Patents by Inventor Andreas John

Andreas John 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: 12123902
    Abstract: An antenna assembly for a transceiver having first antennas arranged on a circuit board, a transmitting and receiving circuit arranged on the circuit board. The first antennas are connected to the transmitting and receiving circuit. Second antennas and terminating resistors are arranged on the circuit board. Each second antenna is connected to one of the terminating resistors by means of a strip line. At least one first contact for measuring HF properties of one of the second antennas and/or at least one second contact for measuring HF properties of the terminating resistor connected to the measurement antenna is arranged on the circuit board. The strip line between the measurement antenna and the terminating resistor is disconnectable at a disconnection point, and the strip line forms, on the side of the disconnection point nearest the measurement antenna, a third contact for measuring the HF properties of the measurement antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Andreas John, Henrik Salheiser, Andreas Battray, Alessandro Vincente Ferrarotto
  • Patent number: 11873040
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring a steering system, in particular during an operation in a vehicle, in which method a load characteristic of at least one steering component of the steering system is determined and is evaluated in order to determine a stress and/or a state of the steering component. According to the disclosure, the load characteristic comprises at least one load on the steering component caused by an external application of force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas John, Michael Friedel, Stefan Kersten Weber, Susanne Meyer
  • Publication number: 20230261369
    Abstract: A radar sensor for reception of radar waves. The radar sensor includes at least one control unit and at least one circuit board. The at least one circuit board includes a substrate and a structure that is arranged on the substrate and has a multiplicity of metallization structures. The radar sensor is configured to be arranged on a radome in such a manner that the substrate is arranged on a side facing away from the radome and the structure is arranged between the radome and the substrate. The at least one control unit is arranged on a side of the substrate facing away from the radome and is in communicative connection with the at least one circuit board. At least one opening is made in the structure and only ambient medium is present between the radome and the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Andreas JOHN
  • Publication number: 20230009783
    Abstract: An antenna assembly for a transceiver having first antennas arranged on a circuit board, a transmitting and receiving circuit arranged on the circuit board. The first antennas are connected to the transmitting and receiving circuit. Second antennas and terminating resistors are arranged on the circuit board. Each second antenna is connected to one of the terminating resistors by means of a strip line. At least one first contact for measuring HF properties of one of the second antennas and / or at least one second contact for measuring HF properties of the terminating resistor connected to the measurement antenna is arranged on the circuit board. The strip line between the measurement antenna and the terminating resistor is disconnectable at a disconnection point, and the strip line forms, on the side of the disconnection point nearest the measurement antenna, a third contact for measuring the HF properties of the measurement antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Andreas JOHN, Henrik SALHEISER, Andreas BATRAY, Alessandro Vincente FERRAROTTO
  • Publication number: 20220135121
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring a steering system, in particular during an operation in a vehicle, in which method a load characteristic of at least one steering component of the steering system is determined and is evaluated in order to determine a stress and/or a state of the steering component. According to the disclosure, the load characteristic comprises at least one load on the steering component caused by an external application of force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas John, Michael Friedel, Stefan Kersten Weber, Susanne Meyer
  • Patent number: 10232738
    Abstract: A fastening device for a conductor rail and a contact line system having fastening devices to which the conductor rail is fastened. The fastening device is in the form of a plastic component. The plastic component has sliding jaws which enclose the conductor rail laterally and can be fixed in a position in which they enclose the fastening piece of the conductor rail from both sides. The fastening device can be produced inexpensively by methods known from plastic processing, for example injection molding methods. Further advantages arise from the fact that plastic material is an electrical insulator. In addition, the plastic material allows the conductor rail to be adjusted in a sliding manner in the fastening device before it is fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Rail Power Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas John
  • Patent number: 9991604
    Abstract: A radar sensor for emitting and/or receiving wave-shaped electromagnetic signals, having at least one housing and at least one absorber. The absorber is disposed inside the housing and a surface of the absorber has raised rib-like sections which are disposed adjacently to one another on the surface of the absorber. The absorber is an injection molded component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Andreas John, Dietmar Philipp
  • Patent number: 9651702
