Patents by Inventor Franz Michael Darrer
Franz Michael Darrer 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).
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Patent number: 10921206Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus which has, among other things, a MEMS device with a first measurement arrangement for capturing a measurement variable (X1) based on a physical variable, which has a useful variable component (N1) and a first disturbance variable component (Z1), and a second measurement arrangement for capturing a second disturbance variable component (Z2). The apparatus furthermore has a disturbance compensation circuit which is configured to combine the second disturbance variable component (Z2) and the measurement variable (X1) with one another and to obtain a disturbance-compensated measurement variable (Xcomp). The MEMS device is arranged in a housing, wherein the MEMS device is in immediate mechanical contact with the housing by way of at least 50% of a MEMS device surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Benjamin Kollmitzer, Franz Michael Darrer, Philipp Greiner, Marcus Edward Hennecke, Walter Schuchter, Christoph Steiner
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Publication number: 20210041539Abstract: A method for determining malfunction is provided. The method includes receiving a 1D or 2D luminance image of a scene from a time-of-flight based 3D-camera. The luminance image includes one or more pixels representing intensities of background light received by an image sensor of the 3D-camera. The method further includes receiving a 2D optical image of the scene from an optical 2D-camera and comparing the luminance image to the optical image. If the luminance image does not match the optical image, the method additionally includes determining malfunction of one of the 3D-camera and the 2D-camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael DARRER, Martin GRAEFLING, Boris KIRILLOV, Stefan MENDEL, Christoph STEINER
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Publication number: 20200386867Abstract: There are disclosed techniques for laser scanning control. A system includes control equipment to perform a coordinated scanning control by controlling: a mirror driver, to drive a mirror along desired mirror positions through a motion mirror control signal; and a laser driver, to generate laser light pulses to be impinged onto the mirror at the desired mirror positions through a pulse trigger control signal. The control equipment includes a motion estimator to provide estimated motion information based on feedback motion measurement(s), to generate the pulse trigger control signal by adapting a desired scheduling, for triggering the laser light pulses, to the estimated motion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael DARRER, David BRUNNER, Georg SCHITTER, Han Woong YOO
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Publication number: 20200379093Abstract: A receiver for a light detection and ranging system includes detecting elements, each configured to convert light into an analog detection signal. The receiver includes a first converting element configured to provide a first digital detection signal in response to a first analog detection signal. The first converting element is configured to use a first number of bits to represent the first analog detection signal. The receiver includes a second converting element configured to provide a second digital detection signal. The second converting element is configured to use a second number of bits to represent the second analog detection signal. The second number of bits is greater than the first number of bits. The receiver comprises a processing module configured to determine a first parameter of an object using the first digital detection signal and a second parameter of the object using the second digital detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Stefan MENDEL, Franz Michael DARRER, Thomas GIGL, Michiel HELSLOOT, Boris KIRILLOV, Francesco SECLI, Christoph STEINER
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Patent number: 10768410Abstract: A device is provided for detecting and/or regulating an amplitude of an oscillation of an oscillatory body about an oscillation axis, wherein a change in a capacitance between at least one electrode of the oscillatory body and a stationary electrode takes place during the oscillation of the oscillatory body. The device comprises a detection circuit for detecting a signal representing a measure of the change in capacitance; and an evaluation circuit for determining information from the signal, wherein the evaluation circuit is designed to calculate the amplitude of the oscillation of the oscillatory body from the determined information and an ascertained period of the oscillation of the oscillatory body and/or to regulate the amplitude of the oscillation of the oscillatory body using the determined information and the ascertained period of the oscillation of the oscillatory body.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Christoph Steiner, Stephan Gerhard Albert, Franz Michael Darrer, Marcus Edward Hennecke, Hendrikus Van Lierop, Thomas Thurner
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Patent number: 10619992Abstract: Embodiments provide a device, a tire pressure measurement system, a tire, a method and a computer program to obtain information indicating a tread depth of the tire. The device to obtain information indicating a tread depth of a tire of a vehicle comprises a transducer to provide acoustical signals based on electrical signals and vice versa. The device further comprises a control unit, which is coupled to the transducer. The control unit is configured to provide the transducer with a first electrical signal based on which the transducer provides an acoustical transmit signal. The control unit is further configured to obtain a second electrical signal from the transducer. The second electrical signal is based on a reflected version of the acoustical transmit signal. The control unit is further configured to process the second electrical signal to obtain information indicating the tread depth of the tire.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Franz Michael Darrer
