Patents by Inventor Gerhard Braun

Gerhard Braun 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: 11800331
    Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) having a communication component management system is provided that includes at least one communication component, at least one building sensor and at least one controller. The at least one communication component is used to establish a communication link between user equipment within an area of a building and the DAS. The at least one building sensor is located to sense environmental conditions within the building as part of a building control management system. The at least one controller is in communication with the at least one communication component. The at least one controller is further communicatively coupled to receive sensor data from the at least one building sensor. The at least one controller is configured to selectively change an operation state of the at least one communication component based at least in part on received sensor data from the at least one building sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Josef Lupper, Arndt Paul Pischke, Gerhard Braun
  • Publication number: 20220407556
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a multi-transceiver RF signal processing system comprises: a controller; a DPD core and CFR engine; and a plurality of transceiver paths comprising at least a first transceiver path for a first frequency block, and a second transceiver path for a second frequency block. The first frequency block is adjacent to the second frequency block. Signal processing outputs a stream of digital RF based on wireless RF signals received into the first and second transceiver paths. Signal processing inputs a first stream of digital RF and outputs a first digital RF signal corresponding to the first frequency block to the first transceiver path, and outputs a second digital RF signal corresponding to the second frequency block to the second transceiver path for wireless transmission via the at least one antenna. The DPD core applies a distortion that covers the first and second frequency blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Braun, Gerhard Braun, Rainer Friedrich, Peter Schmid, Joerg Stefanik, Van Erick Hanson
  • Publication number: 20220345193
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a RF signal repeater switchable between SISO and MIMO comprises: a controller; a first transmitter path switchably coupled to first donor and coverage antennas; a second transmitter path switchably coupled to second donor and coverage antennas; a first receiver path switchably coupled to the first donor and coverage antennas; a second receiver path switchably coupled to the second donor and coverage antennas. The controller configures the repeater for a MIMO TDD operating mode by: configuring the first transmitter path and the second receiver path to repeat at least a first MIMO channel of UE uplink RF signals and at least a first MIMO channel of base station downlink RF signals; and configuring the second transmitter path and the first receiver path to repeat at least a second MIMO channel of UE uplink RF signals and at least a second MIMO channel of base station downlink RF signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Braun, Gerald Steidle, Josef Mayer, Patrick Braun, Daniel Schwab, Peter Gunzner, Thomas Rauwolf, Rainer Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20220199543
    Abstract: An electronic subassembly encompassing at least one carrier substrate, an electronic circuit being embodied on at least one carrier substrate surface. The electronic subassembly encompasses at least one mechanical connecting boss that is connected, in a substrate connection region, to at least one of the carrier substrate surfaces. The connecting boss, conversely, has, on a side facing away from the substrate connection region, a terminating boundary layer which is made of a metal oxide and which is embodied to furnish an adhesive bonding surface for an adhesive layer in order to constitute an adhesively bonded composite assemblage with a join participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Irfan Aydogmus, Gerhard Braun, Markus Moeller
  • Publication number: 20220174917
    Abstract: A watercraft for breeding aquatic organisms, including an aquaculture facility and a device for feeding water into the aquaculture facility so that water intended to be fed into the aquaculture facility can escape from a body of water in which the watercraft is floating. A feed opening for receiving the water from the body of water is open in the longitudinal direction of the watercraft and/or is arranged below a water line of the watercraft. The feed opening is arranged on the hull of the watercraft, preferably on the bow. The watercraft includes a device for letting out water from the aquaculture facility to the body of water. An outlet opening of the outlet device is open in the longitudinal direction of the watercraft and/or is arranged below the water line of the watercraft. The outlet opening preferably being arranged on the hull of the watercraft, on the bow thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Klaus KIMMERLE, Gerhard BRAUN, Uwe WALLER, Stefan WEISSKIRCHER
  • Publication number: 20210368309
    Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) having a communication component management system is provided that includes at least one communication component, at least one building sensor and at least one controller. The at least one communication component is used to establish a communication link between user equipment within an area of a building and the DAS. The at least one building sensor is located to sense environmental conditions within the building as part of a building control management system. The at least one controller is in communication with the at least one communication component. The at least one controller is further communicatively coupled to receive sensor data from the at least one building sensor. The at least one controller is configured to selectively change an operation state of the at least one communication component based at least in part on received sensor data from the at least one building sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Josef Lupper, Arndt Paul Pischke, Gerhard Braun
  • Patent number: 10920344
