Patents by Inventor Thorsten Muehge

Thorsten Muehge 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: 7710113
    Abstract: A method, a magnetic field sensor, and an electronic device measure and determine the magnitude and/or the direction of a magnetic field. The magnetic sensor is based on at least a first magnetoresistive-layered structure having an electric resistance depending on the magnitude of the magnetic field. The magnetic sensor generates at least a first offset magnetic field. The magnitude and the direction of the offset magnetic field can be modified to compensate the magnetic field. The electric resistance of the magnetoresistive-layered structure depends on the superposition of magnetic field and offset magnetic field. A maximum electric resistance indicates that the magnetic field is compensated by the offset magnetic field. In this case the magnitude of the magnetic field corresponds to the magnitude of the offset magnetic field, and the direction of the magnetic field is given by the reversed direction of the offset magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guenther Crolly, Thorsten Muehge, Rolf Schaefer, Ernst-Dieter Weissenberger
  • Publication number: 20100070890
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing on-demand manufacturing execution systems for clients in which a response to a questionnaire from a client with information relative to identification of a business and production process, a determination of process steps, and an identification of process step requirements is evaluated by the service provider according to GUI requirements for each one of a number of individual process steps. Based on the evaluation, a GUI is defined for each of the individual process steps by the service provider and provided to the client for installation on client computing devices in a manufacturing line of the client. Data is collected for each of the individual process steps via each GUI and sent to the service provider for storage and evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jakob Axt, Christian Becker, Hans-Juergen Eickelmann, Rainer Kaus Krause, Thorsten Muehge, Ralph Schoenhofer
  • Publication number: 20100050428
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar concentrator cell module assembly within an integrated circuit process, which solar concentrator cell module assembly includes at least one solar device and which solar device includes one printed circuit board and one Fresnel lens. A printed circuit board is assembled according to a pre-defined circuit board base design layout that allows pick and place of a single solar concentrator cell chip onto a circuit board base. Connections are provided for the solar concentrator cell chip in a serialized or a parallelized arrangement on the circuit board base, and a plurality of openings are formed in the circuit board base below a backside of the solar concentrator chip to enable attachment of cooling fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Becker, Hans-Juergen Eickelmann, Michael Haag, Rainer Klaus Krause, Thorsten Muehge, Markus Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7504824
    Abstract: A method, a magnetic field sensor, and an electronic device measure and determine the magnitude and/or the direction of a magnetic field. The magnetic sensor is based on at least a first magnetoresistive-layered structure having an electric resistance depending on the magnitude of the magnetic field. The magnetic sensor generates at least a first offset magnetic field. The magnitude and the direction of the offset magnetic field can be modified to compensate the magnetic field. The electric resistance of the magnetoresistive-layered structure depends on the superposition of magnetic field and offset magnetic field. A maximum electric resistance indicates that the magnetic field is compensated by the offset magnetic field. In this case the magnitude of the magnetic field corresponds to the magnitude of the offset magnetic field, and the direction of the magnetic field is given by the reversed direction of the offset magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guenther Crolly, Thorsten Muehge, Rolf Schaefer, Ernst-Dieter Weissenberger
  • Patent number: 7492554
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor device comprising a substrate having at least a first tilted planar section having a surface normal at a first angle with respect to a surface normal of the substrate, and at least a first magnetoresistive layered structure positioned at the at least first tilted section. Methods for manufacturing magnetic field sensor devices are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Breuer, Guenther Crolly, Michael Haag, Manfred Jung, Thorsten Muehge, Johannes Paul, Joerg Sauerwein, Rolf Schaefer, Alexandra Welzel
  • Publication number: 20080217288
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnetic field sensor device in one embodiment includes applying a mask on a substrate, performing a wet etching procedure on the substrate for generating at least a first groove having tilted side walls, and depositing at least one layer of magnetoresistive material onto a section of the surface of at least a first tilted side wall of the groove. A method of manufacturing a magnetic field sensor device on a substrate having a plurality of tilted planar sections, each of the tilted planar sections having a surface normal angled with respect to a surface normal of the substrate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marcus Breuer, Guenther Crolly, Michael Haag, Manfred Jung, Thorsten Muehge, Johannes Paul, Joerg Sauerwein, Rolf Schaefer, Alexandra Welzel
  • Publication number: 20080054897
    Abstract: A method, a magnetic field sensor, and an electronic device measure and determine the magnitude and/or the direction of a magnetic field. The magnetic sensor is based on at least a first magnetoresistive-layered structure having an electric resistance depending on the magnitude of the magnetic field. The magnetic sensor generates at least a first offset magnetic field. The magnitude and the direction of the offset magnetic field can be modified to compensate the magnetic field. The electric resistance of the magnetoresistive-layered structure depends on the superposition of magnetic field and offset magnetic field. A maximum electric resistance indicates that the magnetic field is compensated by the offset magnetic field. In this case the magnitude of the magnetic field corresponds to the magnitude of the offset magnetic field, and the direction of the magnetic field is given by the reversed direction of the offset magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Guenther Crolly, Thorsten Muehge, Rolf Schaefer, Ernst-Dieter Weissenberger
  • Publication number: 20060171081
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor device comprising a substrate having at least a first tilted planar section having a surface normal at a first angle with respect to a surface normal of the substrate, and at least a first magnetoresistive layered structure positioned at the at least first tilted section. Methods for manufacturing magnetic field sensor devices are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Marcus Brcuer, Guenther Crolly, Michael Haag, Manfred Jung, Thorsten Muehge, Johannes Paul, Joerg Sauerwein, Rolf Schaefer, Alexandra Welzel
  • Publication number: 20060087318
    Abstract: A method, a magnetic field sensor, and an electronic device measure and determine the magnitude and/or the direction of a magnetic field. The magnetic sensor is based on at least a first magnetoresistive-layered structure having an electric resistance depending on the magnitude of the magnetic field. The magnetic sensor generates at least a first offset magnetic field. The magnitude and the direction of the offset magnetic field can be modified to compensate the magnetic field. The electric resistance of the magnetoresistive-layered structure depends on the superposition of magnetic field and offset magnetic field. A maximum electric resistance indicates that the magnetic field is compensated by the offset magnetic field. In this case the magnitude of the magnetic field corresponds to the magnitude of the offset magnetic field, and the direction of the magnetic field is given by the reversed direction of the offset magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Guenther Crolly, Thorsten Muehge, Rolf Schaefer, Ernst-Diester Weissenberger