Patents by Inventor Robert Christopher BURNS

Robert Christopher BURNS 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: 10091874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board (1a, 1b, 1c), particularly for a power-electronic module (2), comprising an electrically-conductive substrate (3) which consists, at least partially and preferably entirely, of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy. On at least one surface (3a, 3b) of the electrically-conductive substrate (3), at least one conductor surface (4a, 4b) is arranged in the form of an electrically-conductive layer applied preferably using a printing method and more preferably using a screen-printing method, said conductor surface (4a, 4b) being in direct electrical contact with the electrically-conductive substrate (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: AB Mikroelektronik Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Burns, Wolfgang Tusler, Bernd Haegele
  • Publication number: 20170135207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board (1a, 1b, 1c), particularly for a power-electronic module (2), comprising an electrically-conductive substrate (3) which consists, at least partially and preferably entirely, of aluminium and/or an aluminium alloy. On at least one surface (3a, 3b) of the electrically-conductive substrate (3), at least one conductor surface (4a, 4b) is arranged in the form of an electrically-conductive layer applied preferably using a printing method and more preferably using a screen-printing method, said conductor surface (4a, 4b) being in direct electrical contact with the electrically-conductive substrate (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Christopher BURNS, Wolfgang TUSLER, Bernd HAEGELE
  • Patent number: 9648736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board, particularly for a power-electronic module, comprising an electrically-conductive substrate which consists, at least partially and preferably entirely, of aluminium and/or an aluminium alloy. On at least one surface of the electrically-conductive substrate, at least one conductor surface is arranged in the form of an electrically-conductive layer applied preferably using a printing method and more preferably using a screen-printing method, said conductor surface being in direct electrical contact with the electrically-conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: A.B. MIKROELEKTRONIK GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Burns, Wolfgang Tusler, Bernd Haegele
  • Publication number: 20150055306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board, particularly for a power-electronic module, comprising an electrically-conductive substrate which consists, at least partially and preferably entirely, of aluminium and/or an aluminium alloy. On at least one surface of the electrically-conductive substrate, at least one conductor surface is arranged in the form of an electrically-conductive layer applied preferably using a printing method and more preferably using a screen-printing method, said conductor surface being in direct electrical contact with the electrically-conductive substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Christopher BURNS, Wolfgang TUSLER, Bernd HAEGELE
  • Publication number: 20150044360
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metalized substrate which consists at least partially, and preferably entirely, of aluminium and/or an aluminium alloy. A conductive paste is applied to at least some sections of a surface of said substrate; in a first firing phase, the conductive paste is exposed to a substantially continuously increasing firing temperature which is increased to a predefinable maximum firing temperature of less than approximately 660° C.; in a second firing phase, the conductive paste is substantially exposed to said predefinable maximum firing temperature for a predefinable time period; in a cooling phase, the conductive paste is cooled down; and in a post-treatment phase, a surface of the conductive paste is mechanically post-treated, preferably brushed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Christopher BURNS, Wolfgang TUSLER, Bernd HAEGELE