Patents by Inventor CHRISTIAN MORHART

CHRISTIAN MORHART 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: 10615830
    Abstract: The application relates to a device and to a method for detecting a Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) signal in a motor vehicle, in particular having a module with a “C2X” communication system and/or “Car2Car” communication system of a motor vehicle, wherein after amplitude demodulation of a received signal, one or more properties of the received signal are examined by a protocol detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Morhart, Thomas Georgi, Andre Merten, Christian Kursawe, Christian Fruth
  • Patent number: 10595220
    Abstract: A method for testing a vehicle-to-X communication module by means of a diagnostic device as well as an associated vehicle-to-X communication module and an associated diagnostic device. During a test mode messages are exchanged between the vehicle-to-X communication module and the diagnostic device, and evaluated in order to detect errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Morhart, Marc Menzel
  • Patent number: 10436621
    Abstract: Detection for localizing at least one particle moving in a flow includes emitting a transmission signal by a transmitter, and receiving a reflected reception signal. The reflected reception signal is frequency and phase modulated in comparison with the transmission signal. The reflected reception signal is convolved with at least one kernel representative of a conjugate estimated channel pulse response. A reconstructed particle position function is formed, and the position of the particle is determined from the reconstructed particle position function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Hackstein, Christian Morhart, Florian Poprawa, Andreas Ziroff, Dominik Zoeke
  • Patent number: 10205249
    Abstract: A diversified antenna system is suitable for vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The antenna system has a first antenna arrangement and a directional antenna arrangement. The first antenna arrangement has a blind spot from which it cannot receive a signal. The directional antenna arrangement is configured to receive signals from the blind spot of the first antenna arrangement. A vehicle is provided with such an antenna system and communication is effected between vehicles or between vehicles and infrastructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Owen, Christian Morhart
  • Patent number: 10136398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication systems for a motor vehicle. In some embodiments, a communication device may provide, for example, car-to-car communication (vehicle-to-vehicle communication). A communication system for a motor vehicle, the system may include: a transceiver unit for generating transmission signals where at least two of the transmission signals differ in their signal power; a cable to transmit the transmission signals to an antenna via a controllable amplifier device; a power detector device capturing a respective power value correlated with a power of the transmission signals at a tapping point between the cable and the antenna; and a control device controlling the amplifier device on the basis of the captured power values. The transceiver device generates at least one of the transmission signals with a predetermined reference power. A reference value describing the reference power is permanently predefined in the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Morhart, Richard Owen
  • Publication number: 20180279141
    Abstract: A method for testing a vehicle-to-X communication module by means of a diagnostic device as well as an associated vehicle-to-X communication module and an associated diagnostic device. During a test mode messages are exchanged between the vehicle-to-X communication module and the diagnostic device, and evaluated in order to detect errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Christian Morhart, Marc Menzel
  • Publication number: 20180270768
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication systems for a motor vehicle. In some embodiments, a communication device may provide, for example, car-to-car communication (vehicle-to-vehicle communication). A communication system for a motor vehicle, the system may include: a transceiver unit for generating transmission signals where at least two of the transmission signals differ in their signal power; a cable to transmit the transmission signals to an antenna via a controllable amplifier device; a power detector device capturing a respective power value correlated with a power of the transmission signals at a tapping point between the cable and the antenna; and a control device controlling the amplifier device on the basis of the captured power values. The transceiver device generates at least one of the transmission signals with a predetermined reference power. A reference value describing the reference power is permanently predefined in the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Morhart, Richard Owen
  • Publication number: 20180198477
    Abstract: The application relates to a device and to a method for detecting a Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) signal (C2C-201) in a motor vehicle (201; 202), in particular having a module (C2x-Syst, Det) comprising a “C2X” communication system and/or “Car2Car” communication system (C2x-Syst) of a motor vehicle (201), wherein after amplitude demodulation (ADM) of a received (ANT) signal (C2C-201), one or more properties (E1-E7) of the received (ANT) signal (C2C-201) are examined by a protocol detector (uP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Christian MORHART, Thomas GEORGI, Andre MERTEN, Christian KURSAWE, Christian FRUTH
  • Patent number: 9958401
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a device and a method for determining at least one concentration of coal particles in a gas flow flowing through a channel, wherein at least part of the gas flow having coal particles contained therein is measured by at least one microwave sensor and at least one measurement signal characterizing the concentration of the coal particles is provided, wherein an autocorrelation function of the measurement signal is determined and at least one distance value characterizing a distance of a point of the gas flow belonging to the concentration from the microwave sensor is determined in dependence on the autocorrelation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Hackstein, Christian Morhart, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Florian Poprawa, Andreas Ziroff
  • Publication number: 20160377466
    Abstract: Detection for localizing at least one particle moving in a flow includes emitting a transmission signal by a transmitter, and receiving a reflected reception signal. The reflected reception signal is frequency and phase modulated in comparison with the transmission signal. The reflected reception signal is convolved with at least one kernel representative of a conjugate estimated channel pulse response. A reconstructed particle position function is formed, and the position of the particle is determined from the reconstructed particle position function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Holger Hackstein, Christian Morhart, Florian Poprawa, Andreas Ziroff, Dominik Zoeke
  • Publication number: 20160069822
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a device and a method for determining at least one concentration of coal particles in a gas flow flowing through a channel, wherein at least part of the gas flow having coal particles contained therein is measured by at least one microwave sensor and at least one measurement signal characterizing the concentration of the coal particles is provided, wherein an autocorrelation function of the measurement signal is determined and at least one distance value characterizing a distance of a point of the gas flow belonging to the concentration from the microwave sensor is determined in dependence on the autocorrelation function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Holger Hackstein, Christian Morhart, Dominikus Joachim Müller, Florian Poprawa, Andreas Ziroff
  • Publication number: 20150380807
    Abstract: A diversified antenna system is suitable for vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The antenna system has a first antenna arrangement and a directional antenna arrangement. The first antenna arrangement has a blind spot from which it cannot receive a signal. The directional antenna arrangement is configured to receive signals from the blind spot of the first antenna arrangement. A vehicle is provided with such an antenna system and communication is effected between vehicles or between vehicles and infrastructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: RICHARD OWEN, CHRISTIAN MORHART