Patents by Inventor Thomas Wirth

Thomas Wirth 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: 11974307
    Abstract: In the field of wireless communication systems or networks, the design of resource pools as they may be used in sidelink communications among users of the wireless communication system, for example in V2X applications, is described. In particular, an improved resource pool design, for example for resource pools to be used in sidelink communications in V2X services in view of the advantages defined by the NR 5G standard, is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Roya Ebrahim Rezagah, Robin Thomas, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Eiko Seidel
  • Patent number: 11949519
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations, and one or more user devices, UEs. The base station transmits data to a UE being served by the base station, the data including control data and user data, the user data including at least first user data and second user data, the first user data associated with a first service and second data associated with second service, the first and second services having one or more different transmission requirements. Responsive to receiving in the control data a grant for a feedback transmission, the UE sends a feedback to the base station, the feedback indicating for one or more data blocks of the data a successful or non-successful reception at the UE. The control data includes a first downlink assignment index (DAI) associated with the first data, and a second DAI associated with the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Baris Göktepe, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl
  • Patent number: 11950326
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations, and a plurality of UEs for a sidelink communication using sidelink resources. The UEs includes a transmitting UE and a receiving UE using a subset of the sidelink resources of the wireless communication system. The receiving UE sends over the sidelink a sidelink feedback to the transmitting UE. The sidelink feedback indicates for a data transmission a successful or non-successful reception at the receiving UE. The transmitting UE reports the sidelink feedback to a base station. The base station provides to the transmitting UE, responsive to the sidelink feedback, sidelink resources for a possible retransmission of a data packet over the sidelink to the receiving UE. The reporting of the sidelink feedback to the base station by the transmitting UE is activated or deactivated responsive to one or more conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach, Roya Ebrahim Rezagah, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Robin Thomas, Baris Göktepe
  • Patent number: 11943158
    Abstract: A data communication apparatus, for transmitting one or more blocks of data within a frame including a two-dimensional grid of transmission symbol positions is configured to select a group of transmission symbol positions, which is a subset of the two-dimensional grid of transmission symbol positions, for a transmission of a data portion. The data communication apparatus is configured to select one or more reference symbol positions associated to the selected group of transmission symbol positions, out of a plurality of possibilities, based on an information describing a desired relative position of the reference symbol position with respect to the selected group of transmission symbol positions. Other apparatuses also use a flexible selection of transmission symbol positions and a flexible selection of reference symbol positions. A system, methods and computer programs are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Fehrenbach, Thomas Wirth, Baris Goektepe, Dennis Wieruch
  • Publication number: 20240097960
    Abstract: A user equipment, UE, for a wireless communication network, performs Semi-Persistent Scheduled, SPS, transmissions of messages using SPS, e.g., data or control messages, in the wireless communication network with a certain SPS interval and during a certain SPS overall time duration. The UE selects the certain SPS overall time duration for the certain SPS interval from one of a plurality of sets of SPS overall time durations, each set including a plurality of SPS overall time durations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sarun SELVANESAN, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Cornelius HELLGE, Roya EBRAHIM REZAGAH, Robin THOMAS, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL
  • Publication number: 20240098705
    Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system is describes. The wireless communication system includes one or more base stations and a plurality of user devices, UEs. The apparatus is configured to be connected to one or more UEs via a sidelink for a sidelink communication with the one or more UEs, the apparatus and the one or more UEs forming a group of UEs and using a set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs. In case a base station does not provide resource allocation configuration or assistance, the apparatus is configured to select resources from a set of resources provided by the wireless communication system so as to alter or completely change the set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Sarun SELVANESAN, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Robin THOMAS, Baris GÖKTEPE
  • Patent number: 11931185
    Abstract: In an embodiment a vital sign sensor includes an emitter component configured to emit light, a detector component configured to detect light, a first layer of a substantially transparent material, wherein the emitter component is embedded in the first layer, and a second layer of a light scattering material arranged on the first layer, wherein the second layer includes converter particles, and wherein the first layer and the second layer are surrounded by at least one wall of a reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Sergey Kudaev, Reiner Windisch, Dennis Sprenger, Ralph Wirth, Thomas Klafta
  • Patent number: 11933697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for closed sampling from filling plants comprising the following steps in: filling a sample quantity into a container (1) with a wall (3); applying a reinforcing element (20) to the container (1) with the wall; introducing a fracture point (22) into the wall of the container (1) in the area of the reinforcing element (20); introducing a sampling attachment (30) with hollow tube (40) into the wall of the container (1) in the area of the fracture point (22); filling a sample container (50) connected to the hollow tube (40) once or several times; removing the sample container (50) from the hollow tube (40) and closing the sample container (50); removing the sampling attachment (30) with hollow tube (40) from the container; and sealing the fracture point (22) of the container in the area of the reinforcing element (20). The subject matter of the invention is also a sampling device, in particular for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wirth, Tim Baatz, Georg Dziewas
  • Publication number: 20240080868
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system, is described. The UE may transmit and/or receive over a sidelink, SL, in the wireless communication system. Responsive to detecting one or more collisions on one or more resources used or reserved to be used by a further UE for one or more transmissions over the SL, the UE may transmit a collision indication, Cl, and an assistance information, like an assistance information message, AIM, the assistance information indicating one or more preferred and/or not preferred resources for a transmission by the further UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Sarun SELVANESAN, Baris GÖKTEPE, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE
