Patents by Inventor Stefan Günthner

Stefan Günthner 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).

  • Publication number: 20140347139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frequency generator assembly, including at least one oscillator and an electronic signal processing device, which is designed in such a way that the electronic signal processing device provides an electric clock signal (f) having a defined frequency as an output signal of the frequency generator assembly, wherein the defined frequency depends on the vibration frequency of the oscillator, wherein the oscillator includes at least one micromechanical seismic mass which is vibrationally excited by at least one driving device, whereupon the electronic signal processing device generates and provides the electric clock signal (f) according to the vibration frequency of the at least one seismic mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Jörg Heimel, Timo Dietz, Gerhard Möheken, Stefan Günthner
  • Publication number: 20140327535
    Abstract: A method for filtering data in a tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes the steps of: recording a variable that is dependent on the tire radius for a wheel of the vehicle, and filtering the variable that is dependent on the tire radius on the basis of driving dynamics data and/or a global navigation satellite system signal, called GNSS signal below. A vehicle control system and a vehicle having the control system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Klaus Rink, Ulrich Stählin, Bernhard Schmid
  • Publication number: 20140306300
    Abstract: A micromechanical component formed from, a substrate (100) having a first cavity (112) and a second cavity (113), a first micromechanical structure (117) arranged in the first cavity (112), and a second micromechanical structure (118) arranged in the second cavity (113). The first cavity (112) and the second cavities having respective first and second gas pressures having different values. The first gas pressure is provided by a closed configuration of the first cavity (112) and a first channel (115) opens into the second cavity (113), and the second gas pressure is adjustable via the first channel (115).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Bernhard Schmid
  • Publication number: 20140283603
    Abstract: A micromechanical element (123a) having a plurality of individual sensor elements (1?a, 2?a, 3?a, 23a), wherein a first physical measurement variable can be measured with a first individual sensor element (1?a, 2?a, 3?a, 23a) and a second physical measurement variable can be measured with a second individual sensor element (1?a, 2?a, 3?a, 23a). A component is provided having at least one control electronics unit (1?b, 2?b, 3?b) which can be connected electrically to the micromechanical element (123a); wherein the micromechanical element (123a) and the control electronics unit (1?b, 2?b, 3?b) are arranged in a common housing (123c). A method for producing the component is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Bernhard Schmid
  • Publication number: 20140257634
    Abstract: A system for processing sensor data in a vehicle has a processor and a chassis sensor in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to record driving dynamics data and chassis sensor data for the vehicle, and filter driving dynamics data or the chassis sensor data on the basis of the chassis sensor data or the driving dynamics data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Klaus Rink, Stefan Günthner
  • Publication number: 20140244169
    Abstract: A method for determining location data for a vehicle, a control apparatus for performing the method, and to a vehicle having the control apparatus. The method includes measuring the driving dynamics data for the vehicle, measuring at least one distance of the vehicle from a stationary object and recording a distance, and filtering the driving dynamics data on the basis of the recorded distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Klaus Rink, Stefan Günthner
  • Patent number: 8794047
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the precise measuring operation of a micromechanical rotation rate sensor, including at least one deflectively suspended seismic mass, at least one drive device for driving the seismic mass, and at least one first and one second trimming electrode element, which are jointly assigned directly or indirectly to the seismic mass, a first electrical trimming voltage (UTO1, UTLO1, UTRO1) being set between the first trimming electrode element and the seismic mass, and a second electrical trimming voltage (UTO2, UTLO2, UTRO2) being set between the second trimming electrode element and the seismic mass, the first and the second electrical trimming voltages being set at least as a function of a quadrature parameter (UT) and a resonance parameter (Uf).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, VTI Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Roland Hilser, Ramnath Sivaraman, Bernhard Schmid, Petri Klemetti
  • Patent number: 8794067
    Abstract: A micromechanical rotation rate sensor, comprising at least one substrate, wherein the rotation rate sensor has at least a first and a second seismic mass which are coupled to one another by means of at least one coupling beam, and wherein the rotation rate sensor is embodied in such a way that it can detect rotation rates about at least a first and a second sensitive axis, wherein each seismic mass is assigned at least one actuator unit with which the deflection behavior of the seismic mass can be influenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Bernhard Schmid, Stefan Günthner, Ramnath Sivaraman
  • Publication number: 20140215115
    Abstract: A device for distributing data about a vehicle, has a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor, a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor, and a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver. A vehicle and an on-board system which incorporate the devise are also encompassed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Klaus Rink, Ulrick Stählin, Jürgen Kunz
  • Publication number: 20140202246
    Abstract: A sensor having at least one sensor element (1), at least one signal processing element (2), and a housing (7) which has at least one fastening means. An electrical interface is provided for electrically connecting the sensor. The sensor has an electrically and mechanically connecting carrier means (4) on which the at least one sensor element (1) and the signal processing element (2) are arranged and are electrically connected to the carrier means. The carrier means (4) is also at least electrically connected to the electrical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Stefan Günthner, Dietmar Huber, Jakob Schillinger
  • Patent number: 8549919
    Abstract: A micromechanical rotation rate sensor including at least one substrate, wherein the base surface of the substrate is oriented parallel to the x-y plane of a Cartesian coordinate system, at least two seismic masses and in each case at least one suspension spring element for suspending the seismic mass from the substrate, wherein the at least two seismic masses are coupled to one another by at least one coupling bar, and at least one of the suspension spring elements includes at least two bar sections, which, in the undeflected state, are oriented essentially parallel to one another or are at an angle of less than 45° with respect to one another, and one or more connecting sections, which connect the bar sections to one another, wherein the bar sections can be displaced relative to one another in their longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Bernhard Schmid
