Patents by Inventor Edmund Ehrlich

Edmund Ehrlich 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: 10863467
    Abstract: A communication device having an antenna resonant circuit, an antenna driver which is configured to feed a carrier wave to the antenna resonant circuit, and a controller which is configured to detect that a synchronization period is imminent and is configured to control the antenna driver in such a way that the antenna driver feeds the inverted carrier wave to the antenna resonant circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Josef Gruber, Edmund Ehrlich, Matthias Emsenhuber, Juergen Hoelzl, Matthias Pichler
  • Publication number: 20200112932
    Abstract: A communication device having an antenna resonant circuit, an antenna driver which is configured to feed a carrier wave to the antenna resonant circuit, and a controller which is configured to detect that a synchronization period is imminent and is configured to control the antenna driver in such a way that the antenna driver feeds the inverted carrier wave to the antenna resonant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Josef Gruber, Edmund Ehrlich, Matthias Emsenhuber, Juergen Hoelzl, Matthias Pichler
  • Patent number: 8905310
    Abstract: A contactless device including a transmission antenna configured to transmit a transmission signal; a pickup antenna configured to detect a field generated by a pickup signal, which comprises a response signal transmitted from another contactless device and the transmission signal; and a cancellation circuit configured to subtract a voltage of the transmission antenna from a voltage of the pickup antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich, Matthias Emsenhuber
  • Patent number: 8792846
    Abstract: A demodulator includes a sampler configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency. The constant sampling frequency is equal to a carrier frequency of the modulated carrier signal with a tolerance of +/?1% of the carrier frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignees: Infineon Technologies AG, Technische Universitaet Graz
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich
  • Patent number: 8660487
    Abstract: A contactless device having an energy antenna configured to transmit/receive an energy signal; and a data antenna configured to transmit a data signal. Also, a method for transmitting a contactless signal including transmitting/receiving an energy signal from an energy antenna of a contactless device; and transmitting a data signal from a data antenna of the contactless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich, Matthias Emsenhuber
  • Patent number: 8625727
    Abstract: A demodulator includes a sampler and a trigger unit. The sampler is configured to sample a carrier signal based on a trigger signal to obtain a demodulated signal. The trigger unit is configured to detect a zero crossing of the carrier signal or an extreme value of an amplitude of the carrier signal. Further, the trigger unit is configured to provide the trigger signal based on the detected zero crossing or the detected extreme value, so that the carrier signal is sampled by the sampler with a predefined phase shift to the detected zero crossing or the detected extreme value. The predefined phase shift is larger than 30° plus an integer multiple of 90° and lower than 60° plus the same integer multiple of 90° in reference to the carrier signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich
  • Patent number: 8616456
    Abstract: A passive RFID transponder includes a coder and a modulator. The coder generates a digital coded data stream based on a digital data stream to be transmitted. The digital coded data stream includes an initialization bit sequence having a maximum data frequency of the digital coded data stream. Furthermore, the digital coded data stream changes its value at the latest after a predefined number of bits. The modulator modulates an amplitude of a carrier signal with the digital coded data stream to provide an amplitude-modulated coded signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20110243200
    Abstract: A demodulator includes a sampler and a trigger unit. The sampler is configured to sample a carrier signal based on a trigger signal to obtain a demodulated signal. The trigger unit is configured to detect a zero crossing of the carrier signal or an extreme value of an amplitude of the carrier signal. Further, the trigger unit is configured to provide the trigger signal based on the detected zero crossing or the detected extreme value, so that the carrier signal is sampled by the sampler with a predefined phase shift to the detected zero crossing or the detected extreme value. The predefined phase shift is larger than 30° plus an integer multiple of 90° and lower than 60° plus the same integer multiple of 90° in reference to the carrier signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20110244811
    Abstract: A demodulator includes a sampler configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency. The constant sampling frequency is equal to a carrier frequency of the modulated carrier signal with a tolerance of +/?1% of the carrier frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20110215158
    Abstract: A passive RFID transponder includes a coder and a modulator. The coder generates a digital coded data stream based on a digital data stream to be transmitted. The digital coded data stream includes an initialization bit sequence having a maximum data frequency of the digital coded data stream. Furthermore, the digital coded data stream changes its value at the latest after a predefined number of bits. The modulator modulates an amplitude of a carrier signal with the digital coded data stream to provide an amplitude-modulated coded signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20100311328
    Abstract: A contactless device having an energy antenna configured to transmit/receive an energy signal; and a data antenna configured to transmit a data signal. Also, a method for transmitting a contactless signal including transmitting/receiving an energy signal from an energy antenna of a contactless device; and transmitting a data signal from a data antenna of the contactless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich, Matthias Emsenhuber
  • Publication number: 20100243737
    Abstract: A contactless device including a transmission antenna configured to transmit a transmission signal; a pickup antenna configured to detect a field generated by a pickup signal, which comprises a response signal transmitted from another contactless device and the transmission signal; and a cancellation circuit configured to subtract a voltage of the transmission antenna from a voltage of the pickup antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Walter Kargl, Edmund Ehrlich, Matthias Emsenhuber