Patents by Inventor Gerald Schaffler

Gerald Schaffler 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: 8836481
    Abstract: In a method for operating a transponder (1, 41), the transponder (1, 4) receives a signal from a transmitter (2, 42). The signal comprises an information about a reference sensitivity and the transponder (1, 41) has an input sensitivity such that the transponder (1, 41) detects only signals above a certain power corresponding to the input sensitivity. In response to the received signal, the input sensitivity of the transponder (1, 41) is adjusted to the reference sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Quotainne Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Gerald Schaffler
  • Patent number: 8494600
    Abstract: A mobile communication device (1, 10) comprises shielding components that provide electromagnetic shielding or attenuation between a first area (A) and a second area (B, B1, B2) within and/or external of the communication device (1, 10). In said first area (A) an antenna (4) and at least one ferrite (6) are arranged, which ferrite (6) is provided to interact with said antenna (4) and to guide a magnetic flux between said first area (A) and said second area (B, B1, B2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Gerald Schaffler
  • Patent number: 7907057
    Abstract: An electric circuit for a communication device (200) for communicating with a further communication device (500), the electric circuit comprising an inductive antenna element (101) adapted for inductively communicating with the further communication device (500), a capacitive antenna element (102) adapted for capacitively communicating with the further communication device (500), and a common matching circuit (105) adapted to match impedances of the inductive antenna element (101) and of the capacitive antenna element (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Gerald Schaffler, Erich Merlin
  • Patent number: 7733657
    Abstract: In a module base unit (1) for a module (30) for a data carrier, two connection plates (2, 3) are provided, which comprise electrically conductive material and which each have a direction of extent (4, 5) and which are separated from each other by a gap (16) transverse to the two directions of extent (4, 5), and at least one strain relief member (34) is connected to the two connection plates (2, 3), which strain relief member (34) is constructed to absorb tensile forces occurring parallel to the directions of extent (4, 5) and acting on the connection plates (2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Reinhard Fritz, Gerald Schaffler, Joachim Schober
  • Publication number: 20100073143
    Abstract: In a method for operating a transponder (1, 41), the transponder (1, 4) receives a signal from a transmitter (2, 42). The signal comprises an information about a reference sensitivity and the transponder (1, 41) has an input sensitivity such that the transponder (1, 41) detects only signals above a certain power corresponding to the input sensitivity. In response to the received signal, the input sensitivity of the transponder (1, 41) is adjusted to the reference sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: NXP, B.V.
    Inventor: Gerald Schaffler
  • Publication number: 20100026442
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an antenna structure (16), the following steps are carried out: a) providing a process support (1), b) applying a process support coating (2) to a work surface (1 a) of the process support (1), c) producing a negative (3) of the antenna structure in the process support coating (2) by removing corresponding regions of the process support coating along the contours of the antenna structure to be produced, d) introducing a release agent (4) into the negative antenna structure (3) of the process support coating, e) introducing an electrically conductive antenna material (5) into the negative antenna structure (3) of the process support coating (2), optionally followed by curing of the antenna material (5), f) joining the antenna material (5) to an antenna substrate (7) by means of an adhesive (6), and g) pulling the antenna structure (16) off the process support (1), said antenna structure being joined to the antenna substrate (7) and made of the antenna material (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Gerald Schaffler
  • Publication number: 20090190314
    Abstract: In a module base unit (1) for a module (30) for a data carrier, two connection plates (2, 3) are provided, which comprise electrically conductive material and which each have a direction of extent (4, 5) and which are separated from each other by a gap (16) transverse to the two directions of extent (4, 5), and at least one strain relief member (34) is connected to the two connection plates (2, 3), which strain relief member (34) is constructed to absorb tensile forces occurring parallel to the directions of extent (4, 5) and acting on the connection plates (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Reinhard Fritz, Gerald Schaffler, Joachim Heinz Schober
  • Publication number: 20090189769
    Abstract: An electric circuit for a communication device (200) for communicating with a further communication device (500), the electric circuit comprising an inductive antenna element (101) adapted for inductively communicating with the further communication device (500), a capacitive antenna element (102) adapted for capacitively communicating with the further communication device (500), and a common matching circuit (105) adapted to match impedances of the inductive antenna element (101) and of the capacitive antenna element (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Gerald Schaffler, Erich Merlin
  • Publication number: 20080207282
    Abstract: A mobile communication device (1, 10) comprises shielding components that provide electromagnetic shielding or attenuation between a first area (A) and a second area (B, B1, B2) within and/or external of the communication device (1, 10). In said first area (A) an antenna (4) and at least one ferrite (6) are arranged, which ferrite (6) is provided to interact with said antenna (4) and to guide a magnetic flux between said first area (A) and said second area (B, B1, B2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Gerald Schaffler
  • Patent number: 6712279
    Abstract: A module (1) for a data carrier (3) for performing of operations with contacts and operations without contacts comprising an integrated component (4) with component connections (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A7, A8) and having a contact field (5) accessible to counter contacts with module connecting contacts (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8), with each component connection (A1, A2, A3, A5, A7) used for operations with contacts being in an electrically conductive connection with a module connecting contact (C1, C2, C3, C5, C7) of the contact field (5) and each component connection (A4, A8) used for operations without contacts also being in an electrically conductive connection with a module connecting contact (C4, C8) of the contact field (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Muehlberger, Gerald Schaffler, Joachim Schober
  • Publication number: 20030024996
    Abstract: A module (1) for a data carrier (3) for performing of operations with contacts and operations without contacts comprising an integrated component (4) with component connections (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A7, A8) and having a contact field (5) accessible to counter contacts with module connecting contacts (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8), with each component connection (A1, A2, A3, A5, A7) used for operations with contacts being in an electrically conductive connection with a module connecting contact (C1, C2, C3, C5, C7) of the contact field (5) and each component connection (A4, A8) used for operations without contacts also being in an electrically conductive connection with a module connecting contact (C4, C8) of the contact field (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Muehlberger, Gerald Schaffler, Joachim Schober
  • Patent number: 6321994
    Abstract: The data carrier of a device provided with the data carrier includes a casing which is formed by injection molding and which accommodates a holding device for holding a chip and at least one transmission coil, and also includes an electrically conductive connector connected to the holding device and arranged to connect the chip terminals of the chip to the coil terminals of the transmission coil. The holding device includes a holding foil and the connector is realized while utilizing a conductor frame. The connector is formed by conductor segments of the conductor frame with parts of the conductor segments connected to the holding foil in order to hold the conductor segments. The entire holding foil and the parts of the conductor segments which are connected to the holding foil are fully enclosed by the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Toth, Wolfgang Scheucher, Gerald Schaffler, Heinz Kwas
  • Patent number: 6275158
    Abstract: The data carrier (4) of a device (1) provided with a data carrier (4) includes a casing (5) which is formed by injection molding and in which there are accommodated holding means (6) for holding a chip (7) and at least one transmission coil (8), and also includes electrically conductive connection means (16) which are connected to the holding means (6) and are arranged to connect the chip terminals (9, 10) of the chip (7) to the coil terminals (11, 12) of the transmission coil (8); the holding means (6) include a holding foil (17) and the connection means (16) are realized while utilizing a conductor frame (18) and are formed by conductor segments (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31; 42, 43, 45, 46) of the conductor frame (18) and are completely enclosed by the casing (5), at least parts of said conductor segments (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31; 42, 43, 45, 46) being connected to the holding foil (17) in order to hold said conductor segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Toth, Wolfgang Scheucher, Gerald Schaffler, Heinz Kwas