Patents by Inventor Christian Ening

Christian Ening 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: 7375626
    Abstract: The arrangement of a magnetic coupling coil (2) and a transponder circuit (1) on a vehicle wheel (5) allows wireless data communication with an interrogation circuit (3) arranged on a fixed structure of the vehicle on which the wheel is mounted so as to be able to rotate about at least one rotational axis (9). The magnetic coupling coil is mounted coaxially to the rotational axis of the wheel and defines a closed loop. This coupling coil acts as an inductive coupling interface between an antenna coil (10) of the transponder and an excitation coil (4) of the interrogation circuit. This magnetic coupling coil comprises a loop portion (2?) oriented such that the magnetic field (11?) in the magnetic coupling coil, which is induced by a primary magnetic field (8) generated by the interrogation circuit excitation coil, is directed in this loop portion in a substantially perpendicular direction to the primary magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Sokymat Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Ening
  • Publication number: 20060049928
    Abstract: The arrangement of a magnetic coupling coil (2) and a transponder circuit (1) on a vehicle wheel (5) allows wireless data communication with an interrogation circuit (3) arranged on a fixed structure of the vehicle on which the wheel is mounted so as to be able to rotate about at least one rotational axis (9). The magnetic coupling coil is mounted coaxially to the rotational axis of the wheel and defines a closed loop. This coupling coil acts as an inductive coupling interface between an antenna coil (10) of the transponder and an excitation coil (4) of the interrogation circuit. This magnetic coupling coil comprises a loop portion (2?) oriented such that the magnetic field (11?) in the magnetic coupling coil, which is induced by a primary magnetic field (8) generated by the interrogation circuit excitation coil, is directed in this loop portion in a substantially perpendicular direction to the primary magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Christian Ening