178 patents
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Electromagnetic Device and Method of Making Same
9 Jun 22
An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a three-dimensional, 3D, body having a dielectric material, the 3D body having a first dielectric portion, 1DP, and a second dielectric portion, 2DP, wherein the 1DP is at least partially but not completely embedded within the 2DP; wherein the 1DP and the 2DP each have a dielectric material other than air; wherein the 1DP and the 2DP each have a planar cross-section profile perpendicular to a particular linear axis of the 3D body that is constant along the particular linear axis; wherein at least a portion of the 3D body is a dielectric resonator, DR.
Jared K. Spink, William Blasius, Sergio Clavijo, Kristi Pance
Filed: 8 Dec 21
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Soldering material for active soldering and method for active soldering
24 May 22
A soldering material (1) for active soldering, in particular for active soldering of a metallization (3) to a carrier layer (2) comprising ceramics, wherein the soldering material comprises copper and is substantially silver-free.
Stefan Britting, Andreas Meyer
Filed: 4 Jul 18
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Carrier substrate for electrical, more particularly electronic, components, and method for producing a carrier substrate
10 May 22
A carrier substrate (1) that includes an insulation layer (11) and a metal layer (12), wherein a flank profile (2), in particular an etching flank profile, at least zonally borders the metal layer (12) in a primary direction (P) extending parallel to the main extension plane (HSE), wherein, viewed in the primary direction (P), the flank profile (2) extends from a first edge (15) on an upper side (31) of the metal layer (12), which faces away from the insulation layer (11), to a second edge (16) on a lower side (32) of the metal layer (12), which faces the insulation layer (11), characterized in that the flank profile (2), viewed in the primary direction (P), has at least one local maximum (21) and at least one local minimum (22).
Stefan Britting, Xinhe Tang, Andreas Meyer, Andrea Adler
Filed: 24 Sep 19
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Connected dielectric resonator antenna array and method of making the same
22 Mar 22
A connected dielectric resonator antenna array (connected-DRA array) operational at an operating frequency and associated wavelength, includes: a plurality of dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs), each of the plurality of DRAs having at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material; wherein each of the plurality of DRAs is physically connected to at least one other of the plurality of DRAs via a relatively thin connecting structure, each connecting structure being relatively thin as compared to an overall outside dimension of one of the plurality of DRAs, each connecting structure having a cross sectional overall height that is less than an overall height of a respective connected DRA and being formed from at least one of the at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material, each connecting structure and the associated volume of the at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material forming a single monolithic portion of the connected-DRA array.
Kristi Pance, Gianni Taraschi, Murali Sethumadhavan, Stephen O'Connor, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams
Filed: 19 Apr 18
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Thermal Management Phase-change Composition, Methods of Manufacture Thereof, and Articles Containing the Composition
17 Mar 22
A phase-change composition comprises a homogeneous mixture of a thermoplastic polymer composition; and a phase-change material; wherein the phase-change composition has a viscosity of less than 100,000 centipoise, or less than 55,000 centipoise, or less than 30,000 centipoise, or less than 20,000 centipoise, or less than 10,000 centipoise, or less than 3000 centipoise at a temperature greater than or equal to 120° C. and is a gel at a temperature less than or equal to 100° C., or less than or equal to 80° C., or less than or equal to 50° C.
Ming Wei, Ian Smith, Sharon Soong
Filed: 29 Nov 21
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Couple Dielectric Resonator and Dielectric Waveguide
10 Feb 22
An electromagnetic device includes at least one dielectric resonator antenna, DRA, and at least one dielectric waveguide, DWG, configured so that during operation of the electromagnetic device, the at least one DRA provides an electromagnetic signal to the at least one DWG, or the at least one DWG provides an electromagnetic signal to the at least one DRA.
Kristi Pance, Gianni Taraschi, Koen Hollevoet
Filed: 13 Nov 19
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Electromagnetic dielectric structure adhered to a substrate and methods of making the same
1 Feb 22
In an embodiment, an electromagnetic device, comprises a substrate a substrate comprising a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer; at least one dielectric structure comprising at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having an average dielectric constant and an optional second dielectric portion that extends into an optional via.
Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
Filed: 29 Apr 19
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Lead Acid and Lead Carbon Battery
27 Jan 22
A lead acid or lead carbon battery includes a sealed casing including an acid and an electrode assembly.
WEI WANG, BRETT KILHENNY
Filed: 21 Jul 21
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Dielectric Electromagnetic Structure and Method of Making the Same
27 Jan 22
A method of making a dielectric, Dk, electromagnetic, EM, structure, includes: providing a first mold portion comprising substantially identical ones of a first plurality of recesses arranged in an array; filling the first plurality of recesses with a curable first Dk composition having a first average dielectric constant greater than that of air after full cure; placing a substrate on top of and across multiple ones of the first plurality of recesses filled with the first Dk composition, and at least partially curing the curable first Dk composition; and, removing the substrate with the at least partially cured first Dk composition from the first mold portion, resulting in an assembly having the substrate and a plurality of Dk forms including the at least partially cured first Dk composition, each of the plurality of Dk forms having a three dimensional, 3D, shape defined by corresponding ones of the first plurality of recesses.
