Patents by Inventor Helmut Fedder

Helmut Fedder 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: 12591265
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for processing timestamps generated by two or more time-to-digital converters (TDCs) that comprises: at least two TDCs, a reference clock, a counter and a stream generator that output a timestamp data stream (TD #1), a first input signal that is periodic or quasi periodic, a second input signal, an electronic circuit or computer program that takes said timestamp data stream as an input and generates a new timestamp data stream (TD #2). Said electronic circuit or computer program performs refining and rescaling calculations thereby providing means to enhance the accuracy of a plurality of timestamps and to express a plurality of timestamps in a different time reference frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SWABIAN INSTRUMENTS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Wick, Helmut Fedder, Michael Schlagmüller
  • Publication number: 20240411338
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for processing timestamps generated by two or more time-to-digital converters (TDCs) that comprises: at least two TDCs, a reference clock, a counter and a stream generator that output a timestamp data stream (TD #1), a first input signal that is periodic or quasi periodic, a second input signal, an electronic circuit or computer program that takes said timestamp data stream as an input and generates a new timestamp data stream (TD #2). Said electronic circuit or computer program performs refining and rescaling calculations thereby providing means to enhance the accuracy of a plurality of timestamps and to express a plurality of timestamps in a different time reference frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Markus Wick, Helmut Fedder, Michael Schlagmüller