Patents by Inventor Werner Ruile

Werner Ruile 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: 20160149553
    Abstract: An improved electroacoustic transducer with an improved mode profile is provided. The transducer comprises a velocity profile with a periodic structure and an edge structure flanking the periodic structure. The velocity profile also allows to suppress the SH wave mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Jiman Yoon, Markus Mayer, Thomas Ebner, Ulrike Rösler, Werner Ruile
  • Publication number: 20160126928
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has reduced loss due to acoustic waves emitted in the transverse direction. For this purpose, a transducer comprises a central excitation area, inner edge areas flanking the central excitation area, outer edge areas flanking the inner edge areas, and areas of the busbar flanking the outer edge areas. The longitudinal speed of the areas can be set so that the excitation profile of a piston mode is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Karl-Christian Wagner, Wolfgang Sauer, Michael Jakob, Thomas Ebner, Edgar Schmidhammer, Stefan Berek, Christoph Eggs
  • Patent number: 9257960
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has reduced loss due to acoustic waves emitted in the transverse direction. For this purpose, a transducer comprises a central excitation area, inner edge areas flanking the central excitation area, outer edge areas flanking the inner edge areas, and areas of the busbar flanking the outer edge areas. The longitudinal speed of the areas can be set so that the excitation profile of a piston mode is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Karl-Christian Wagner, Wolfgang Sauer, Michael Jakob, Thomas Ebner, Edgar Schmidhammer, Stefan Berek, Christoph Eggs
  • Publication number: 20160020378
    Abstract: A metallization, for carrying current in an electrical component, includes a bottom layer overlying a substrate surface and includes titanium (Ti) or a titanium compound as main constituent. An upper layer overlies the bottom layer and includes copper (Cu) as main constituent. The bottom layer and the upper layer form a base layer. A top layer is in direct contact with the upper layer and includes aluminum (Al) as main constituent. The base layer further includes a middle layer, consisting of silver, that is arranged between the bottom layer and the upper layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Charles Binninger, Ulrich Knauer, Helmut Zottl, Werner Ruile, Tomasz Jewula, Rudolf Nuessl
  • Publication number: 20150312681
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has a piezoelectric layer, which is structured in such a way that, in the case of an alternating electric field applied in one spatial direction, an oscillation mode with oscillations in three spatial directions is excited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Philipp Michael Jäger
  • Patent number: 9173305
    Abstract: A metallization can be used for components working with acoustic waves. The metallization includes a base having a bottom layer comprising titanium, and an upper layer comprising copper. A top layer of the metallization disposed on the base comprises aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Charles Binninger, Ulrich Knauer, Helmut Zottl, Werner Ruile, Tomasz Jewula, Rudolf Nuessl
  • Publication number: 20150288347
    Abstract: An electroacoustic filter has improved low-pass characteristics. The filter includes a first electroacoustic converter, an electroacoustic element and a grid structure between the converter and the element. The grid structure is acoustically active in one frequency range that lies above the acoustically active frequency range of the first electroacoustic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Holger Emrich, Clemens Ruppel, Martin Störkle, Werner Ruile, Thomas Finteis, Tilo Gärtner, Ingo Bleyl, Markus Mayer
  • Patent number: 8940359
    Abstract: The microacoustic component has a substrate that has at least one layer (composed of a dielectric or piezoelectric material, and a metallic strip structure. The layer is composed of a dielectric or piezoelectric material and/or the metallic strip structure have/has been produced or can be produced by the atomic layer deposition method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Christoph Eggs, Gudrun Henn, Werner Ruile, Guenter Scheinbacher, Siegfried Menzel, Mario Spindler
  • Publication number: 20140312736
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component includes a substrate configured to carry acoustic waves. The electroacoustic component can be a guided bulk acoustic wave (GBAW) device, for example. A structured electric conductive layer is arranged on the substrate and an electrically dielectric layer (for example, aluminum oxide) is also arranged over the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Hauser, Christoph Eggs, Hans-Peter Kirschner
  • Patent number: 8756796
    Abstract: A method for producing an electric component including a dielectric layer on a substrate, includes the method steps of applying a metallic layer to the substrate and oxidizing the metallic layer to form a dielectric layer, wherein at least one partial region of the metallic layer is fully oxidized through the entire thickness of the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Hauser, Christoph Eggs, Hans-Peter Kirschner
  • Patent number: 8674583
