Patents by Inventor Clemens Rheinfelder

Clemens Rheinfelder 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).

  • Publication number: 20220320717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active antenna system. The system has a plurality of antennas (2) and a radio equipment (3) connected to the antennas (2) and being located adjacent to the antennas (2). This radio equipment (3) comprises for each antenna (2) a separate transceiver module (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Michael Tauber
  • Patent number: 11374308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active antenna system. The system has a plurality of antennas (2) and a radio equipment (3) connected to the antennas (2) and being located adjacent to the antennas (2). This radio equipment (3) comprises for each antenna (2) a separate transceiver module (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PEGASUS TELECOM HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Michael Tauber
  • Publication number: 20210013592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active antenna system. The system has a plurality of antennas (2) and a radio equipment (3) connected to the antennas (2) and being located adjacent to the antennas (2). This radio equipment (3) comprises for each antenna (2) a separate transceiver module (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Michael Tauber
  • Patent number: 10700419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active antenna system comprising a plurality of antennas (2), a radio equipment (3) connected to the antennas (2) and being located adjacent to the antennas (2), wherein the radio equipment (3) comprises for each antenna (2) a separate transceiver module (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Global Invest Properties Holding AG
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Michael Tauber
  • Publication number: 20200158863
    Abstract: A sensor system for a vehicle and a method for analysing the data from the sensor system is taught. The sensor system comprises at least two radar sensor arrays mounted on a portion of the vehicle and an analysis system receiving data from the at least two radar sensor arrays. The analysis system is adapted to generate an assessment threat from the data. The radar sensor arrays can be mounted in other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Hohla, Clemens Rheinfelder
  • Patent number: 10283848
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an active antenna system which is flexibly configurable and efficient in operation. According to a first aspect of the present invention an active antenna system comprises a radio equipment having a plurality of transceiver modules, each transceiver module being connected to at least one antenna, and a radio equipment control unit having a hub being connected to the transceiver modules via an antenna interconnect. The hub is embodied for receiving base band signals via the antenna interconnect from the transceiver modules and to extract channel signals from the received base band signals. As the hub is arranged in the radio equipment control unit which is part of a base station the base band signals are transmitted to the radio equipment control unit without extracting the channel signals. This allows easily to distribute the base band signals on several data connections, particularly several antenna cables, of one antenna interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Global Invest Properties Holding AG
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Michael Tauber
  • Publication number: 20180366815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active antenna system comprising a plurality of antennas (2), a radio equipment (3) connected to the antennas (2) and being located adjacent to the antennas (2), wherein the radio equipment (3) comprises for each antenna (2) a separate transceiver module (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Michael Tauber
  • Publication number: 20160329631
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an active antenna system which is flexibly configurable and efficient in operation. According to a first aspect of the present invention an active antenna system comprises a radio equipment having a plurality of transceiver modules, each transceiver module being connected to at least one antenna, and a radio equipment control unit having a hub being connected to the transceiver modules via an antenna interconnect. The hub is embodied for receiving base band signals via the antenna interconnect from the transceiver modules and to extract channel signals from the received base band signals. As the hub is arranged in the radio equipment control unit which is part of a base station the base band signals are transmitted to the radio equipment control unit without extracting the channel signals. This allows easily to distribute the base band signals on several data connections, particularly several antenna cables, of one antenna interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Edelbert Häfele, Michael Tauber
  • Patent number: 8711903
