Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Schmitt

Stephen A. Schmitt 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: 20240125872
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetoresistive (xMR) sensor that has enhanced immunity to the presence of a magnetic cross field by using a combination of differential biasing on the sensing layers of the sensing elements, sensing elements having different sensitivities, and different reference magnetization directions. The xMR sensor comprises two or more arrays of sensing elements, wherein each array comprises a plurality of sensing elements. The sensing elements within each array may be arranged in pairs, wherein the sensor elements within each pair have sensing layers that are magnetically biased in antiparallel directions. The sensing elements within each array are also provided with different respective sensitivities. The sensing elements having the lowest sensitivity are provided with a reference layer magnetised in a first direction, and the sensing elements in the remaining arrays are provided with a reference layer magnetised in a direction that is antiparallel to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Fernando Franco, Jan Kubik, Jochen Schmitt, Stephen O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11953567
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic multi-turn sensor comprising a continuous coil of magnetoresistive elements and a method of manufacturing said sensor. The continuous coil is formed on a substrate such as a silicon wafer that has been fabricated so as to form a trench and bridge arrangement that enables the inner and outer spiral to be connected without interfering with the magnetoresistive elements of the spiral winding in between. Once the substrate has been fabricated with the trench and bridge arrangement, a film of the magnetoresistive material can be deposited to form a continuous coil on the surface of the substrate, wherein a portion of the coil is formed in the trench and a portion of the coil is formed on the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Peter Meehan, Stephen O'Brien, Jochen Schmitt, Michael W. Judy, Enno Lage
  • Publication number: 20240109915
    Abstract: A compound having the structures: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein; R selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and —(CH2)m—W, where W is C3-C8 cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl, bridged bicycloalkyl, phenyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic containing one, two or three heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, S and O atoms; wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, heterocyclic, phenyl, naphthyl or heteroaryl may be unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl, halo, cyano, deuterium, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, —SO2—R?, —CONR?R?, NR?COR?, —NR?CONR?R?, —NR?CO2R?, —(CH2)n—SO2—R?, —NHSO2—R?, —NR?SO2—R?, —SO2NR?R?, NR?R? or SR? where R? and R? are independently H, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl; R1 selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic containing one, two, three or four heteroatoms se
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, Andrea Nicole Bootsma, Chulho Choi, Robert Lee Dow, David James Edmonds, Carmen Noemi Garcia-Irizarry, Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Gajendra Ingle, Jessica Gloria Katherine O'Brien, Mihir Dineshkumar Parikh, Gwenaella Christine Rescourio, Daniel Copley Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20240087026
    Abstract: A derived order gives a participant simultaneous access to liquidity across multiple books, destinations, or marketplaces. The derived order can be placed and anchored in one trading venue and simultaneously replicated in another trading venue. A participant can place the derived order in the lit book as an anchor book and replicate the order in the hybrid book and/or the dark book, or alternatively, the participant can place the derived order in the hybrid book as an anchor book and replicate the order in the dark book. A trading engine can be configured to replicate an order in different books and guarantee that each order is only executed once. When an order is replicated, the trading engine can check the stored record to see where the order was placed, and then adjust or cancel an order in one book when it is being fulfilled in a different book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: AEQUITAS INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Stephen Bain
  • Publication number: 20240087027
    Abstract: A derived order gives a participant simultaneous access to liquidity across multiple books, destinations, or marketplaces. The derived order can be placed and anchored in one trading venue and simultaneously replicated in another trading venue. A participant can place the derived order in the lit book as an anchor book and replicate the order in the hybrid book and/or the dark book, or alternatively, the participant can place the derived order in the hybrid book as an anchor book and replicate the order in the dark book. A trading engine can be configured to replicate an order in different books and guarantee that each order is only executed once. When an order is replicated, the trading engine can check the stored record to see where the order was placed, and then adjust or cancel an order in one book when it is being fulfilled in a different book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: AEQUITAS INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Stephen Bain
