Patents by Inventor Yannick Ansel

Yannick Ansel 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: 7086145
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly device for microcomponents that are disposed in a magazine. The inventive assembly device does not require any optical systems and allows for an exact positioning of the microcomponents. The assembly will also be unaffected by any position changes of the microcomponents caused by wastage. The assembly device is provided with mechanical alignment devices that engage with or act upon adjustment structures of the magazine. The assembly device further comprises clamping devices for fixing the magazine and at least one plunger for ejecting at least one microcomponent from the magazine. An assembly platform is provided in the upper tool or in the lower tool of the assembly device and receives the microcomponents in a defined position. The invention further relates to a method for assembling microcomponents and to a corresponding magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Institut fur Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ehrfeld, Matthias Nienhaus, Udo Berg, Felix Schmitz, Marc Begemann, Yannick Ansel
  • Publication number: 20030088966
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly device for microcomponents that are disposed in a magazine. The inventive assembly device does not require any optical systems and allows for an exact positioning of the microcomponents. The assembly will also be unaffected by any position changes of the microcomponents casued by wastage. The assembly device is provided with mechanical alignment devices that engage with or act upon adjustment structures (42a-d, 44a-d, 45a-d) of the magazine (4). The assembly device further comprises clamping devices for fixing the magazine and at least one plunger (2a, b) for ejecting at least one microcomponent (3a, b) from the magazine (4). An assembly platform (8) is provided in the upper tool (101) or in the lower tool (102) of the assembly device and receives the microcomponents in a defined position. The invention further relates to a method for assembling microcomponents and to a corresponding magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ehrfeld, Matthias Nienhaus, Udo Berg, Felix Schmitz, Marc Begemann, Yannick Ansel