Patents by Inventor Andreas Gruhle

Andreas Gruhle 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: 20070042739
    Abstract: Mobile radio reception, in particular in motor vehicles, has the disadvantage in comparison to geographically fixed home reception, that line of sight contact with the transmitter rarely exists and the signal strength near the ground is significantly smaller than the signal strength for roof-top antennas. For minimizing these disturbances, antenna diversity systems were developed. A practical problem in the realization of antenna diversity systems is comprised therein, that the diversity circuits do not support a targeted selection of individual antennas so that the individual antennas following installation can be tested for their functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gruhle, Harmut Presting
  • Patent number: 7079039
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for and a process for testing electric motors, in particular fan motors, for functionality, wherein electromagnetic alternating fields produced by an electric motor are received by an antenna, wherein the received signals are analyzed for signal components in the frequency range of the rotation value of electric motors or their harmonics via an analysis unit, and wherein upon determination of functionality the results are indicated by an indicator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gruhle, Horst Kibbel
  • Publication number: 20040131194
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device and a process for testing for functionality of loudspeakers, in which the electro-magnetic alternating fields produced by the loudspeaker are received via an antenna, the received signals are evaluated for signal components in the transmission range of loudspeakers using a unit for analysis, and in the case of the existence of the functionality this is displayed using a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Gruhle, Host Kibbel, Marco Zeuner
  • Publication number: 20040124844
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for and a process for testing electric motors, in particular fan motors, for functionality, wherein electromagnetic alternating fields produced by an electric motor are received by an antenna, wherein the received signals are analyzed for signal components in the frequency range of the rotation value of electric motors or their harmonics via an analysis unit, and wherein upon determination of functionality the results are indicated by an indicator unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Gruhle, Horst Kibbel
  • Patent number: 6043517
    Abstract: A photodetector which can be operated in two wavelength ranges and is comprised of two detectors (A, B) arranged one on top of the other. A Si Schottky diode forms detector A which absorbs light in a region .lambda.<0.9 .mu.m. Longer-waved light (1 .mu.m<.lambda.<2 .mu.m) is absorbed in detector B which is comprised of an Si/SiGe pn-diode. To increase the efficiency, detector B is made with an integrated resonator. A further increase of the efficiency of the photodetector is accomplished through the mounting of a Bragg reflector on the absorbing layer of detector B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Presting, Ulf Konig, Andreas Gruhle
  • Patent number: 5587327
    Abstract: A process for preparing a bipolar transistor for very high frequencies is described, which is especially advantageous for the preparation of heterobipolar transistors and leads to components with low parasitic capacities and low base lead resistance. The process includes forming a structured first layer with collector zone and insulation areas surrounding the collector zone on a monocrystalline lead layer. A series of monocrystalline transistor layers are grown on the first layer over the collector zone by differential epitaxy and a series of polycrystalline layers is grown at the same time over the insulation areas. A series of polycrystalline layers is designed as a base lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignees: Daimler Benz AG, Temictelefunken Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Ulf Konig, Andreas Gruhle, Andreas Schuppen, Horst Kibbel, Harry Dietrich, Heinz-Achim Hefner
  • Patent number: 5424227
    Abstract: Manufacture of a semiconductor array of integrated silicon-germanium heterobipolar transistors having a silicon collector layer, a silicon-germanium base layer, a silicon emitter layer and a silicon emitter contact layer includes depositing in a single uninterrupted process and simultaneously doping the collector layer, the base layer, the emitter layer and the emitter contact layer. A base connection region is formed at the side of the base layer such that the intersection surfaces of the base/emitter/PN boundary layer and of the base/collector PN boundary layer with the surface of the semiconductor array are outside the silicon-germanium base layer. A silicon dioxide layer is formed by thermal oxidation over the entire exposed surface of the semiconductor array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignees: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Harry Dietrich, Andreas Gruhle