Patents by Inventor Guenter KURMIES

Guenter KURMIES 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).

  • Position sensor and method for position sensing and diagnostic
    Patent number: 11946774
    Abstract: A position sensor comprises at least one magneto-sensitive element, a current source that is coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element and is configured to supply a source current to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, an analog-to-digital converter having an input coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, a position calculation unit that is coupled to an output of the analog-to-digital converter and comprises a first output for providing a position signal, and a diagnostic unit that comprises an output coupled to the current source and is configured to provide a stimulus signal as a function of a stimulus pattern at the output of the diagnostic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AMS AG
    Inventors: Roland Einspieler, Marcel Urban, Guenter Kurmies
  • POSITION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR POSITION SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC
    Publication number: 20200249051
    Abstract: A position sensor comprises at least one magneto-sensitive element, a current source that is coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element and is configured to supply a source current to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, an analog-to-digital converter having an input coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, a position calculation unit that is coupled to an output of the analog-to-digital converter and comprises a first output for providing a position signal, and a diagnostic unit that comprises an output coupled to the current source and is configured to provide a stimulus signal as a function of a stimulus pattern at the output of the diagnostic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Roland Einspieler, Marcel URBAN, Guenter KURMIES