    Abstract: A coil arrangement for a magnetic sensor for detecting metallic objects in a subgrade, in particular structures made of concrete, brick, and wood, as well as a method for energizing and reading out this coil arrangement, is disclosed. The coil arrangement includes one or preferably two stacked outer main coils via which a perpendicular magnetomotive force of the subgrade is effected. Provided within the outer main coil(s) is, on the one hand, a quartet of a total of two pairs of parallel coils lying symmetrical to the axis of the main coil(s), via which a magnetomotive force penetration of the subgrade in two directions parallel to the subgrade surface is possible. To further improve the accuracy and reliability of localizing objects and estimating depth of cover, two pairs of smaller orthogonal coils each opposite from one another and also arranged symmetrically to the axis of the main coil(s) are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Gogolla, Christoph Wuersch, Andreas John
  • Publication number: 20160339800
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device 1 for a conductor rail 2 and to a contact line system having fastening devices 1 to which the conductor rail 2 is fastened. The fastening device according to the invention is characterised in that it is in the form of a plastics component. The plastics component of the fastening device according to the invention has sliding jaws 11, 12 which enclose the conductor rail 2 laterally and can be fixed in a position in which they enclose the fastening piece 3 of the conductor rail from both sides. The fastening device 1 can be produced inexpensively by methods known from plastics processing, for example injection moulding methods. Further advantages arise from the fact that plastics material is an electrical insulator. In addition, the plastics material allows the conductor rail 2 to be adjusted in a sliding manner in the fastening device 1 before it is fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas John
  • Publication number: 20160322712
    Abstract: A radar sensor for emitting and/or receiving wave-shaped electromagnetic signals, having at least one housing and at least one absorber. The absorber is disposed inside the housing and a surface of the absorber has raised rib-like sections which are disposed adjacently to one another on the surface of the absorber. The absorber is an injection molded component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas John, Dietmar Philipp
  • Patent number: 9165147
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are arranged for generating a digital image. The apparatus comprises an image generation unit for generating the digital image having a first security module adapted for cryptographically linking a first secret unambiguously identifying the first security module, and securely deposited therein, with the digital image such that the integrity of the digital image can be ascertained using the result of this cryptographic linkage. Further, the apparatus comprises a portable data carrier which can be introduced into the apparatus. The portable data carrier is furnished with a second security module which is adapted for cryptographically linking a second secret unambiguously identifying the portable data carrier, and securely deposited therein, with the digital image such that the identity of the portable data carrier can be ascertained using the result of this cryptographic linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Johne, Thomas Delonge
  • Patent number: 9103939
    Abstract: A method for detecting an electrically and/or magnetically conductive object in a vicinity of a sensor head of a device, having the following steps: emitting a transmitting signal into the surroundings, receiving a received signal as a function of the transmitting signal and the characteristics of the object and the surroundings, analyzing a response signal formed from the received signal. According to the invention, the detection is controlled by providing a class system having a number of classes, which differ from one another in at least one object and/or surroundings characteristic, and classifying instantaneous object and/or surroundings characteristics as a function of the analyzed response signal in a class of the class system, and predefining detection characteristics which are preset in the classified class, a further response signal being detected using the predefined detection characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Winter, Torsten Gogolla, Dietmar Schoenbeck, Andreas John, Christoph Wuersch
  • Publication number: 20140321640
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are arranged for generating a digital image. The apparatus comprises an image generation unit for generating the digital image having a first security module adapted for cryptographically linking a first secret unambiguously identifying the first security module, and securely deposited therein, with the digital image such that the integrity of the digital image can be ascertained using the result of this cryptographic linkage. Further, the apparatus comprises a portable data carrier which can be introduced into the apparatus. The portable data carrier is furnished with a second security module which is adapted for cryptographically linking a second secret unambiguously identifying the portable data carrier, and securely deposited therein, with the digital image such that the identity of the portable data carrier can be ascertained using the result of this cryptographic linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Johne, Thomas Delonge
  • Patent number: 8689009
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for accessing the mass memory of a data carrier with a mass memory and a chip. The data carrier has been or is personalized by an individual date of a use device which is or has already been stored in(to) the chip to a use device for accessing the data carrier, so that the data carrier can only be used with this use device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bräutigam, Andreas Johne
