Patents by Inventor Reinhold Melcher

Reinhold Melcher 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: 9502634
    Abstract: An electrically conductive contact layer (4) is provided with a joining material (9) during a method for producing a piezoelectric component (1), in particular a piezoelectric sensor (1). To this end, the electrically conductive contact layer (4) can be dipped into a paste that serves to form the joining material (9). The contact layer (4) provided with the joining material (9) is subsequently disposed between a first piezoceramic layer (2) and a second piezoceramic layer (3). The contact layer (4) is then inserted via the joining material (9) between the first piezoceramic layer (2) and the second piezoceramic layer (3), wherein a pressure is applied to the first piezocermaic layer (2) against the second piezoceramic layer (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Melcher, Michael Guenther
  • Patent number: 9453487
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component (1), which serves in particular as a piezoelectric sensor or a piezoelectric actuator, comprises a main body (2). The main body (2) has a first ceramic layer (15), a second ceramic layer (16) and an inner electrode layer (17). An outer metallization (5) is provided here, applied to an outer side (3) of the main body (2) and contacting the inner electrode layer (17). The main body (2) has a removal of material (4), the removal of material (4) separating the outer metallization (5) from an end-face outer electrode (7), which is formed by a metallization (7) of an end face (6) of the main body (2). A method for producing a piezoelectric component (1) is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Melcher, Jan Benes
  • Publication number: 20140191621
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component (1), which serves in particular as a piezoelectric sensor or a piezoelectric actuator, comprises a main body (2). The main body (2) has a first ceramic layer (15), a second ceramic layer (16) and an inner electrode layer (17). An outer metallization (5) is provided here, applied to an outer side (3) of the main body (2) and contacting the inner electrode layer (17). The main body (2) has a removal of material (4), the removal of material (4) separating the outer metallization (5) from an end-face outer electrode (7), which is formed by a metallization (7) of an end face (6) of the main body (2). A method for producing a piezoelectric component (1) is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Melcher, Jan Benes
  • Publication number: 20140191622
    Abstract: A piezoelectric component (1), which serves particularly as a piezoelectric sensor or piezoelectric actuator, comprises a basic body (6) which has a first ceramic layer (7), a second ceramic layer (8) and an internal electrode layer (9). In this case, the internal electrode layer (9) is provided at least partially between the first ceramic layer (7) and the second ceramic layer (8). The basic body (6) has a bore (10) which is provided at least partially in the region of the internal electrode layers (9). Furthermore, an electrical contact element (13) is inserted at least partially into the bore (10) of the basic body (6) and is connected electrically at least indirectly to the internal electrode layer (9) in the bore (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Reinhold Melcher
  • Publication number: 20140191620
    Abstract: An electrically conductive contact layer (4) is provided with a joining material (9) during a method for producing a piezoelectric component (1), in particular a piezoelectric sensor (1). To this end, the electrically conductive contact layer (4) can be dipped into a paste that serves to form the joining material (9). The contact layer (4) provided with the joining material (9) is subsequently disposed between a first piezoceramic layer (2) and a second piezoceramic layer (3). The contact layer (4) is then inserted via the joining material (9) between the first piezoceramic layer (2) and the second piezoceramic layer (3), wherein a pressure is applied to the first piezocermaic layer (2) against the second piezoceramic layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Reinhold Melcher, Michael Guenther