    Abstract: A reed and a method for producing a reed. The reed has a multiplicity of dents, which are arranged in a width direction, forming interspaces each having a dent spacing. Each dent has two opposite end sections, at which the dents are respectively connected to a carrier and to the immediately adjacent dent or dents by an adhesive connection. In at least one end section, the dent has a plurality of a spacer studs, which are preferably produced by embossing. The spacer studs form a depression on the one, first side and, on the opposite, second side, form a projection having a stud outer surface. The sum of all the stud outer surfaces of the spacer studs of a single end section of a dent has a proportion of at most 15% of the total end section surface on this second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Groz-Beckert KG
    Inventors: Johannes Bruske, Gerhard Braun, Peter Meinert, Stephen Wohnhas
  • Patent number: 10889920
    Abstract: A reed and a method for producing a reed. The reed has a multiplicity of dents, which are arranged in a width direction, forming interspaces each having a dent spacing. Each dent has two opposite end sections, at which the dents are respectively connected to a carrier and to the immediately adjacent dent or dents by an adhesive connection. In at least one end section, the dent has a plurality of a spacer studs, which are preferably produced by embossing. The spacer studs form a depression on the one, first side and, on the opposite, second side, form a projection having a stud outer surface. The sum of all the stud outer surfaces of the spacer studs of a single end section of a dent has a proportion of at most 15% of the total end section surface on this second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Groz-Beckert KG
    Inventors: Johannes Bruske, Gerhard Braun, Peter Meinert, Stephen Wohnhas
  • Publication number: 20200299874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reed (15) and to a method for producing the same. The reed (15) has a multiplicity of dents (16), which are arranged in a width direction (B), forming interspaces (25) each having a dent spacing (x). Each dent (16) has two opposite end sections (19), at which the dents are respectively connected to a carrier (27) and to the immediately adjacent dent or dents (16) by an adhesive connection. In at least one or both end sections (19), the dent (16) has a plurality of a spacer studs (30), which are preferably produced by embossing. The spacer studs (30) form a depression one, first side (S1) and, on the opposite, second side (S2), form a projection having a stud outer surface (F). The sum of all the stud outer surfaces (F) of the spacer studs (30) of a single end (19) of a dent (16) has a proportion of at most 15% or at most 10% or at most 8% on the total end section surface on this second side (S2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Bruske, Gerhard Braun, Peter Meinert, Stephen Wohnhas
  • Patent number: 10735084
    Abstract: A repeater with redundancy functions for a wireless communication system is provided. The repeater includes downlink repeater circuitry, uplink repeater circuitry, a detection function, at least one memory and a controller. The detection function is configured to detect conditions of communications between the base stations and the repeater. The at least one memory is used to store a primary configuration that sets out parameters for interfacing communications between the repeater and a primary base station of the base stations and at least one secondary configuration that sets out parameters for interfacing communications between the repeater and at least one secondary base station of the base stations and/or a secondary signal line of signal lines between the repeater and the primary base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Braun, Daniel Schwab, Markus Mederle, Andreas Biehler
  • Publication number: 20190115972
    Abstract: A repeater with redundancy functions for a wireless communication system is provided. The repeater includes downlink repeater circuitry, uplink repeater circuitry, a detection function, at least one memory and a controller. The detection function is configured to detect conditions of communications between the base stations and the repeater. The at least one memory is used to store a primary configuration that sets out parameters for interfacing communications between the repeater and a primary base station of the base stations and at least one secondary configuration that sets out parameters for interfacing communications between the repeater and at least one secondary base station of the base stations and/or a secondary signal line of signal lines between the repeater and the primary base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Braun, Daniel Schwab, Markus Mederle, Andreas Biehler
  • Patent number: 9977148
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing a light grid comprising a transmitting unit having a plurality of transmitters and a receiving unit having a plurality of receivers. A transmitter control unit activates the transmitters one after another in a cycle, and a receiver control unit evaluates the receivers. Each transmitter is associated with a receiver, and an activated transmitter transmits a transmission beam to its associated receiver. At least two transmission beams in the cycle are synchronization transmission beams which are emitted at a time offset from one another. The receiver control unit measures the time offset, and the synchronization transmission beams are uniquely associated with the totality of the transmission beams in the cycle on the basis of the time offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: PILZ AUSLANDSBETEILIGUNGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Friedjof Tellkamp, Massimo Maffioli, Christoph Werner, Gerhard Braun
  • Patent number: 9494718
    Abstract: A mirror (1a; 1a?; 1b; 1b?; 1c; 1c?) for the EUV wavelength range and having a substrate (S) and a layer arrangement, wherein the layer arrangement includes at least one surface layer system (P??) consisting of a periodic sequence of at least two periods (P3) of individual layers, wherein the periods (P3) include two individual layers composed of different materials for a high refractive index layer (H??) and a low refractive index layer (L??), wherein the layer arrangement includes at least one surface protecting layer (SPL, Lp) or at least one surface protecting layer system (SPLS) having a thickness of greater than 20 nm, and preferably greater than 50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Muellender, Joern Weber, Wilfried Clauss, Hans-Jochen Paul, Gerhard Braun, Sascha Migura, Aurelian Dodoc, Christoph Zaczek, Gisela Von Blanckenhagen, Roland Loercher