  • Publication number: 20130057249
    Abstract: A method for detecting an electrically and/or magnetically conductive object in a vicinity of a sensor head of a device, having the following steps: emitting a transmitting signal into the surroundings, receiving a received signal as a function of the transmitting signal and the characteristics of the object and the surroundings, analyzing a response signal formed from the received signal. According to the invention, the detection is controlled by providing a class system having a number of classes, which differ from one another in at least one object and/or surroundings characteristic, and classifying instantaneous object and/or surroundings characteristics as a function of the analyzed response signal in a class of the class system, and predefining detection characteristics which are preset in the classified class, a further response signal being detected using the predefined detection characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Winter, Torsten Gogolla, Dietmar Schoenbeck, Andreas John, Christoph Wuersch
  • Patent number: 8387472
    Abstract: A method for the detection of objects embedded in building structure subgrades such as cable, concrete reinforcing bars, conduit pipe and the like as well as a hand-operated sensor with an adaptive detection threshold operating according to the method, is disclosed. To reduce an over-detection with the adaptation of the detection threshold, a change in the direction of movement of the sensor being guided over the surface area is recorded with respect to an embedded object. The determination of a change in the direction of movement preferably takes place by measuring the sensor acceleration in two directions with respect to the embedded object. Corresponding speeds are computed at least as estimates from the acceleration values in order to generate a conclusion about a reversal of the direction of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Patrik Cipriano, Torsten Gogolla, Andreas John, Christoph Wuersch
  • Patent number: 8188025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to acidic sanitizing and/or cleaning compositions comprising a specific quaternary antimicrobial system consisting of C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl carboxylic acids, C5-C18 alkyl monocarboxylic acids, unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or unsaturated C4-dicarboxylic acids and additional inorganic or organic acids. The compositions of the present invention can be present in the form of concentrates and in the form of diluted use solutions. They can be used in a process for sanitizing and/or cleaning hard surfaces, preferably in a cleaning-in-place (CIP) and/or sanitize-in-place (SIP) process for cleaning and/or sanitizing plants in the food, dairy, beverage, brewery and soft drink industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Kany, Holger Theyssen, Andreas John, Mario Stanga, Franco Bruschi
  • Patent number: 8111010
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating device (BG) for lamps (LM), comprising an interface (IFi), by means of which the device (BG) may be provided with external dimming values. The device (BG) converts said provided external dimming values into internal dimming values on the basis of which the control of the connected lamps (LM) is achieved, the internal dimming values being of higher resolution than the external dimming values. According to the invention, the operating device (BG) is designed such that the conversion of the external dimming values into internal dimming values may be programmed. The operating device (BG) can particularly also be designed such that said conversion can be programmed with regard to the dynamics thereof. A programming can be provided by a time conversion relationship (linear, logarithmic or exponential time curve etc.) by means of which an internal dimming value corresponding to an external dimming value is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: TridonicAtco GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Zimmermann, Martin Hartmann, Andreas John, Falk Richter, Mathias Duenser
  • Publication number: 20110315834
    Abstract: A tripod (1) for the automatic height adjustment of a device (2) in a height direction (12), including a tripod head (3), tripod legs (4) that are connected to the tripod head (3), a receiver (9) to receive the device (2), and a guide (11) that is connected to the receiver (9) and that can be adjusted in the height direction (12), wherein an automatic height-adjuster (13) is provided for adjusting the height of the guide (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sasha Lukic, Manfred Ammann, Holger Max Emberger, Andreas Winter, Andreas John
  • Publication number: 20110182771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to acidic sanitizing and/or cleaning compositions comprising a specific quaternary antimicrobial system consisting of C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl carboxylic acids, C5-C18 alkyl monocarboxylic acids, unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or unsaturated C4-dicarboxylic acids and additional inorganic or organic acids. The compositions of the present invention can be present in the form of concentrates and in the form of diluted use solutions. They can be used in a process for sanitizing and/or cleaning hard surfaces, preferably in a cleaning-in-place (CIP) and/or sanitize-in-place (SIP) process for cleaning and/or sanitizing plants in the food, dairy, beverage, brewery and soft drink industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: DIVERSEY, INC.
    Inventors: Harry Kany, Holger Theyssen, Andreas John, Mario Stanga, Franco Bruschi