Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110266681 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AS WELL AS METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - An electronic component includes at least one patterned layer of an electrically conductive material on a substrate, a protective layer of a second material being deposited on the patterned layer of the electrically conductive material. The second material is baser than the electrically conductive material of the patterned layer. In a method for producing the electronic component, the patterned layer of the electrically conductive material is deposited on the substrate in a first step, and the protective layer of the second material, which is baser than the electrically conductive material of the patterned layer, is deposited on the patterned layer in a second step. | 11-03-2011 |
20140261348 | Exhaust Gas Sensor Device - An exhaust gas sensor device for recording a concentration of at least one exhaust gas component in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes at least one exhaust gas sensor with intrinsic signal amplification. The at least one exhaust gas sensor records the concentration of at least one exhaust gas component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262827 | Microelectrochemical Sensor and Method for Operating a Microelectrochemical Sensor - A microelectrochemical sensor includes an energy supply unit and a sensor unit. The energy supply unit is configured to generate electrical energy using a reference fluid. The sensor unit is configured to determine a concentration difference of a chemical species between a measuring fluid and the reference fluid. The measuring fluid has an unknown concentration of the species, and the reference fluid has a known concentration of the species. The sensor unit is electrically connected to the energy supply unit and is designed to determine the concentration difference using the electrical energy from the energy supply unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262834 | Microelectrochemical Sensor and Method for Operating a Microelectrochemical Sensor - A microelectrochemical sensor includes a carrier material composed of a semiconductor substrate, and includes a chemosensitive sensor element. The chemosensitive sensor element is positioned in a first partial region of the carrier material. A heating element is positioned in a region of the chemosensitive sensor element and is configured to regulate a temperature of the chemosensitive sensor element. A microelectronic unit is positioned in a second partial region of the carrier material, and is connected to the chemosensitive sensor element and the heating element via conductor tracks integrated into the carrier material. The microelectronic unit is configured to operate the heating element and the sensor element. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262838 | Microelectrochemical Sensor and Method for Operating a Microelectrochemical Sensor - A microelectrochemical sensor having a diaphragm, a web, a first and a second electrode. The diaphragm is permeable to ions of a chemical species, is arranged transversely with respect to a cutout in a base body, and closes off the cutout in a fluid-tight fashion. The web is arranged on a first side of the diaphragm between a first partial surface and a second partial surface, and is designed to adjust a temperature of the diaphragm to an operating temperature using electrical energy. The first electrode has a first partial electrode and a second partial electrode, is permeable to fluid, and is arranged on the first side of the diaphragm. The web prevents electrical contact between the first electrode and the diaphragm. The second electrode has a third partial electrode and a fourth partial electrode, is also permeable to fluid, and is arranged on a second side of the diaphragm. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283581 | Sensor Device for Sensing a Gas, Method for Operating a Sensor Device for Sensing a Gas and Production Method for a Sensor Device for Sensing a Gas - A sensor device for sensing a gas includes a sensing region, and a readout region that is electrically and mechanically connected to the sensing region by way of a connecting web. The readout region, the sensing region, and the connecting web are formed from a substrate, and are isolated from the substrate by a clearance cutout. The sensing region has an ion-conducting region configured to provide a measuring signal dependent on the gas. The readout region (is configured to read out the measuring signal. | 09-25-2014 |
20140287519 | Method, Control Device and Device for Analyzing a Gas - A method for analyzing a gas at a heatable element for a lambda probe includes reading a value of a heating power available to the heatable element for maintaining a predetermined temperature of the heatable element, and determining a gas composition of the gas at the heatable element using the value of the heating power. | 09-25-2014 |
20140290339 | Sensor Element and Method for Detecting a Gas - A sensor element for the qualitative and/or quantitative detection of a gas includes a front electrode configured to be exposed to the gas to be measured, a back electrode, and an electrically insulating layer positioned between front electrode and back electrode. The front electrode and the back electrode can be electrically contact connected to an AC voltage source for a qualitative and/or quantitative detection of a gas. The electrically insulating layer is at least locally polarizable in such a way that in a polarized state the electrically insulating layer has a relative permittivity which is lower than in a non-polarized state by a factor in a range of greater than or equal to 1.1. | 10-02-2014 |
20140305812 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING A GAS - A method for analyzing a gas includes measuring a concentration of a chemical species of the gas in a measuring space of a gas sensor. The gas sensor has a semiconductor substrate with an electrical circuit and a first thin-film ion conductor that separates a reference space for a reference gas from the measuring space for the gas. The first thin-film ion conductor has a reference electrode that faces the reference space and a measuring electrode that faces the measuring space. The reference electrode and the measuring electrode are connected to the electrical circuit. The measuring of the chemical species includes picking off an electrical voltage between the reference electrode and the measuring electrode of the gas sensor. A partial pressure of the chemical species in the gas is determined by processing the electrical voltage in the electrical circuit by using a stored processing specification. | 10-16-2014 |
20140339080 | MICROMECHANICAL SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device for detecting and/or measuring gases includes two electrodes. A thin-layered proton-conductive material is fitted between the two electrodes. The gas can be detected and/or measured by a proton gradient that arises due to different gas concentrations. | 11-20-2014 |