Patents by Inventor Thomas RAPOLDER

Thomas RAPOLDER 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).

  • Method for monitoring a switchable semiconductor component and monitoring device for a semiconductor component
    Patent number: 12495616
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a switchable semiconductor component having a protective circuit connected in parallel to the semiconductor component includes tapping an electrical variable applied to the semiconductor component and the protective circuit, and detecting damage to the semiconductor component and/or the protective circuit when an electrical variable is greater than a previously known critical value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rapolder, Michael Wortberg
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING A SWITCHABLE SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20230025128
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a switchable semiconductor component having a protective circuit connected in parallel to the semiconductor component includes tapping an electrical variable applied to the semiconductor component and the protective circuit, and detecting damage to the semiconductor component and/or the protective circuit when an electrical variable is greater than a previously known critical value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas RAPOLDER, Michael WORTBERG