Patents by Inventor Helmut Nast
Helmut Nast 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: 12463672Abstract: An antenna unit is configured to transmit and/or receive signals and is connected to transmitting/receiving unit via a signal cable. A control device is configured to adjust signal strength by modifying gain of the control device. A calibration signal is provided by the transmitting/receiving unit and the signal strength of the calibration signal is used to adjust the gain of the control device.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2024Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Helmut Nast, Thomas Bartsch, Lars Lehmann, Ahmed Sayed
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Patent number: 12218739Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit arrangement for transmitting uplink and downlink signals between at least one terminal device and at least one antenna, wherein the circuit arrangement comprises a signal coupler for providing a decoupled uplink or downlink signal, a device for providing a reference signal of adjustable frequency, a mixer for mixing the decoupled signal and the reference signal and a filter device for low-pass or bandpass filtering of the mixed signal, wherein the circuit arrangement comprises an evaluation device for evaluating the filtered signal, wherein, depending on the adjusted frequency of the reference signal and on at least one signal property of the filtered signal, a frequency band or channel in which the transmitted signal is being transmitted can be identified, and also to a method for identifying a frequency band or channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: MOLEX TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Helmut Nast, Ahmed Sayed
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Publication number: 20240291509Abstract: An antenna unit is configured to transmit and/or receive signals and is connected to transmitting/receiving unit via a signal cable. A control device is configured to adjust signal strength by modifying gain of the control device. A calibration signal is provided by the transmitting/receiving unit and the signal strength of the calibration signal is used to adjust the gain of the control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Helmut Nast, Thomas Bartsch, Lars Lehmann, Ahmed Sayed
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Patent number: 12003260Abstract: An antenna unit is configured to transmit and/or receive signals and is connected to transmitting/receiving unit via a signal cable. A control device is configured to adjust signal strength by modifying gain of the control device. A calibration signal is provided by the transmitting/receiving unit and the signal strength of the calibration signal is used to adjust the gain of the control device.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: MOLEX TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Helmut Nast, Thomas Bartsch, Lars Lehmann, Ahmed Sayed
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Patent number: 11804866Abstract: A circuit arrangement capable of adjusting signal parameters of a plurality of signals that is transmitted between one or more terminals and one or more antennas is provided. The circuit arrangement is configured to separate a common signal path for the plurality of signals into a plurality of individual signal paths, wherein two or more signal paths of the plurality of signal paths are configured to carry different single signals. A signal adjusting section is configured to independently adjusting one or more signal parameters for two or more single signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: MOLEX TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Ahmed Sayed, Helmut Nast, Helmut Kautge, Lars Lehmann, Raimo Jacobi
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Patent number: 11646755Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for amplifying radio signals between a terminal and an antenna or an antenna connection of a circuit having an amplification unit and a detector unit, which has signal branches designed for different frequency ranges, and a power detector. A transmission signal received by the terminal is divided into at least a first signal part and a second signal part. The first signal part is applied to the signal branches of the detector unit. A frequency range of the first signal part is determined by sequential application of the signal branches of the detector unit to the power detector for evaluating a power of the first signal part. For the second signal part, the signal routing in the amplification unit is adjusted based on the frequency range determined by the detector unit. At least the second signal part is amplified by the amplification unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBHInventors: Helmut Kautge, Lars Lehmann, Helmut Nast, Ahmed Sayed, Josef Hecht
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Publication number: 20230013248Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit arrangement for transmitting uplink and downlink signals between at least one terminal device and at least one antenna, wherein the circuit arrangement comprises a signal coupler for providing a decoupled uplink or downlink signal, a device for providing a reference signal of adjustable frequency, a mixer for mixing the decoupled signal and the reference signal and a filter device for low-pass or bandpass filtering of the mixed signal, wherein the circuit arrangement comprises an evaluation device for evaluating the filtered signal, wherein, depending on the adjusted frequency of the reference signal and on at least one signal property of the filtered signal, a frequency band or channel in which the transmitted signal is being transmitted can be identified, and also to a method for identifying a frequency band or channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBHInventors: Helmut NAST, Ahmed SAYED
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Patent number: 11431374Abstract: A circuit arrangement for amplifying radio signals between a terminal device and an antenna and to a corresponding circuit arrangement is disclosed. The circuit arrangement has a transmission amplifier path and a reception amplifier path. A signal power in a first frequency range in the transmitting direction is detected to determine a transmitted signal power and a signal power in a second frequency range in the receiving direction is detected to determine a received signal power. The detected transmitted signal power can be compared with the detected received signal power. If the detected transmitted signal power is stronger than the detected received signal power, the transmission amplifier path can amplify transmitted signals in the first frequency range. If the detected received signal power is stronger than the detected transmitted signal power, the reception amplifier path can amplify received signals in the second frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Molex CVS Dabendorf GmbHInventors: Helmut Nast, Lars Lehmann, Helmut Kautge
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Publication number: 20220131563Abstract: A circuit arrangement capable of adjusting signal parameters of a plurality of signals that is transmitted between one or more terminals and one or more antennas is provided. The circuit arrangement is configured to separate a common signal path for the plurality of signals into a plurality of individual signal paths, wherein two or more signal paths of the plurality of signal paths are configured to carry different single signals. A signal adjusting section is configured to independently adjusting one or more signal parameters for two or more single signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBHInventors: Ahmed SAYED, Helmut NAST, Helmut KAUTGE, Lars LEHMANN, Raimo JACOBI
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Publication number: 20210351799Abstract: An antenna unit is configured to transmit and/or receive signals and is connected to transmitting/receiving unit via a signal cable. A control device is configured to adjust signal strength by modifying gain of the control device. A calibration signal is provided by the transmitting/receiving unit and the signal strength of the calibration signal is used to adjust the gain of the control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Molex CVS Dbendorf GmbHInventors: Helmut NAST, Thomas BARTSCH, Lars LEHMANN, Ahmed SAYED
