Patents by Inventor Thomas Wiegele

Thomas Wiegele 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).

  • Micro mirror arrays and microstructures with solderable connection sites
    Patent number: 7203394
    Abstract: A micro mirror array including an upper wafer portion having a plurality of movable reflective surfaces located thereon, the upper wafer portion defining a coverage area in top view. The array further includes a lower wafer portion located generally below and coupled to the upper wafer portion. The lower wafer portion includes at least one connection site located thereon, the at least one connection site being electrically or operatively coupled to at least one component which can control the movement of at least one of the reflective surfaces. The at least one connection site is not generally located within the coverage area of the upper wafer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiegele, Christopher Apanius, Kenneth G. Goldman, Shuwen Guo, Loren E. St. Clair, Timothy R. O'Meara, James J. Pohl
  • Method for making an infrared detector and infrared detector
    Patent number: 7122797
    Abstract: A detector including a base having a recess formed therein and a diaphragm generally extending across the recess. The detector further includes an infrared sensitive component or a piezoelectric or piezoresistive element located on, above or supported by the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a material which is generally resistant to liquid chemical etchants and which has a thermal conductivity of less than about 0.005 Wcm?1K?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuwen Guo, Thomas Wiegele
  • Micro mirror arrays and microstructures with solderable connection sites
    Publication number: 20050013533
    Abstract: A micro mirror array including an upper wafer portion having a plurality of movable reflective surfaces located thereon, the upper wafer portion defining a coverage area in top view. The array further includes a lower wafer portion located generally below and coupled to the upper wafer portion. The lower wafer portion includes at least one connection site located thereon, the at least one connection site being electrically or operatively coupled to at least one component which can control the movement of at least one of the reflective surfaces. The at least one connection site is not generally located within the coverage area of the upper wafer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Wiegele, Christopher Apanius, Kenneth Goldman, Shuwen Guo, Loren St. Clair, Timothy O'Meara, James Pohl
  • Method for making an infrared detector and infrared detector
    Publication number: 20040113076
    Abstract: A detector including a base having a recess formed therein and a diaphragm generally extending across the recess. The detector further includes an infrared sensitive component or a piezoelectric or piezoresistive element located on, above or supported by the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a material which is generally resistant to liquid chemical etchants and which has a thermal conductivity of less than about 0.005 Wcm−1K−1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Shuwen Guo, Thomas Wiegele