  • Publication number: 20240063926
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an antenna and a transceiver. The transceiver transmits a first signal via the antenna, the first signal including a unique identification of the apparatus and a request for receive information about the first signal at a receiver. The transceiver receives from the receiver a second signal via the antenna, the second signal including first information about a direction of arrival (DoA) of the first signal at the receiver and second information indicative of a location of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Martin KURRAS, Lars THIELE, Thomas WIRTH, Marcus GROSSMANN
  • Patent number: 11910233
    Abstract: A user equipment for a mobile communication network is provided. The mobile communication network has a radio access network including a plurality of cells and being configured to serve the user equipment within a cell. To receive a data packet from the radio access network, the user equipment is configured to receive a plurality of different versions of the data packet transmitted by the radio access network to the user equipment in parallel via different physical resources. To provide a data packet to the radio access network, the user equipment is configured to provide a plurality of different versions of the data packet and to transmit the plurality of different versions of the data packet to the radio access network in parallel via different physical resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Cornelius Hellge, Eiko Seidel
  • Publication number: 20240039684
    Abstract: A user equipment is configured to operate in a wireless communications network being operated in a TDD scheme, the TDD scheme including a plurality of TDD-frames, each TDD-frame including a guard period arranged between a downlink symbol and an uplink symbol of the TDD-frame. The user equipment is configured to receive a first number of symbols during the guard period or is configured to transmit the uplink symbol and to transmit a second number of symbols previous to transmitting the uplink symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas FEHRENBACH, Lars THIELE, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas WIRTH
  • Publication number: 20240040463
    Abstract: Improvements and enhancements of the functionality of integrated access and backhaul, IAB, nodes, for a wireless communication network are described, which includes one or more base stations or integrated access and backhaul, IAB, donors, one or more IAB nodes, the IAB node connected, directly or via one or more further IAB nodes, to the IAB donor, and one or more user devices, UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas HAUSTEIN, Roya EBRAHIM REZAGAH, Thomas WIRTH, Jasmina MCMENAMY
  • Publication number: 20240039680
    Abstract: Transmitter of a (type a) user equipment, UE, wherein the transmitter is configured for a sidelink transmission without sidelink reception; wherein the transmitter is configured to perform random resource selection for the sidelink transmission in a resource pool with random resource selection enabled, wherein the random resource selection is limited to a resource pool with disabled physical sidelink feedback channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sarun SELVANESAN, Baris GOEKTEPE, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE
  • Patent number: 11889403
    Abstract: A base station for a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of logical radio access networks, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with a plurality of users to be served by the base station for accessing one or more of the logical radio access networks, and the base station is configured to selectively control the physical resources of the wireless communication network assigned to the logical radio access networks and/or to control access of the users or user groups to one or more of the logical radio access networks, wherein, during a first operation mode of the wireless communication network, the base station is configured to allow access of users or user groups of one or more of the logical radio access networks (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Lars Thiele, Cornelius Hellge, Eiko Seidel
  • Publication number: 20240031107
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system, is described, which skips a certain number of control channel monitoring occasions, MOs, like physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, MOs, or a physical sidelink control channel, PSCCH, MOs, in accordance with a certain control channel MO skipping pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Baris GÖKTEPE, Sarun SELVANESAN, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE
  • Publication number: 20240015851
    Abstract: A user device UE for a wireless communication with a plurality of wireless network elements includes a plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas are configured to form a plurality of spatial or directional beams. The user device is configured to provide simultaneously a plurality of independent wireless communication links using the plurality of spatial or directional beams, wherein the user device is configured to provide a first wireless communication link with a first wireless network element using a first spatial or directional beam and to provide a second wireless communication link with a second wireless network element using a second antenna beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Haustein, Thomas Wirth, Lars Thiele, Martin Kurras, Marcus Grossmann, Marco Breiling, Junyoung Nam
  • Publication number: 20240015796
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, is described. During a random access, RACH, procedure, the UE signals a type of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Fehrenbach, Baris Goktepe, Sarun Vanesan, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Cornelilus Hellge, Nithin Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11870631
    Abstract: A user equipment, UE, for a wireless communication network, performs Semi-Persistent Scheduled, SPS, transmissions of messages using SPS, e.g., data or control messages, in the wireless communication network with a certain SPS interval and during a certain SPS overall time duration. The UE selects the certain SPS overall time duration for the certain SPS interval from one of a plurality of sets of SPS overall time durations, each set including a plurality of SPS overall time durations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Roya Ebrahim Rezagah, Robin Thomas, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl
  • Patent number: 11864163
    Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system includes one or more base stations and a plurality of user devices, UEs. The apparatus is configured to be connected to one or more UEs via a sidelink for a sidelink communication with the one or more UEs, the apparatus and the one or more UEs forming a group of UEs and using a set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs. In case a base station does not provide resource allocation configuration or assistance, the apparatus is configured to select resources from a set of resources provided by the wireless communication system so as to alter or completely change the set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Robin Thomas, Baris Göktepe