  • Patent number: 11099261
    Abstract: A scanning device includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a rotor that is configured to be mounted in a rotatable manner about an axis of rotation. The transmitter is configured to at least occasionally emit electromagnetic radiation, and the receiver is configured to sense at least part of the electromagnetic radiation reflected and/or scattered by an object. The transmitter and the receiver are arranged on the rotor in an at least partially axially overlapping manner based on the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Schmitt, Siegwart Bogatscher, Ulrike Schloeder, Stefan Mark, Thorsten Balslink, Hans-Jochen Schwarz, Jan Sparbert
  • Publication number: 20180364335
    Abstract: A scanning device includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a rotor that is configured to be mounted in a rotatable manner about an axis of rotation. The transmitter is configured to at least occasionally emit electromagnetic radiation, and the receiver is configured to sense at least part of the electromagnetic radiation reflected and/or scattered by an object. The transmitter and the receiver are arranged on the rotor in an at least partially axially overlapping manner based on the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Schmitt, Siegwart Bogatscher, Ulrike Schloeder, Stefan Mark, Thorsten Balslink, Hans-Jochen Schwarz, Jan Sparbert
  • Patent number: 9602109
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for a data processing system for predicting a coordinate for at least one operation to be carried out is provided, the prediction being connected to at least one input signal and being a function of a predefined first time value and at least one predefined first value which represents another physical variable. Upon each change of the at least one input signal, a second time value is calculated in each case from the first value, and to subtract the first time value from the second time value to form a third time value, and/or to calculate a second value from the first time value, and to subtract the first value from the second value to form a third value, in order to determine from the third time value and/or the third value a state in which the at least one operation is to be carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Andreas Hempel, Dieter Thoss, Ruben Bartholomae, Stephen Schmitt, Andreas Merker
  • Patent number: 9501370
    Abstract: In a timer module having at least two output channels, the at least two output channels are configurable in such a way that they generate redundant output signals, and the generation of the redundant output signals begins synchronously. In addition, the timer module has provides a comparison of the redundant output signals by an EXOR logic operation and stores a result of the EXOR logic operation in a way that allows the result to be retained for an erroneous comparison until it is reset by an access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Stephen Schmitt, Juergen Hanisch
  • Patent number: 9367516
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a data processing system is configured to process data in multiple modules. The circuit arrangement is configured to provide a clock as well as a time base and/or a base of at least one further physical quantity for each of the multiple modules. The circuit arrangement also comprises a central routing unit, which is connected to several of the multiple modules. Via the central routing unit, the modules can periodically exchange data based on the time base and/or on the base of the at least one further physical quantity. The several modules are configured to process data independently of and in parallel to other modules of the several modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Ruben Bartholomae, Matthias Knauss, Stephen Schmitt, Thomas Wagner, Andreas Hempel, Dieter Thoss, Bernhard Mader, Achim Schaefer, Juergen Hanisch, Uwe Scheurer, Andreas Merker, Rolf Kurrer, Bernd Becker, Bernard Pawlok
  • Patent number: 9342096
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a data processing system is configured to process data in a plurality of modules. The circuit arrangement is configured such that each module is provided with at least one clock pulse, a time base and a base of at least one additional physical variable. The circuit arrangement also comprises a central routing unit to which the plurality of modules are coupled and via which the plurality of modules can periodically exchange data amongst themselves, based on the time base and/or the base of other physical variables. Each module is configured independently and parallel to other modules of the plurality of modules in order to process data. The circuit arrangement is employed in a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Ruben Bartholomae, Stephen Schmitt, Thomas Wagner, Andreas Hempel, Axel Aue, Dieter Thoss, Thomas Lindenkreuz, Achim Schaefer, Juergen Hanisch, Uwe Scheurer, Andreas Merker, Bernd Becker
  • Patent number: 9281803
    Abstract: A method and a circuit system for actuating a number of modules. The method is carried out using the circuit system, which implements a flexible trigger mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Stephen Schmitt, Juergen Hanisch
  • Patent number: 8750294