    Abstract: Antenna system connectable to a base station, the antenna system comprising a digital radio unit connectable to at least one antenna element, wherein the digital radio unit comprises: at least one micro radio for receiving/sending digital radio signals having a digital down-converter/a digital up-converter and a digital signal converter. The at least one micro radio converts the digital radio signals to analogue RF (radio frequency) signals and vice versa. The at least one micro radio has at least one hub for processing digital radio signals and control signals and for routing said digital radio signals and control signals via at least one serial link and at least one interface. The at least one serial link is provided between the at least one hub and the at least one micro radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Ingeborg Sigrid Ilse-Dore Korte-Gericke
  • Patent number: 8300724
    Abstract: Digital Transceiver (DTRX) usable in a radio communications systems for transmitting and receiving digital base-band signals, wherein the DTRX (300) comprises: at least one digital up-converter (DUC) (310) for transmitting digital base-band signals and at least one digital down-converter for receiving digital base-band signals. In one aspect of the teachings disclosed herein the DUC (310) comprises at least two over-sampling units (314, 315), at least one quadrature modulation unit (340), and at least one time-discrete sigma delta band-pass modulator (318). The digital down-converter comprises at least one quadrature demodulation unit (360), at least two decimator units (356,357), and at least two sub-sampling units (354, 355). The digital base-band signal comprises an in-phase component (I-signal) and a quadrature component (Q-signal).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Ubidyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Werner Korte, Ingeborg Sigrid Ilse-Dore Korte-Gericke, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7825842
    Abstract: A digital sigma-delta modulator (100) for modulating a digital input signal (x) is described. The digital sigma-delta modulator (100) comprises a quantizer (115) for quantizing an input signal (s) and producing a quantized output signal (y) at a first output (110) and an error output signal (?q) at a second output (165), at least one feedback loop (120, 125) connected to an input adder (140) and the first outputs (110) and the second output (165) of the quantizer (115) and a feedback filter (130, 135) in the at least one feedback loop (120, 125). The input adder (140) produces the sum signal (s) by adding the digital input signal (x) at an input (105) and output signals of the at least one feedback loop filters (130,135).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ubidyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Werner Korte, Ingeborg Sigrid Ilse-Dore Korte-Gericke, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20090252206
    Abstract: Digital Transceiver (DTRX) usable in a radio communications systems for transmitting and receiving digital base-band signals, wherein the DTRX (300) comprises: at least one digital up-converter (DUC) (310) for transmitting digital base-band signals and at least one digital down-converter for receiving digital base-band signals. In one aspect of the teachings disclosed herein the DUC (310) comprises at least two over-sampling units (314, 315), at least one quadrature modulation unit (340), and at least one time-discrete sigma delta band-pass modulator (318). The digital down-converter comprises at least one quadrature demodulation unit (360), at least two decimator units (356,357), and at least two sub-sampling units (354, 355). The digital base-band signal comprises an in-phase component (I-signal) and a quadrature component (Q-signal).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Werner Korte, Ingeborg Sigrid Ilse-Dore Korte-Gericke
  • Publication number: 20090252205
    Abstract: Antenna system connectable to a base station, the antenna system comprising a digital radio unit connectable to at least one antenna element, wherein the digital radio unit comprises: at least one micro radio for receiving/sending digital radio signals having a digital down-converter/a digital up-converter and a digital signal converter. The at least one micro radio converts the digital radio signals to analogue RF (radio frequency) signals and vice versa. The at least one micro radio has at least one hub for processing digital radio signals and control signals and for routing said digital radio signals and control signals via at least one serial link and at least one interface. The at least one serial link is provided between the at least one hub and the at least one micro radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Werner Korte, Ingeborg Sigrid Ilse-Dore Korte-Gericke
  • Publication number: 20090237284
    Abstract: A digital sigma-delta modulator (100) for modulating a digital input signal (x) is described. The digital sigma-delta modulator (100) comprises a quantizer (115) for quantizing an input signal (s) and producing a quantized output signal (y) at a first output (110) and an error output signal (?q) at a second output (165), at least one feedback loop (120, 125) connected to an input adder (140) and the first outputs (110) and the second output (165) of the quantizer (115) and a feedback filter (130, 135) in the at least one feedback loop (120, 125). The input adder (140) produces the sum signal (s) by adding the digital input signal (x) at an input (105) and output signals of the at least one feedback loop filters (130,135).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Clemens Rheinfelder, Werner Korte, Ingeborg Sigrid Ilse-Dore Korte-Gericke