Patents by Inventor Benedikt Sanftl

Benedikt Sanftl 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: 12174293
    Abstract: A low phase noise radar system is disclosed. The system has a signal generator having a stable oscillator that outputs a first lower-frequency signal, a direct digital synthesis circuit that outputs an analog waveform, and a mixer to receive the first lower-frequency signal, and the analog waveform, the mixer to mix the first lower-frequency signal and the analog waveform to generate a signal generator output signal. The system further includes an up converter coupled with the signal generator to filter and to increase frequencies of the signal generator output signal to generate a filtered and frequency multiplied signal to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Benedikt Sanftl, Florian von Detten, Richard Koerber, Felix Hoehne, Markus Klose, Mehmet Serhat Ay, Gustavo Adolfo Guarin Aristizabal
  • Publication number: 20240357782
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to systems and methods for shielding electric circuits from electromagnetic radiation or radio waves. The systems and methods include, for example, a shield having a body with a top portion and a plurality of side portions extending therefrom. The side portions include one or more extensions acting as spring contacts or spring elements and one or more gaps therebetween. The extensions are, for example, either individually or as a group flexible in that they can compress, bend, or otherwise deform under force thus having a spring characteristic that compensates for PCB irregularities (e.g., warping, bending, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian MANN, Mathias SATTLER, Kilian STACH, Bruno Alexander GRAF, Javier Abraham MARTO SAAVEDRA, Benedikt SANFTL
  • Patent number: 12100897
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology provide solutions for splitting power between different parts of a waveguide. Features inside of a waveguide may include an input and interconnected vertical and horizontal hollow spaces (i.e. channels). Other features may include structures (i.e. septum features) that reflect a portion of electromagnetic energy moving in a channel and may allow another portion of that electromagnetic (EM) energy to pass around those septum features. A horizontal channel of a waveguide may lead to several vertical channel of the waveguide and the septum features may reflect EM energy toward one particular vertical channel such that an amount of EM energy output from that particular vertical channel may be increased as compared to amounts of EM energy output from other vertical channels of the waveguide. Geometries of the waveguide features may focus emitted EM energy by splitting the EM energy into several different parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Sebastian Mann, Benedikt Sanftl
  • Publication number: 20240069158
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to a radar sensor system including a signal generator that generates a clock signal, start of modulation signal, and local oscillator signal. The radar sensor system includes first and second radar chips. The first radar chip synchronizes a first clock engine in frequency based on the clock signal and the first clock engine in time based on the start of the modulation signal. The first radar chip provides a first radar signal based on the local oscillator signal; the first radar signal is synchronized with the first clock engine. The second radar chip synchronizes the second clock engine in frequency based on the clock signal and the second clock engine in time based on the start of modulation signal. The second radar chip provides a second radar signal based on the local oscillator signal; the second radar signal is synchronized with the second clock engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Gustavo Adolfo Guarín Aristizabal, Benedikt Sanftl, Felix Hoehne, Richard Johann Körber, Bernhart Pelger-Alzner, Markus Klose, Johannes Grüner
  • Publication number: 20230318200
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology provide solutions for splitting power between different parts of a waveguide. Features inside of a waveguide may include an input and interconnected vertical and horizontal hollow spaces (i.e. channels). Other features may include structures (i.e. septum features) that reflect a portion of electromagnetic energy moving in a channel and may allow another portion of that electromagnetic (EM) energy to pass around those septum features. A horizontal channel of a waveguide may lead to several vertical channel of the waveguide and the septum features may reflect EM energy toward one particular vertical channel such that an amount of EM energy output from that particular vertical channel may be increased as compared to amounts of EM energy output from other vertical channels of the waveguide. Geometries of the waveguide features may focus emitted EM energy by splitting the EM energy into several different parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Sebastian Mann, Benedikt Sanftl
  • Publication number: 20230314600
    Abstract: A low phase noise radar system is disclosed. The system has a signal generator having a stable oscillator that outputs a first lower-frequency signal, a direct digital synthesis circuit that outputs an analog waveform, and a mixer to receive the first lower-frequency signal, and the analog waveform, the mixer to mix the first lower-frequency signal and the analog waveform to generate a signal generator output signal. The system further includes an up converter coupled with the signal generator to filter and to increase frequencies of the signal generator output signal to generate a filtered and frequency multiplied signal to be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Benedikt Sanftl, Florian von Detten, Richard Koerber, Felix Hoehne, Markus Klose, Mehmet Serhat Ay, Gustavo Adolfo Guarin Aristizabal
  • Publication number: 20220278538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charging system (1) comprising a mobile electrical device (2) and a charging apparatus (3) for charging a battery pack (7) of the mobile device (2) and/or for transmitting data between the charging apparatus (3) and the mobile device (2). The charging apparatus (3) has an insertion opening (9) for inserting an insertion portion (10) of the mobile device (2) into a charging tray (11) of the charging apparatus (3) in order to establish an electrical connection between the charging apparatus (3) and the mobile device (2). According to the invention, the charging tray (11) tapers from the insertion opening (9) in order to orient the insertion portion (10) of the mobile device (2) in the charging tray (11) during insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Kainzmaier, Markus Schichl, Toni Scheuerlein, Folke Michelmann, Benedikt Sanftl, Niklas Voelker, Timo Bunk, Simon Huber