Patents by Inventor Achim TRUTSCHEL-STEFAN

Achim TRUTSCHEL-STEFAN 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).

  • Network synchronization of a beam-hopping satellite system
    Patent number: 11817938
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for synchronizing a plurality of super frames to a beam switching time plan defining a plurality of dwell times, the beam switching time plan scheduling a switching between at least two beams which are transmitted using a high-altitude platform or a satellite, wherein each beam covers a respective service area so as to forward a respective data frame to the respective service area via the respective beam; wherein each super frame comprises a data frame to be forwarded by the satellite to the respective service area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., WORK MICROWAVE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Rohde, Rainer Wansch, Gerhard Mocker, Achim Trutschel-Stefan
  • Network Synchronization of a Beam-Hopping Satellite System
    Publication number: 20210175966
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for synchronizing a plurality of super frames to a beam switching time plan defining a plurality of dwell times, the beam switching time plan scheduling a switching between at least two beams which are transmitted using a high-altitude platform or a satellite, wherein each beam covers a respective service area so as to forward a respective data frame to the respective service area via the respective beam; wherein each super frame comprises a data frame to be forwarded by the satellite to the respective service area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Christian ROHDE, Rainer WANSCH, Gerhard MOCKER, Achim TRUTSCHEL-STEFAN