Patents by Inventor Thomas Riepl

Thomas Riepl 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).

  • Publication number: 20180014418
    Abstract: An electronic control unit having a sealed housing including a main body and a cover fixed to one another and a sealing element in contact with one and/or the other of the main body and the cover. The control unit also includes a circuit board arrangement in the housing which a circuit board is located. In addition, the control unit also includes at least one housing stabilizing element in contact with the circuit board arrangement and one or the other of the main body and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Alan KANG, Thomas Riepl, Marius Tarnovetchi
  • Patent number: 9865952
    Abstract: A plug contact is provided for the provision of a press contact with a mating contact. The plug contact is composed of an electrically conductive material. The plug contact has a first contact section for the provision of the press contact. The first contact section has, at least in places, an electrically conductive organic coating, and the organic coating contains a metal, an alloy, and/or an electrically conductive polymer. A printed circuit board arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Detlev Bagung, Thomas Riepl, Holger Schlotter
  • Patent number: 9756717
    Abstract: An electronic, optoelectronic or electric arrangement contains a circuit carrier having a metallic heat conductor, and a component, which is embedded, inserted or formed in the circuit carrier. The component has at least one electric, electronic or optoelectronic construction element and a rewiring layer, which contains a metallic heat conducting path. A metallic-thermal connection of the rewiring layer and the metallic heat conducting layer of the circuit carrier is provided by the heat conducting path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Decker, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20170236777
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a circuit carrier for electronic components includes making available a carrier material layer made of an electrically insulating material and having at least one connecting layer which is applied at least to a first and/or second surface of the carrier material layer and has in each case a predefined layer thickness. Each connecting layer has a number of electrically conductive connections with a predefined conductor track width. At least some of the connections are strengthened by plasma spraying, at least in certain sections, with additional electrically conductive material. As a result, a greater layer thickness than the predefined layer thickness and/or a larger conductor track width than the predefined conductor track width is obtained. Furthermore, a circuit carrier for electronic components is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: DETLEV BAGUNG, THOMAS RIEPL
  • Publication number: 20170210308
    Abstract: A housing for a control unit of a motor vehicle has a housing element and a further element attached to the housing element by way of a joining technique that does not include a joining layer or by way of a joining layer. The housing element has a main body composed of a light metal and a protective layer applied to the main body. The protective layer is arranged between the main body and the attached further element. The invention further relates to a method for producing a housing and to a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: HERMANN HAEMMERL, GREGORY DREW, THOMAS RIEPL
  • Publication number: 20170187131
    Abstract: An arrangement for an electronic device is disclosed. A plurality of electrically conductive pins is positioned in respective vias of the circuit carrier, the pins extend from a first face of the circuit carrier to a contact end in order to electrically contact one or more components. The arrangement is equipped with an electrically insulating layer on a circuit carrier face, which is the first or a second face, in the region of the pin, the insulating layer having a prefabricated element which is positioned on the face of the circuit carrier. A portion of each pin, the portion being arranged adjacently to the respective via on the face, is surrounded by the material of the insulating layer in a continuously lateral manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Decker, Thomas Riepl, Holger Schlotter
  • Publication number: 20170179628
    Abstract: A plug contact is provided for the provision of a press contact with a mating contact. The plug contact is composed of an electrically conductive material. The plug contact has a first contact section for the provision of the press contact. The first contact section has, at least in places, an electrically conductive organic coating, and the organic coating contains a metal, an alloy, and/or an electrically conductive polymer. A printed circuit board arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: DETLEV BAGUNG, THOMAS RIEPL, HOLGER SCHLOTTER
  • Publication number: 20170174963
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sealing compound that can be applied wet and is curable to form an elastic seal. The sealing compound contains a matrix material and a corrosion-inhibiting additive. In addition, a housing having the elastic seal as well as an electronic control device with the housing are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Riepl, Hermann Hämmerl
  • Publication number: 20160242328
    Abstract: An electric component has a housing part and a component support which is provided with a conductor path structure. The conductor path structure has an interruption, by which a connection section of the conductor path structure is galvanically separated from a main section of the conductor path structure. The component support is arranged on the housing part such that a heat-conductive connection is produced between the component support and the housing part. The main section remains galvanically separated from the housing part. The electric resistance between the main section of the conductor path structure and the housing part is measured. The component support is secured to the housing part by a securing element. The interruption is electrically bridged by the securing element and the main section is electrically conductively connected to the housing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas RIEPL, Bernd ROLLER
  • Patent number: 9419369
    Abstract: A plug-in connector for a control apparatus has at least one contact pin which passes through a base section of a support body of the plug-in connector and can be connected electrically and mechanically to a printed circuit board of the control apparatus. The support body of the plug-in connector has a trough, which is formed by the base section, a groove laterally surrounding the base section and a side edge laterally surrounding the groove. The trough can be filled with a sealing compound such that the compound extends within the trough integrally from the groove to the contact pin and covers the base section in certain places or completely. A control apparatus and a method for producing a control apparatus are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20160174404