  • Patent number: 9455609
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular an electronically commutated electric motor. The electric motor has a stator, a rotor and a housing, which accommodates at least the stator and the rotor in a cavity. The electric motor also has a power output stage, which is connected to the stator and is designed to energize the stator in order to induce a rotating magnetic field. The power output stage has at least one power semiconductor with a thermal contact area, wherein the thermal contact area is thermally conductively connected to the housing, with the result that heat generated in the power semiconductor can be dissipated to the housing. According to the invention, the housing has a housing cup, which at least partially surrounds the cavity and is preferably thermally conductive and which has a cup wall, wherein the cup wall has a mating contact area corresponding to the thermal contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hennecke, Michael Heim, Hans Irion, Gerhard Braun, Frank Wehrmann, Georg Voegele, Sigmund Braun, Johannes Hirschle, Alexander Fink
  • Publication number: 20160116634
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing a light grid comprising a transmitting unit having a plurality of transmitters and a receiving unit having a plurality of receivers. A transmitter control unit activates the transmitters one after another in a cycle, and a receiver control unit evaluates the receivers. Each transmitter is associated with a receiver, and an activated transmitter transmits a transmission beam to its associated receiver. At least two transmission beams in the cycle are synchronization transmission beams which are emitted at a time offset from one another. The receiver control unit measures the time offset, and the synchronization transmission beams are uniquely associated with the totality of the transmission beams in the cycle on the basis of the time offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Friedjof TELLKAMP, Massimo MAFFIOLI, Christoph WERNER, Gerhard BRAUN
  • Patent number: 9281270
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making contact with a semiconductor (10), and to a contact arrangement (1) for a semiconductor (10), wherein the semiconductor (10) is a really connected to a first contact partner (20) at at least one first area by the formation of a first soldering layer (30) having a predefined thickness. According to the invention, a polyimide layer (14) is applied as delimiting means on the semiconductor (10), said polyimide layer predefining the dimensions and/or the form of at least one soldering area (12) of the semiconductor (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eckart Geinitz, Gerhard Braun, Erik Sueske
  • Patent number: 9188771
    Abstract: An optical imaging system serving for imaging a pattern arranged in an object plane of the imaging system into an image plane of the imaging system with the aid of electromagnetic radiation from a wavelength range around a main wavelength ?0 has a multiplicity of mirrors. Each mirror has a mirror surface having a reflective layer arrangement having a sequence of individual layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
    Inventors: Aurelian Dodoc, Christoph Zaczek, Sascha Migura, Gerhard Braun, Hans-Juergen Mann, Hans-Jochen Paul
  • Publication number: 20140299998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making contact with a semiconductor (10), and to a contact arrangement (1) for a semiconductor (10), wherein the semiconductor (10) is a really connected to a first contact partner (20) at at least one first area by the formation of a first soldering layer (30) having a predefined thickness. According to the invention, a polyimide layer (14) is applied as delimiting means on the semiconductor (10), said polyimide layer predefining the dimensions and/or the form of at least one soldering area (12) of the semiconductor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Eckart Geinitz, Gerhard Braun, Erik Sueske
  • Publication number: 20130187490
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular an electronically commutated electric motor. The electric motor has a stator, a rotor and a housing, which accommodates at least the stator and the rotor in a cavity. The electric motor also has a power output stage, which is connected to the stator and is designed to energize the stator in order to induce a rotating magnetic field. The power output stage has at least one power semiconductor with a thermal contact area, wherein the thermal contact area is thermally conductively connected to the housing, with the result that heat generated in the power semiconductor can be dissipated to the housing. According to the invention, the housing has a housing cup, which at least partially surrounds the cavity and is preferably thermally conductive and which has a cup wall, wherein the cup wall has a mating contact area corresponding to the thermal contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hennecke, Michael Heim, Hans Irion, Gerhard Braun, Frank Wehrmann, Georg Voegele, Sigmund Braun, Johannes Hirschle, Alexander Fink
  • Publication number: 20130069427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (1) comprising an electrical and/or electronic circuit unit (10), which comprises a circuit carrier (14), on which at least one electrical and/or electronic component (12) is arranged, and at least one connection region (5) with at least one contact unit (14.2) for electrically contact-connecting the electrical and/or electronic circuit unit (10) to other electrical and/or electronic structural units, wherein at least one region of the circuit unit (10) is arranged in a housing unit (20) sealed relative to the surroundings. According to the invention, the housing unit (20) comprises a protective compound which surrounds the at least one region of the circuit unit (10) in a sealing fashion and surrounds the at least one connection region (5) in such a way that the at least one contact unit (14.2) is embedded at least at its side areas into the protective compound (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Nowotnick, Michael Heim, Stefan Keil, Peter Rehbein, Gerhard Braun, Georg Voegele, Sigmund Braun, Andreas Kulik