Patents by Inventor Heinz Untersteiner

Heinz Untersteiner 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: 9638548
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to predictive output switching threshold determination systems and methods for sensors, for example magnetic field sensors. In embodiments, at least one individual switching threshold is determined predictively, rather than reactively, for each tooth or pole of a ferromagnetic tooth or pole wheel, respectively. For example, in one embodiment, the number of teeth or poles is programmed, and an optimal threshold for each tooth or pole is determined during a rotation of the wheel. The determined optimal threshold for each tooth is then used for that tooth in at least one subsequent rotation of the wheel, with calibration optionally taking place in future subsequent rotations. Thus, in embodiments, thresholds are predictive for each individual tooth or pole rather than reactive to an adjacent tooth or pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Razvan-Catalin Mialtu, Dan-Ioan-Dumitru Stoica, Heinz Untersteiner, Catalina-Petruta Juglan
  • Publication number: 20130293221
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to predictive output switching threshold determination systems and methods for sensors, for example magnetic field sensors. In embodiments, at least one individual switching threshold is determined predictively, rather than reactively, for each tooth or pole of a ferromagnetic tooth or pole wheel, respectively. For example, in one embodiment, the number of teeth or poles is programmed, and an optimal threshold for each tooth or pole is determined during a rotation of the wheel. The determined optimal threshold for each tooth is then used for that tooth in at least one subsequent rotation of the wheel, with calibration optionally taking place in future subsequent rotations. Thus, in embodiments, thresholds are predictive for each individual tooth or pole rather than reactive to an adjacent tooth or pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Razvan-Catalin Mialtu, Dan-Ioan-Dumitru Stoica, Heinz Untersteiner, Catalina-Petruta Juglan