unoccupied energy level of the respective layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Marc Philippens, Ralph Paetzold, Wiebke Sarfert, David Hartmann, Arvid Hunze, Ralf Krause
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Patent number: 8773014Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode includes an organic light-emitting layer located between a transparent electrode and one other electrode on a substrate. In some embodiments at least one of the transparent electrode and the other electrode has two layers. The two layers include a structured layer, which is a charge carrier injection layer, and a conductive second layer into which the first layer is embedded. In some embodiments the organic light-emitting layer includes a structured charge carrier blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Markus Klein, Ralph Paetzold, Wiebke Sarfert
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Patent number: 8734196Abstract: A method for producing an organic radiation-emitting component is provided, comprising the following steps: A) providing an organic radiation-emitting layer sequence (10) having at least one organic functional layer (3), which is suited to emit electromagnetic radiation during operation, and a transparent layer (11), B) applying a transparent radiation decoupling layer (20) having a surface structure (21) onto a surface (12) of the transparent layer (11) facing away from the at least one functional layer (3) by means of spray coating. Furthermore, an organic radiation-emitting component is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Christoph Gaerditz, Ralph Paetzold, Wiebke Sarfert, Oliver Weiss
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Publication number: 20140141549Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate with at least one functional layer, applying at least one first barrier layer on the functional layer via plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer on the functional layer by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), where the at least one first barrier layer is applied at a temperature of less than 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Publication number: 20140117345Abstract: An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminium, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Tilman SCHLENKER, Ralph Paetzold
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Publication number: 20140117569Abstract: A device that includes a component and an encapsulation arrangement for the encapsulation of the component with respect to moisture and/or oxygen, wherein the encapsulation arrangement has a first layer and thereabove a second layer on at least one surface of the component, the first layer and the second layer each comprise an inorganic material, and the second layer is arranged directly on the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Christian SCHMID, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser
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Patent number: 8680563Abstract: An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Tilman Schlenker, Ralph Paetzold
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Patent number: 8658442Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component comprising barrier layers for the encapsulation of the component comprises, in particular, the following steps: providing a substrate (1) with at least one functional layer (22), applying at least one first barrier layer (3) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD), and applying at least one second barrier layer (4) on the functional layer (22) by means of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Christian Schmid, Tilman Schlenker, Heribert Zull, Ralph Paetzold, Markus Klein, Karsten Heuser