Patents by Inventor Bernd Gessner

Bernd Gessner 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: 7810389
    Abstract: In a method for transmitting data, the step of transmitting the data representing a measured pressure or pressure variation is repeated with a first repetition rate if no pressure variation has been detected or repeated with a second repetition rate if a specific pressure variation has been detected. The second repetition rate is higher than the first repetition rate. The different repetition frequencies can be used in a method for determining a tire position in a tire pressure measurement system to switch between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The method for determining a tire position evaluates the repetition rate between the received data packets of transmitted data and extracts a pressure variation out of the received data packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Austriamicrosystems AG
    Inventors: Manfred Brandl, Bernd Gessner, Teijo Viljanen
  • Publication number: 20080319701
    Abstract: In a method for transmitting data, the step of transmitting the data representing a measured pressure or pressure variation is repeated with a first repetition rate if no pressure variation has been detected or repeated with a second repetition rate if a specific pressure variation has been detected. The second repetition rate is higher than the first repetition rate. The different repetition frequencies can be used in a method for determining a tire position in a tire pressure measurement system to switch between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The method for determining a tire position evaluates the repetition rate between the received data packets of transmitted data and extracts a pressure variation out of the received data packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: AUSTRIAMICROSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Manfred Brandl, Bernd Gessner, Teijo Viljanen
  • Publication number: 20070146030
    Abstract: A flip-flop circuit arrangement having a total of four differential amplifiers (1, 2, 3, 4), which are connected to one another to produce a D flip-flop, is specified. According to the suggested principle, the two shared emitter nodes (E1, E2) of the differential amplifiers (1, 2, 3, 4) are connected via a switch pair (S1, S2) to supply potential and are activated by a differential input clock signal at a control input (CN, CP). The present flip-flop circuit is operable using especially low supply voltage (VCC) and is preferably suitable for constructing frequency dividers or shift registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hoss, Bernd Gessner