Patents by Inventor Peter Slama

Peter Slama 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: 11733260
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field and an angular speed of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Patent number: 11549830
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement, including: a rotatable driving shaft extending along a rotation axis and comprising a bore extending from a first end face of the shaft along the rotation axis; a substantially ring-shaped magnet arranged within the bore and coupled to the driving shaft, the magnet configured to generate a magnetic field within the bore; and a sensor configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to rotation of the driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Udo Ausserlechner, Leo Aichriedler, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 11371824
    Abstract: The described techniques address the issues associated with conventional OoS sensor systems by mounting a magnetized ring onto a rotatable shaft for which an angular position is to be measured. Specific sensor configurations are disclosed regarding each magnetic sensor's position with respect to one another and each magnetic sensor's position with respect to the rotatable shaft. The described configurations provide a stray-field robust solution due to the specific magnetic sensor configurations such that, when stray fields are present, pairs of magnetic sensors are exposed to essentially the same stray field components, which thus cancel one another. Thus, the angle of the rotatable shaft as a function of the measured strength of the magnetic field components at any time instant can be calculated even in the present of stray magnetic fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Gernot Binder, Benjamin Kollmitzer, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 11359936
    Abstract: A system is provided with a magnetic field sensor being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet that is coupled to a rotatable driving shaft. The magnetic field sensor is configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to a rotation of the rotatable driving shaft, and generate an angle sensor signal based on an orientation angle of the magnetic field. The angle sensor signal includes angular values that represent an absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft. The system includes a memory storing a mapping of values of a patterned signal to the angular values, electronic circuitry configured to generate, based on the angular values and the stored mapping, the patterned signal, and a signal generator circuit configured to generate a signal representing the absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft based on the angle sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Dietmar Spitzer, Peter Slama, Harald Witschnig, Leo Aichriedler, Friedrich Rasbornig
  • Publication number: 20220178725
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for comparing redundant signals in functional safe systems are provided, including methods for mitigating differing signal path delays and for signal weighting of the redundant signals are proposed. An Apparatus includes a first signal path for a first measurement signal of a physical quantity, the first signal path having a first signal propagation delay; a second signal path for a second measurement signal of the physical quantity, the second signal path having a second signal propagation delay different from the first signal propagation delay; a delay compensation circuit configured to compensate for a difference between the first and second signal propagation delays to generate delay-compensated first and second measurement signals; and comparison circuitry configured to compare the delay-compensated first and second measurement signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Benjamin KOLLMITZER, Wolfgang GRANIG, Christof MICHENTHALER, Mario MOTZ, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 11353339
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the angular position or the rotational movement of a shaft is described below. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus has a first housing part and also a shaft which is arranged in the first housing part and can rotate about a rotation axis. The shaft has a bore which extends along the rotation axis from an end shaft of the shaft into the shaft. The apparatus further includes a magnet unit with at least one permanent magnet which is arranged within the bore and is fastened to the shaft, a second housing part with a projection which extends along the rotation axis into the bore, and also a magnetic field sensor element which is arranged in the interior of the projection of the second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Slama
  • Publication number: 20210405081
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field and an angular speed of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Patent number: 11125768
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Publication number: 20210156664
    Abstract: The described techniques address the issues associated with conventional OoS sensor systems by mounting a magnetized ring onto a rotatable shaft for which an angular position is to be measured. Specific sensor configurations are disclosed regarding each magnetic sensor's position with respect to one another and each magnetic sensor's position with respect to the rotatable shaft. The described configurations provide a stray-field robust solution due to the specific magnetic sensor configurations such that, when stray fields are present, pairs of magnetic sensors are exposed to essentially the same stray field components, which thus cancel one another. Thus, the angle of the rotatable shaft as a function of the measured strength of the magnetic field components at any time instant can be calculated even in the present of stray magnetic fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Gernot Binder, Benjamin Kollmitzer, Peter Slama
  • Publication number: 20210048317
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the angular position or the rotational movement of a shaft is described below. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus has a first housing part and also a shaft which is arranged in the first housing part and can rotate about a rotation axis. The shaft has a bore which extends along the rotation axis from an end shaft of the shaft into the shaft. The apparatus further includes a magnet unit with at least one permanent magnet which is arranged within the bore and is fastened to the shaft, a second housing part with a projection which extends along the rotation axis into the bore, and also a magnetic field sensor element which is arranged in the interior of the projection of the second housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Peter Slama
  • Publication number: 20200340830