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic control unit is disclosed. The housing contains a main body having a base and a wall rising from the base, a cover supported on the wall opposite to the base and fixed to the housing for defining an inner volume, and a seat on the wall for a sealant interposed between the main body and the cover contributing to isolate the inner volume from an outer volume. The seat contains a portion adjoining the inner volume or the outer volume, the portion having an edge on the wall inclined with respect to the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: ALAN KANG, THOMAS RIEPL, MARIUS TARNOVETCHI
  • Patent number: 9320168
    Abstract: A control apparatus has a housing and a first integral, multilayer printed circuit board with first, second and third parts. The first part carries electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a first plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and the second parts. A second integral, multilayer printed circuit board has first, second and third parts. The first part is equipped with electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a second plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and second parts. The two printed circuit boards in their third part are flexible or at least bendable. A connection element interconnects the first parts of the printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20160021730
    Abstract: An electronic, optoelectronic or electric arrangement contains a circuit carrier having a metallic heat conductor, and a component, which is embedded, inserted or formed in the circuit carrier. The component has at least one electric, electronic or optoelectronic construction element and a rewiring layer, which contains a metallic heat conducting path. A metallic-thermal connection of the rewiring layer and the metallic heat conducting layer of the circuit carrier is provided by the heat conducting path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL DECKER, THOMAS RIEPL
  • Publication number: 20150366065
    Abstract: A device has a circuit board and an electronic circuit arranged on the circuit board. The electronic circuit includes an electrolytic capacitor. The electrolytic capacitor is brought to the operating temperature in the case of low temperatures by intrinsic heating as a result of its operation in a detuned circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: NIKOLAUS KERNER, THOMAS RIEPL, MICHAEL DECKER
  • Patent number: 9065222
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for a control device has a multi-layered PCB and a plug component. The PCB has a main section, a connection section, and a curved connecting section arranged between the main section and the connection section and connects the latter such that a main plane of extent of the main section runs at an incline to a main plane of extent of the connection section. The plug component has first and second plug connectors row which each contain a plug connector. Each plug connector has connecting elements with a connection part and a contact pin. The first and second plug connector rows follow one another in a stacking direction which is inclined to the main plane of extent of the main section such that the first plug connector row is at a larger distance from the main section than the second plug connector row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Manfred Binder, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20150140860
    Abstract: A plug-in connector for a control apparatus has at least one contact pin which passes through a base section of a support body of the plug-in connector and can be connected electrically and mechanically to a printed circuit board of the control apparatus. The support body of the plug-in connector has a trough, which is formed by the base section, a groove laterally surrounding the base section and a side edge laterally surrounding the groove. The trough can be filled with a sealing compound such that the compound extends within the trough integrally from the groove to the contact pin and covers the base section in certain places or completely. A control apparatus and a method for producing a control apparatus are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20150098198
    Abstract: A control apparatus has a housing and a first integral, multilayer printed circuit board with first, second and third parts. The first part carries electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a first plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and the second parts. A second integral, multilayer printed circuit board has first, second and third parts. The first part is equipped with electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a second plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and second parts. The two printed circuit boards in their third part are flexible or at least bendable. A connection element interconnects the first parts of the printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20140328029
    Abstract: A control unit has a substrate with an electrically conductive structure, an integrated circuit device, which is installed on the substrate in an electrically conductive manner, and a sacrificial structure on the substrate. The sacrificial structure is configured to be irreversibly destroyed if the integrated circuit device is removed from the substrate. The electrically conductive structure has at least one conducting track applied to the substrate. The sacrificial structure is formed by a segment of the conducting track. An electrically insulating connecting layer that connects the integrated circuit device, the substrate, and the segment of the conducting track is formed. The sacrificial structure can be destroyed by the connecting layer when the integrated circuit device is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Jan Keller, Thomas Riepl
  • Publication number: 20140120749
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for a control device has a multi-layered PCB and a plug component. The PCB has a main section, a connection section, and a curved connecting section arranged between the main section and the connection section and connects the latter such that a main plane of extent of the main section runs at an incline to a main plane of extent of the connection section. The plug component has first and second plug connectors row which each contain a plug connector. Each plug connector has connecting elements with a connection part and a contact pin. The first and second plug connector rows follow one another in a stacking direction which is inclined to the main plane of extent of the main section such that the first plug connector row is at a larger distance from the main section than the second plug connector row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: GREGORY DREW, MANFRED BINDER, THOMAS RIEPL
  • Patent number: 8294031
    Abstract: A solder resist coating for a rigid-flex circuit board contains one or more conductor tracks and at least one flex area. The solder resist coating has one or more movement gaps in the flex area of the circuit board. In addition, an electronic module is formed having at least one rigid-flex circuit board with a solder resist coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Detlev Bagung, Michael Decker, Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl, Bernd Roller