Patents by Inventor Tobias KLEINFELD

Tobias KLEINFELD 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).

  • Integrated thermoelectric structure, method for manufacturing an integrated thermoelectric structure, method for operating same as a detector, thermoelectric generator and thermoelectric Peltier element
    Patent number: 11322672
    Abstract: Described is an integrated vertical structure for infrared sensors, Peltier cooling, and thermoelectric generator applications consisting of a thermally insulating layer which is kept at a distance to a substrate by at least two spacers. In addition, the spacers have conductor structures which serve as thermoelectric elements. A method realizes manufacturing the integrated thermoelectric structure, a method realizes the operation of the integrated thermoelectric structure as a detector, a further method realizes the operation of the integrated thermoelectric structure as a thermoelectric generator, and a method realizes the operation of the integrated thermoelectric structure as a thermoelectric Peltier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Universitaet Duisburg-Essen
    Inventors: Erik Verheyen, Tobias Kleinfeld, Dirk Weiler, Holger Vogt
  • INTEGRATED THERMOELECTRIC STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED THERMOELECTRIC STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME AS A DETECTOR, THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND THERMOELECTRIC PELTIER ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20170317260
    Abstract: Described is an integrated vertical structure for infrared sensors, Peltier cooling, and thermoelectric generator applications consisting of a thermally insulating layer which is kept at a distance to a substrate by at least two spacers. In addition, the spacers have conductor structures which serve as thermoelectric elements. A method realizes manufacturing the integrated thermoelectric structure, a method realizes the operation of the integrated thermoelectric structure as a detector, a further method realizes the operation of the integrated thermoelectric structure as a thermoelectric generator, and a method realizes the operation of the integrated thermoelectric structure as a thermoelectric Peltier element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Erik VERHEYEN, Tobias KLEINFELD, Dirk WEILER, Holger VOGT