  • Patent number: 8342022
    Abstract: A micromechanical rotational rate sensor includes a substrate, at least one base element suspended by at least one spring element on the substrate, an excitation device and a read-out arrangement. The base element includes at least one seismic or inertial mass. The spring element is movable perpendicularly to the motion direction of the base element so that apex or deflection points of the spring element will move perpendicularly to the excitation direction while the base element is thereby not excited to move perpendicularly to the excitation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Schmid, Stefan Guenthner
  • Publication number: 20120303221
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor system including a plurality of sensor elements which are designed so that the elements detect at least partially different primary measured values and utilize at least partially different measurement principles, further including a signal processing apparatus, an interface apparatus and a plurality of functional apparatuses. The sensor elements are connected to the signal processing apparatus, which is designed so that it includes at least one of the following signal processing functions each for at least one of the sensor elements and/or the output signals thereof, an error handling, a filtering, a calculation and/or provision of a derived measured value. At least one measured value is derived from at least one primary measured value of one or more sensor elements, and all functional apparatuses are connected to the signal processing apparatus via the interface apparatus and the signal processing apparatus provides the signal processing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Alexander Kolbe, Bernhard Schmid, Otmar Simon, Ulrich Stählin
  • Publication number: 20120279301
    Abstract: A micromechanical rotation rate sensor, including a substrate whose base surface is aligned parallel to the x-y plane of a Cartesian coordinate system, with the rotation rate sensor having at least one first seismic mass and a second seismic mass which are coupled to at least one first drive device and are suspended such that the first and the second seismic masses are driven such that they are deflected in antiphase in one drive mode, with the rotation rate sensor being designed such that it can detect rotation rates about at least two mutually essentially orthogonal sensitive axes, wherein at least the second seismic mass is in the form of a frame which at least partially surrounds the first seismic mass with respect to the position on the x-y plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG CO. OHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Ramnath Sivaraman, Bernhard Schmid, Jasmin Lohmann
  • Patent number: 8261614
    Abstract: A rotational speed sensor including at least one substrate, at least two base elements which each have a frame, a means for suspending the frame from the substrate, at least one seismic mass and one means for suspending the seismic mass from the frame. One or more drive means are provided for driving one or more base elements and one or more reading devices. The at least two base elements are coupled to one another by means of at least one coupling bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Bernhard Hartmann, Stefan Günthner
  • Publication number: 20120118062
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the precise measuring operation of a micromechanical rotation rate sensor, including at least one deflectively suspended seismic mass, at least one drive device for driving the seismic mass, and at least one first and one second trimming electrode element, which are jointly assigned directly or indirectly to the seismic mass, a first electrical trimming voltage (UTO1, UTLO1, UTRO1) being set between the first trimming electrode element and the seismic mass, and a second electrical trimming voltage (UTO2, UTLO2, UTRO2) being set between the second trimming electrode element and the seismic mass, the first and the second electrical trimming voltages being set at least as a function of a quadrature parameter (UT) and a resonance parameter (Uf).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: VTI Technologies OY, Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Roland Hilser, Ramnath Sivaraman, Bernhard Schmid, Petri Klemetti
  • Publication number: 20120048016
    Abstract: A micromechanical rotation rate sensor, comprising at least one substrate, wherein the rotation rate sensor has at least a first and a second seismic mass which are coupled to one another by means of at least one coupling beam, and wherein the rotation rate sensor is embodied in such a way that it can detect rotation rates about at least a first and a second sensitive axis, wherein each seismic mass is assigned at least one actuator unit with which the deflection behavior of the seismic mass can be influenced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Bernhard Schmid, Stefan Günthner, Ramnath Sivaraman
  • Publication number: 20100194008
    Abstract: A micromechanical spring including at least two bar sections which, in the undeflected state of the spring, are oriented substantially parallel to one another or are at an angle of less than 45° with respect to one another, and one or more connecting sections which connect the bar sections to one another, wherein the bar sections can be displaced relative to one another in their longitudinal direction, and wherein the spring has, in the direction of its bar sections, a substantially adjustable, in particular linear force-deflecting behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventor: Stefan Günthner
  • Publication number: 20100186507
    Abstract: A micromechanical rotation rate sensor including at least one substrate, wherein the base surface of the substrate is oriented parallel to the x-y plane of a Cartesian coordinate system, at least two seismic masses and in each case at least one suspension spring element for suspending the seismic mass from the substrate, wherein the at least two seismic masses are coupled to one another by at least one coupling bar, and at least one of the suspension spring elements includes at least two bar sections, which, in the undeflected state, are oriented essentially parallel to one another or are at an angle of less than 45° with respect to one another, and one or more connecting sections, which connect the bar sections to one another, wherein the bar sections can be displaced relative to one another in their longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Bernhard Schmid
  • Publication number: 20100037690
    Abstract: A rotational speed sensor including at least one substrate, at least two base elements which each have a frame, a means for suspending the frame from the substrate, at least one seismic mass and one means for suspending the seismic mass from the frame. One or more drive means are provided for driving one or more base elements and one or more reading devices. The at least two base elements are coupled to one another by means of at least one coupling bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stefan Günthner, Bernhard Hartmann