Patents by Inventor Benjamin Bien

Benjamin Bien 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: 9425506
    Abstract: A multi-beam shape supplementary device for an antenna system for mobile communications includes a site-sharing adapter in the form of a primary adapter. The site-sharing adapter comprises at least two primary terminals for connecting at least two primary control apparatuses. The plug and/or terminal configuration or terminal occupation at the primary terminals are terminal-compatible with the terminals on the coupling terminal side of the site-sharing adapter. The pin or socket terminals provided for the bidirectional signal transmission in the site-sharing adapter are connected to a terminal pin or a terminal socket, provided for the bidirectional signal transmission, of the coupling terminal so as to form a bidirectional signal transmission path. The bidirectional transmission path is configured in such a way that the differentiated communications signals at the at least two primary terminals are converted into frequency-modulated signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: KATHREIN-WERKE KG
    Inventors: Lars Zimmermann, Benjamin Bien, Markus Mohr, Tobias Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9177184
    Abstract: An improved beam shape control device, and more particularly an improved antenna comprising a beam shape control device, is distinguished by the fact that the beam shape control device (RET, M-RET) comprises reading electronics with an RFID receiving antenna and/or writing electronics with an RFID transmitting antenna, by means of which antenna-specific data can be read from an RFID tag positioned in the region of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KATHREIN-WERKE KG
    Inventors: Klaus Prassberger, Benjamin Bien, Markus Mohr
  • Publication number: 20140306007
    Abstract: An improved beam shape control device, and more particularly an improved antenna comprising a beam shape control device, is distinguished by the fact that the beam shape control device (RET, M-RET) comprises reading electronics with an RFID receiving antenna and/or writing electronics with an RFID transmitting antenna, by means of which antenna-specific data can be read from an RFID tag positioned in the region of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Klaus Prassberger, Benjamin Bien, Markus Mohr
  • Publication number: 20140022124
    Abstract: An improved multi-beam shape supplementary device, more particularly for mobile radio antenna systems, is distinguished, inter alia, by the following features: the multi-beam shape supplementary device comprises a site sharing adapter (A) in the form of a primary adapter (PA), the site sharing adapter (A) has at least two primary connections (A1, A2, A3) for connecting at least two primary control units, the plug and/or connection configuration or connection assignment at the primary connections (A1, A2, A3) are connection-compatible with the connections on the coupling connection side (KoAn) of the site sharing adapter (A), the pin or socket connections (14; 3, 5) provided for the bidirectional signal transmission in the site sharing adapter (A) are connected to a connection pin or a connection socket (3)—provided for the bidirectional signal transmission—of the coupling connection (KoAn) with the formation of a bidirectional signal transmission path, and the bidirectional transmission path is designed such
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: KATHREIN-WERKE KG
    Inventors: Lars Zimmermann, Benjamin Bien, Markus Mohr, Tobias Hoffmann