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Publication number: 20200070595Abstract: Embodiments provide a tire pressure measurement device that includes an electromechanical transducer configured to convert mechanical energy from tire deformation of a tire into electrical energy for powering the tire pressure measurement device; and an energy harvesting circuit configured to receive and store the electrical energy from the electromechanical transducer, where the energy harvesting circuit is further configured to supply the stored electrical energy to the tire pressure measurement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael DARRER, Walter SCHUCHTER
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Patent number: 10560018Abstract: Devices and methods are provided related to modulated power supplies. The device includes an inductor. When a load is to be supplied with power, a terminal of the inductor is coupled to the load. When the load is not to be supplied with power, terminals of the inductor may be coupled with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignees: Infineon Technologies AG, pmdtechnotogies agInventors: Christoph Unterrieder, Franz Michael Darrer, Stefano Marsili
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Publication number: 20200018948Abstract: A device is provided for detecting and/or regulating an amplitude of an oscillation of an oscillatory body about an oscillation axis, wherein a change in a capacitance between at least one electrode of the oscillatory body and a stationary electrode takes place during the oscillation of the oscillatory body. The device comprises a detection circuit for detecting a signal representing a measure of the change in capacitance; and an evaluation circuit for determining information from the signal, wherein the evaluation circuit is designed to calculate the amplitude of the oscillation of the oscillatory body from the determined information and an ascertained period of the oscillation of the oscillatory body and/or to regulate the amplitude of the oscillation of the oscillatory body using the determined information and the ascertained period of the oscillation of the oscillatory body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Christoph Steiner, Stephan Gerhard Albert, Franz Michael Darrer, Marcus Edward Hennecke, Hendrikus Van Lierop, Thomas Thurner
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Patent number: 10500907Abstract: Embodiments provide a tire pressure measurement device, an integrated circuit, a printed circuit board, a method and a computer program to receive data. The tire pressure measurement device includes a first receiver configured to receive a low frequency signal using a first low frequency input of the first receiver, and a second input configured to receive a receive signal associated with a second receiver that is different from the first receiver. The tire pressure measurement device further includes a controller configured to control the first low frequency input of the first receiver and to couple the second input to the first low frequency input of the first receiver in order for the first receiver to receive the receive signal at the first low frequency input.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael Darrer, Walter Schuchter
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Publication number: 20190361223Abstract: A MEMS device includes a body pivoting around a pivot axis, a support, and a suspension structure mechanically coupling the body to the support. The suspension structure includes a torsion element defining the pivot axis, and first and second spring elements extending with an angle relative to the pivot axis on opposing sides of the torsion element so that a distance between at least portions of the first and second spring elements is changing in the direction of the pivot axis. The extension of the first and second spring elements in the direction of the pivot axis is larger than the extension of the torsion element in the direction of the pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Stephan Gerhard ALBERT, Franz Michael DARRER, Marcus Edward HENNECKE, Hendrikus VAN LIEROP
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Patent number: 10276256Abstract: A device may include a first analog memory device to sample an analog input during a first time window of a sampling window, store a first analog signal based on sampling the analog input, and provide a first analog output after storing the first analog signal. The device may include a second analog memory device to sample the analog input during a second time window of the sampling window, store a second analog signal based on sampling the analog input, and provide a second analog output after storing the second analog signal. An output rate may be different from a sampling rate associated with sampling the analog input. An output order may be different from a sampling order associated with sampling the analog input. A time at which a read-out phase is performed, may be significantly different from a time at which a write phase is performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Marcus Edward Hennecke, Franz Michael Darrer
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Publication number: 20190064026Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus which has, among other things, a MEMS device with a first measurement arrangement for capturing a measurement variable (X1) based on a physical variable, which has a useful variable component (N1) and a first disturbance variable component (Z1), and a second measurement arrangement for capturing a second disturbance variable component (Z2). The apparatus furthermore has a disturbance compensation circuit which is configured to combine the second disturbance variable component (Z2) and the measurement variable (X1) with one another and to obtain a disturbance-compensated measurement variable (Xcomp). The MEMS device is arranged in a housing, wherein the MEMS device is in immediate mechanical contact with the housing by way of at least 50% of a MEMS device surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Benjamin Kollmitzer, Franz Michael Darrer, Philipp Greiner, Marcus Edward Hennecke, Walter Schuchter, Christoph Steiner
