Patents by Inventor Emil Knies

Emil Knies 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).

  • Device for actuating an actuator
    Patent number: 8358232
    Abstract: An apparatus for actuating an actuator having an energy storage for supplying the actuator, an integrated circuit for controlling the energy supply from the energy storage to the actuator and an antenna device. Additionally, an interface module that is configured as a separate unit relative to the integrated circuit is connected to the antenna device for the contactless transmission of energy for the energy storage and of data for a communication with the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finkenzeller, Emil Knies
  • DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20100014207
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for actuating an actuator (2). The inventive apparatus (1) has an energy storage (7) for supplying the actuator (2), an integrated circuit (6) for controlling the energy supply from the energy storage (7) to the actuator (2) and an antenna device (5). The inventive apparatus (1) is special in that to the antenna device (5) an interface module (4) that is configured as a separate unit relative to the integrated circuit (6) is connected for the contactless transmission of energy for the energy storage (7) and of data for a communication with the integrated circuit (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Klaus Finkenzeller, Emil Knies