    Abstract: A system is provided with a magnetic field sensor being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet that is coupled to a rotatable driving shaft. The magnetic field sensor is configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to a rotation of the rotatable driving shaft, and generate an angle sensor signal based on an orientation angle of the magnetic field. The angle sensor signal includes angular values that represent an absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft. The system includes a memory storing a mapping of values of a patterned signal to the angular values, electronic circuitry configured to generate, based on the angular values and the stored mapping, the patterned signal, and a signal generator circuit configured to generate a signal representing the absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft based on the angle sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: lnfineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Spitzer, Peter Slama, Harald Witschnig, Leo Aichriedler, Friedrich Rasbornig
  • Publication number: 20200284615
    Abstract: A off-axis angle sensor may receive a set of output signals including a first output signal, a second output signal, and a third output signal. The off-axis angle sensor may determine, based on the set of output signals, a set of delta signals including a first delta signal, a second delta signal, and a third delta signal. The off-axis angle sensor may identify a set of functional safety checks, from a plurality of functional safety checks configured on the off-axis angle sensor, for selective performance in association with determining functional safety of the off-axis angle sensor. Each of the plurality of functional safety checks may be performed independently of each of the other functional safety checks. The off-axis angle sensor may perform one or more functional safety checks based at least in part on at least one of: the set of output signals or the set of delta signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Hammerschmidt, Thomas Hafner, Peter Slama
  • Publication number: 20200284623
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement, including: a rotatable driving shaft extending along a rotation axis and comprising a bore extending from a first end face of the shaft along the rotation axis; a substantially ring-shaped magnet arranged within the bore and coupled to the driving shaft, the magnet configured to generate a magnetic field within the bore; and a sensor configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to rotation of the driving shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Udo Ausserlechner, Leo Aichriedler, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 10718633
    Abstract: A system is provided with a magnetic field sensor being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet that is coupled to a rotatable driving shaft. The magnetic field sensor is configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to a rotation of the rotatable driving shaft, and generate an angle sensor signal based on an orientation angle of the magnetic field. The angle sensor signal includes angular values that represent an absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft. The system includes a memory storing a mapping of values of a patterned signal to the angular values, electronic circuitry configured to generate, based on the angular values and the stored mapping, the patterned signal, and a signal generator circuit configured to generate a signal representing the absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft based on the angle sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Spitzer, Peter Slama, Harald Witschnig, Leo Aichriedler, Friedrich Rasbornig
  • Patent number: 10704926
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement having a rotatable driving shaft extending along a rotation axis and comprising a bore extending from a first end face of the shaft along the rotation axis; a magnet arranged at least partially within the bore and coupled to the driving shaft, the magnet configured to generate a magnetic field within the bore; a sensor element arranged at least partially within the bore, and configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to rotation of the driving shaft; and a magneto-static shield arranged to surround the magnet and the sensor element, wherein the magneto-static shield is stationary with respect to the driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Leo Aichriedler, Peter Slama, Udo Ausserlechner
  • Patent number: 10704933
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement includes a sensor element and a magnet module. The sensor element is configured to measure a magnetic field and is positioned within a shaft. The shaft is configured to shield the magnet module and the sensor element. The magnet module is configured to generate the magnetic field. The sensor element is at least partially positioned within the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Leo Aichriedler, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 10690523
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement is provided. The sensor arrangement includes a rotatable shaft extending along a rotation axis; a magnet module coupled to the rotatable shaft configured to generate a magnetic field; and a sensing element configured to sense a rotating magnetic field caused by the magnet module upon rotation of the rotatable shaft around the rotation axis. The rotatable shaft includes a bore extending within a shaft end portion along the rotation axis. The magnet module is coupled to at least one face of the bore and configured to generate the magnetic field within the bore. The sensing element has a sensitive spot, the sensitive spot being arranged within the bore and exposed to the rotating magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Leo Aichriedler, Udo Ausserlechner, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 10677617
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement includes a sensor element and a magnet module. The sensor element is configured to measure a magnetic field and is positioned within a shaft. The shaft is configured to shield the magnet module and the sensor element. The magnet module is configured to generate the magnetic field. The sensor element is at least partially positioned within the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Udo Ausserlechner, Leo Aichriedler, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 10551216
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement and an e-bike that includes the sensor arrangement are provided. The sensor arrangement includes a rotatable driving shaft for an e-bike extending along a rotation axis and includes a bore extending from a first end face of the rotatable driving shaft along the rotation axis, a magnet module arranged within the bore and coupled to the rotatable driving shaft, the magnet module configured to generate a magnetic field within the bore, and at least one sensing element configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to rotation of the rotatable driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Leo Aichriedler, Udo Ausserlechner, Peter Slama
  • Patent number: 10458819
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement includes a sensor element and a magnet module. The sensor element is configured to measure a magnetic field and is positioned within a shaft. The shaft is configured to shield the magnet module and the sensor element. The magnet module is configured to generate the magnetic field. The sensor element is at least partially positioned within the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Leo Aichriedler, Udo Ausserlechner, Peter Slama