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for signal pick-up and signal generation and a method for operating this circuit arrangement. The circuit has at least one timer module for providing a time basis to a plurality of time control modules connected to it, and has a time routing unit, which is connected to it for the interconnection of the named modules and their signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Schmitt, Juergen Hanisch
  • Publication number: 20130227331
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a data processing system is configured to process data in a plurality of modules. The circuit arrangement is configured such that each module is provided with at least one clock pulse, a time base and a base of at least one additional physical variable. The circuit arrangement also comprises a central routing unit to which the plurality of modules are coupled and via which the plurality of modules can periodically exchange data amongst themselves, based on the time base and/or the base of other physical variables. Each module is configured independently and parallel to other modules of the plurality of modules in order to process data. The circuit arrangement is employed in a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Ruben Bartholomae, Stephen Schmitt, Thomas Wagner, Andreas Hempel, Axel Aue, Dieter Thoss, Thomas Lindenkreuz, Achim Schaefer, Juergen Hanisch, Uwe Scheurer, Andreas Merker, Bernd Becker
  • Patent number: 8464027
    Abstract: A programmable filter processor which is adaptable to different filtering algorithms, a plurality of different software algorithms being executable, the programmable filter processor including a logic unit which includes a plurality of pipeline stages; a first memory in which the software algorithms are stored; a second memory in which raw data and parameters for the different filter algorithms are stored; and an address generating unit which is controllable via a program counter, the address generating unit being developed to generate control commands for the second memory and the logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Schmitt, Juergen Mallok, Juergen Hanisch
  • Publication number: 20130140909
    Abstract: A method and a circuit system for actuating a number of modules. The method is carried out using the circuit system, which implements a flexible trigger mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Stephen Schmitt, Juergen Hanisch
  • Publication number: 20130141150
    Abstract: A method and a circuit configuration are provided for generating a multiphase PWM signal. For this purpose a number of PWM generators are provided, which respectively have one counter, two comparators and one state memory, each PWM generator outputting a PWM signal, which represents a phase of the multiphase PWM signal, the PWM generators being coupled with one another via multiplexers such that the counters of the PWM generators that are coupled with one another are clocked identically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Dieter Thoss, Stephen Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20130111189
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a data processing system is configured to process data in multiple modules. The circuit arrangement is configured to provide a clock as well as a time base and/or a base of at least one further physical quantity for each of the multiple modules. The circuit arrangement also comprises a central routing unit, which is connected to several of the multiple modules. Via the central routing unit, the modules can periodically exchange data based on the time base and/or on the base of the at least one further physical quantity. The several modules are configured to process data independently of and in parallel to other modules of the several modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Ruben Bartholomae, Matthias Knauss, Stephen Schmitt, Thomas Wagner, Andreas Hempel, Dieter Thoss, Bernhard Mader, Achim Schaefer, Juergen Hanisch, Uwe Scheurer, Andreas Merker, Rolf Kurrer, Bernd Becker, Bernard Pawlok
  • Publication number: 20130076397
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for a data processing system for predicting a coordinate for at least one operation to be carried out is provided, the prediction being connected to at least one input signal and being a function of a predefined first time value and at least one predefined first value which represents another physical variable. Upon each change of the at least one input signal, a second time value is calculated in each case from the first value, and to subtract the first time value from the second time value to form a third time value, and/or to calculate a second value from the first time value, and to subtract the first value from the second value to form a third value, in order to determine from the third time value and/or the third value a state in which the at least one operation is to be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Andreas Hempel, Dieter Thoss, Ruben Bartholomae, Stephen Schmitt, Andreas Merker
  • Publication number: 20130073256
    Abstract: In a timer module having at least two output channels, the at least two output channels are configurable in such a way that they generate redundant output signals, and the generation of the redundant output signals begins synchronously. In addition, the timer module has provides a comparison of the redundant output signals by an EXOR logic operation and stores a result of the EXOR logic operation in a way that allows the result to be retained for an erroneous comparison until it is reset by an access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Eberhard Boehl, Stephen Schmitt, Juergen Hanisch