    Abstract: A component that operates with acoustic waves includes a substrate including a piezoelectric material, a first electrode plane in which bottom electrode structures including an acoustically active bottom electrode are arranged directly on the substrate, and a top electrode arranged above the bottom electrode plane and which is electrically conductively connected to the bottom electrode structures, wherein excitation of the acoustic waves during operation of the component is effected exclusively or predominantly through the bottom electrode structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Gerd Riha
  • Publication number: 20140035436
    Abstract: The invention concerns a component (B) operating with acoustic waves, in which the reflection and excitation are largely decoupled. For this purpose, a component comprises a dielectric (DL) which is arranged between an electrode finger (EF) and a piezoelectric substrate (PSU) and at least partially overlaps the electrode finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Edgar Schmidhammer, Ulrike Rösler, Stefan Berek
  • Publication number: 20130320805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroacoustic transducer which is arranged in an acoustic track (AS) and on a piezoelectric substrate (11) and which has two electrodes (1, 2) which are arranged on the substrate (11) and which have interengaging electrode fingers (3, 4) for exciting acoustic waves. The electrode fingers (3, 4) of an electrode (1, 2) are interconnected. The transducer also has means for increasing the mass occupation in a central excitation region (ZAB) which runs parallel to the acoustic track (AS), and the mass occupation in the central excitation region (ZAB) is higher than in an edge region (RB) which adjoins the central excitation region (ZAB) from both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Gerd Riha, Christoph Eggs
  • Patent number: 8471652
    Abstract: An acoustic wave component includes a layer system having a piezoelectric layer and a first metal layer arranged on the piezoelectric layer, a first resonator having a first electrode in the first metal layer, where the first metal layer includes electrode structures periodically arranged in a direction of propagation of a wave through the acoustic wave component, and a second resonator coupled to the first resonator and electrically isolated from the first resonator. The layer system includes a waveguide for guiding a guided bulk acoustic wave in a lateral direction of the acoustic wave component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Veit Meister, Werner Ruile
  • Patent number: 8393214
    Abstract: A rotating motion sensor includes at least one electroacoustic resonator to stimulate a surface acoustic wave. The at least one electroacoustic resonator is configured so that rotation of the at least one electroacoustic resonator about an axis of rotation causes a change in resonance frequency of the at least one electroacoustic resonator. The at least one electroacoustic resonator includes oscillating structures configured to oscillate in a first direction that is a direction of propagation of the surface acoustic wave and/or a second direction that is transverse to the direction of propagation of the surface acoustic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Anton Leidl
  • Publication number: 20130051588
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has reduced loss due to acoustic waves emitted in the transverse direction. For this purpose, a transducer comprises a central excitation area, inner edge areas flanking the central excitation area, outer edge areas flanking the inner edge areas, and areas of the busbar flanking the outer edge areas. The longitudinal speed of the areas can be set so that the excitation profile of a piston mode is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Markus Mayer, Ulrike Rösler, Markus Hauser, Ingo Bleyl, Karl-Christian Wagner, Wolfgang Sauer, Michael Jakob, Thomas Ebner, Edgar Schmidhammer, Stefan Berek, Christoph Eggs
  • Publication number: 20120280595
    Abstract: A metallization can be used for components working with acoustic waves. The metallization includes a base having a bottom layer comprising titanium, and an upper layer comprising copper. A top layer of the metallization disposed on the base comprises aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Charles Binninger, Ulrich Knauer, Helmut Zottl, Werner Ruile, Tomasz Jewula, Rudolf Nuessl
  • Patent number: 8283835
    Abstract: Guided bulk acoustic wave devices and method for manufacturing guided bulk acoustic wave devices are provided. A guided bulk acoustic wave device includes a resonator structure with a piezoelectric layer, an electrode layer for exciting guided bulk acoustic waves and a wave guide layer. The thickness of the piezoelectric layer is less than or equal to 50 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Thomas Metzger, Christoph Eggs, Werner Ruile
  • Patent number: 8258895
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component includes a carrier substrate and a piezosubstrate having piezoelectric properties. The electroacoustic component also includes a layer system between the carrier substrate and the piezosubstrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Werner Ruile, Ulrike Roesler
  • Patent number: 8247955
    Abstract: An electroacoustic component includes a substrate that includes a quartz single crystal. The quartz single crystal has a first Euler angle ?: ?5°???5°, a second Euler angle ?, and a third Euler angle ?. A contiguous region of the quartz single crystal has the following vertices Pi(?i, ?i): (23°, 20°), (60°, 17°), (110°, 30°), (105°, 42°), (60°, 30°), (23°, 25°).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Ulrike Roesler, Evelyn Riha, Werner Ruile