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Patent number: 10107867Abstract: A sensor arrangement according to an embodiment includes a substrate, and at least one sensor and a control circuit mounted on the substrate, wherein the at least one sensor and the control circuit are located on the substrate to be mountable inside a battery cell and outside the battery cell, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Klaus Elian, Jochen Dangelmaier, Franz Michael Darrer, Thomas Mueller, Mathias Vaupel, Manfred Fries, Guenther Ruhl, Horst Theuss, Matthias Rose, Stephan Auer, Tue Fatt David Wee, Sie Boo Chiang
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Publication number: 20180281534Abstract: Embodiments provide a tire pressure measurement device, an integrated circuit, a printed circuit board, a method and a computer program to receive data. The tire pressure measurement device includes a first receiver configured to receive a low frequency signal using a first low frequency input of the first receiver, and a second input configured to receive a receive signal associated with a second receiver that is different from the first receiver. The tire pressure measurement device further includes a controller configured to control the first low frequency input of the first receiver and to couple the second input to the first low frequency input of the first receiver in order for the first receiver to receive the receive signal at the first low frequency input.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael DARRER, Walter SCHUCHTER
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Patent number: 10000098Abstract: Embodiments provide a tire pressure measurement device, an integrated circuit, a printed circuit board, a method and a computer program to receive data. The tire pressure measurement device includes a first receiver configured to receive a low frequency signal using a first low frequency input of the first receiver, and a second input configured to receive a receive signal associated with a second receiver that is different from the first receiver. The tire pressure measurement device further includes a controller configured to control the first low frequency input of the first receiver and to couple the second input to the first low frequency input of the first receiver in order for the first receiver to receive the receive signal at the first low frequency input.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael Darrer, Walter Schuchter
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Patent number: 9960818Abstract: A near field communication circuit includes an antenna, a circuit logic unit coupled to the antenna, an energy storage coupled to the antenna, and a shunt control circuit, coupled to the antenna, for controlling a first operating voltage provided for the circuit logic unit by the antenna. The circuit logic unit is set up such that in a first mode of operation the circuit logic unit is operated by the first operating voltage provided by the antenna. The circuit logic unit is set up to control the shunt control circuit such that in the first mode of operation at least some of the electric power provided by the antenna is supplied to the energy storage for the purpose of charging same with the electric power.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Thomas Leutgeb, Franz Michael Darrer, Gerald Holweg
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Publication number: 20180041115Abstract: Devices and methods are provided related to modulated power supplies. The device includes an inductor. When a load is to be supplied with power, a terminal of the inductor is coupled to the load. When the load is not to be supplied with power, terminals of the inductor may be coupled with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicants: Infineon Technologies AG, pmdtechnologies agInventors: Christoph UNTERRIEDER, Franz Michael DARRER, Stefano MARSILI
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Patent number: 9855802Abstract: Embodiments relate to a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID)-tag, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) device, a tire, a receiver device and a method for providing information related to identification of a tire. The RFID-tag is configured to provide information related to the tire identification and it is configured to be powered by the TPMS device. The RFID-tag comprises a memory module configured to store the information related to the tire identification and a transmitter module configured to transmit the information related to the tire identification to a receiver device of a vehicle or a service station. The TPMS device comprises a coupling element configured to provide Radio Frequency power to the RFID-tag, for providing information related to tire identification.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Franz Michael Darrer, Gerald Holweg, Ralf-Rainer Schledz
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Publication number: 20170346531Abstract: A near field communication circuit includes an antenna, a circuit logic unit coupled to the antenna, an energy storage coupled to the antenna, and a shunt control circuit, coupled to the antenna, for controlling a first operating voltage provided for the circuit logic unit by the antenna. The circuit logic unit is set up such that in a first mode of operation the circuit logic unit is operated by the first operating voltage provided by the antenna. The circuit logic unit is set up to control the shunt control circuit such that in the first mode of operation at least some of the electric power provided by the antenna is supplied to the energy storage for the purpose of charging same with the electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Thomas Leutgeb, Franz Michael Darrer, Gerald Holweg