Gianni Taraschi, Kristi Pance, Stephen O'Connor, Christopher Brown, Trevor Polidore, Allen F. Horn, III, Dirk Baars, Roshin Rose George, Jared Duperre, Shailesh Pandey, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams, William Blasius
Filed: 22 Nov 19
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Method for manufacturing a busbar and such a busbar
27 Jan 22
Wei Shi, Liang Tang
Filed: 24 Apr 19
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Polyurethane Foam and Method for Producing Polyurethane Foam
13 Jan 22
A polyurethane foam of the present disclosure is obtained from a polyurethane raw material containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, and a gas for foaming.
Ayaka ORIKASA, Takuya KIRIYAMA
Filed: 7 Nov 19
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Composites, Methods of Manufacture Thereof, and Articles Containing the Composites
6 Jan 22
A composite includes a polymer; and a phase-change composition including an unencapsulated first phase-change material, and an encapsulated second phase-change material.
Ming Wei, Ian Smith, Sharon Soong
Filed: 15 Sep 21
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Carrier Substrate for Electrical, More Particularly Electronic, Components, and Method for Producing a Carrier Substrate
30 Dec 21
A carrier substrate (1) that includes an insulation layer (11) and a metal layer (12), wherein a flank profile (2), in particular an etching flank profile, at least zonally borders the metal layer (12) in a primary direction (P) extending parallel to the main extension plane (HSE), wherein, viewed in the primary direction (P), the flank profile (2) extends from a first edge (15) on an upper side (31) of the metal layer (12), which faces away from the insulation layer (11), to a second edge (16) on a lower side (32) of the metal layer (12), which faces the insulation layer (11), characterized in that the flank profile (2), viewed in the primary direction (P), has at least one local maximum (21) and at least one local minimum (22).
Stefan Britting, Xinhe Tang, Andreas Meyer, Andrea Adler
Filed: 24 Sep 19
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Melt processable thermoplastic composite comprising a multimodal dielectric filler
14 Dec 21
In an embodiment, a thermoplastic composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a dielectric filler having a multimodal particle size distribution; wherein a peak of a first mode of the multimodal particle size distribution is at least seven times that of a peak of a second mode of the multimodal particle size distribution; and a flow modifier.
Stephen O'Connor, Murali Sethumadhavan
Filed: 19 Mar 19
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Method for Machining a Metal Ceramic Substrate, System for Carrying Out Said Method, and Metal-ceramic Substrate Manufactured by Using Said Method
9 Dec 21
A method of processing a metal-ceramic substrate (1), comprising: processing the metal-ceramic substrate (1) by irradiating the metal-ceramic substrate (1) with laser light, in particular for forming a predetermined breaking point (5); wherein a surface topography of the metal-ceramic substrate (1) is measured at least in regions in a first measuring step preceding the irradiation and/or in a second measuring step following the irradiation.
Thomas Kohl, Daniel Küfner
Filed: 26 Jul 19
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Low Loss Power Ferrites and Method of Manufacture
9 Dec 21
A multiphase ferrite composition includes a primary phase consisting of a MnZn ferrite matrix; and 0.01 to 10 weight percent microscaled inclusion particles comprising an orthoferrite RFeO3 wherein R is a rare earth ion, yttrium iron garnet (YIG), or a combination thereof, wherein the microscaled inclusion particles have an average particle size (D50) of 0.1 micron to 5 microns, and wherein the D50 of the microscaled inclusion particles is smaller than the average particle size (D50) of the MnZn ferrite particles; and optionally 0.01 to 5 weight percent additive; wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the multiphase ferrite composition.
Yajie Chen, Yiying Yao
Filed: 16 Oct 19
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Freestanding Laminate, Method for the Manufacture Thereof, and Method of Making a Lead Carbon Battery
28 Oct 21
A freestanding laminate includes a separator and an anode layer.
Wei Wang, Brett Kilhenny, Mark St. Jean
Filed: 14 Apr 21
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Dielectric Lens and Electromagnetic Device with Same
21 Oct 21
A dielectric lens, includes: a three-dimensional, 3D, body of dielectric material having a spatially varying dielectric constant, Dk; the 3D body having at least three regions R(i) with local maxima of dielectric constant values Dk(i) relative to surrounding regions of respective ones of the at least three regions R(i), locations of the at least three regions R(i) being defined by local coordinates of: azimuth angle(i), zenith angle(i), and radial distance(i), relative to a particular common point of origin associated with the 3D body, where (i) is an index that ranges from 1 to at least 3; wherein the spatially varying Dk of the 3D body is configured to vary as a function of the zenith angle between a first region R(1) and a second region R(2) at a given azimuth angle and a given radial distance.
Trevor Polidore, Sergio Clavijo, Dirk Baars, John Sanford
Filed: 30 Mar 21
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Flexible Dielectric Material Comprising a Biaxially-oriented Polytetrafluoroethylene Reinforcing Layer
30 Sep 21
In an aspect, a circuit material comprises a multilayer stack comprising alternating layers of a reinforcing layer and a fluoropolymer layer; wherein the fluoropolymer layer comprises a fluoropolymer other than a biaxially-oriented polytetrafluoroethylene; wherein the reinforcing layer comprises a biaxially-oriented polytetrafluoroethylene; and wherein an conductive layer is in direct physical contact with an outer surface of the multilayer stack.
John Thomas Neill, Rebecca Agapov, Matthew Raymond Himes
Filed: 24 Mar 21
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Metal-ceramic substrate and method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate
21 Sep 21
Xinhe Tang, Andreas Meyer, Stefan Britting
Filed: 27 Feb 19