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Publication number: 20210105028Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for amplifying radio signals between a terminal and an antenna or an antenna connection by means of a circuit arrangement, having an amplification unit and a detector unit, which has signal branches designed for different frequency ranges, and a power detector. A transmission signal received by the terminal is divided into at least a first signal part and a second signal part. The first signal part is applied to the signal branches of the detector unit. A frequency range of the first signal part is determined by sequential application of the signal branches of the detector unit to the power detector for evaluating a power of the first signal part. For the second signal part, the signal routing in the amplification unit is adjusted based on the frequency range determined by the detector unit. At least the second signal part is amplified by the amplification unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBHInventors: Helmut KAUTGE, Lars LEHMANN, Helmut NAST, Ahmed SAYED, Josef HECHT
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Publication number: 20200395973Abstract: A circuit arrangement for amplifying radio signals between a terminal device and an antenna and to a corresponding circuit arrangement is disclosed. The circuit arrangement has a transmission amplifier path and a reception amplifier path. A signal power in a first frequency range in the transmitting direction is detected to determine a transmitted signal power and a signal power in a second frequency range in the receiving direction is detected to determine a received signal power. The detected transmitted signal power can be compared with the detected received signal power. If the detected transmitted signal power is stronger than the detected received signal power, the transmission amplifier path can amplify transmitted signals in the first frequency range. If the detected received signal power is stronger than the detected transmitted signal power, the reception amplifier path can amplify received signals in the second frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBHInventors: Helmut NAST, Lars LEHMANN, Helmut KAUTGE
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Patent number: 10728945Abstract: Signals are transmitted from and to a plurality of terminals. The apparatus has a plurality of signal connections and at least two antenna connections. One signal connection is a main connection or a secondary connection. At least one main connection for each terminal can be connected. The number of signal connections is greater than the number of antenna connections. At least one linking element allows each main connection to be electrically linked to each antenna connection. A device for detecting transmitting activity detects a transmitting main connection based on a signal property of a signal, wherein the signal is present on a signal link section which is linked to the main connection. Signaling links between the signal connections and the antenna connections can be established on the basis of the detected transmitting main connections and the number of signal connections assigned to a terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignees: Molex CVS Dabendorf GmbH, Audi AGInventors: Khaled Bathich, Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Juergen Spehl
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Patent number: 10536184Abstract: A method operates a signal coupling device. The signal coupling device contains at least one signal branch section which is or can be connected to a terminal-side interface of the signal coupling device using signaling. At least one signal property of a signal applied to the at least one signal branch section is determined. A signal type is determined on the basis of the at least one signal property. A time duplexing signal or a frequency duplexing signal is determined as the signal type. A signal-type-specific connection is established between the terminal-side interface and an antenna-side interface of the signal coupling device.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Laird Dabendorf GmbHInventors: Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Marcus Weigelt
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Patent number: 10419101Abstract: A signal coupling apparatus for transmitting transmission signals between a terminal and an antenna includes a terminal-side interface, at least one attenuation device and at least one connection signal arm for connecting the terminal-side interface with the attenuation device. At least a first transmission activity detection device is coupled with the connection signal arm for signaling purposes. The first transmission activity detection device is capable of generating a protection signal for controlling the attenuation device if a transmission power of a transmission signal is greater than a predetermined power. There is also described a method for operating such a signal coupling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Laird Dabendorf GmbHInventors: Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Ahmed Sayed
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Publication number: 20190028135Abstract: A method operates a signal coupling device. The signal coupling device contains at least one signal branch section which is or can be connected to a terminal-side interface of the signal coupling device using signaling. At least one signal property of a signal applied to the at least one signal branch section is determined. A signal type is determined on the basis of the at least one signal property. A time duplexing signal or a frequency duplexing signal is determined as the signal type. A signal-type-specific connection is established between the terminal-side interface and an antenna-side interface of the signal coupling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, MARCUS WEIGELT
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Publication number: 20180351632Abstract: A signal coupling apparatus for transmitting transmission signals between a terminal and an antenna includes a terminal-side interface, at least one attenuation device and at least one connection signal arm for connecting the terminal-side interface with the attenuation device. At least a first transmission activity detection device is coupled with the connection signal arm for signaling purposes. The first transmission activity detection device is capable of generating a protection signal for controlling the attenuation device if a transmission power of a transmission signal is greater than a predetermined power. There is also described a method for operating such a signal coupling apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, AHMED SAYED
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Patent number: 10084505Abstract: A method operates a signal coupling device. The signal coupling device contains at least one signal branch section which is or can be connected to a terminal-side interface of the signal coupling device using signaling. At least one signal property of a signal applied to the at least one signal branch section is determined. A signal type is determined on the basis of the at least one signal property. A time duplexing signal or a frequency duplexing signal is determined as the signal type. A signal-type-specific connection is established between the terminal-side interface and an antenna-side interface of the signal coupling device.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Laird Dabendorf GmbHInventors: Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Marcus Weigelt
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Publication number: 20180167991Abstract: Signals are transmitted from and to a plurality of terminals. The apparatus has a plurality of signal connections and at least two antenna connections. One signal connection is a main connection or a secondary connection. At least one main connection for each terminal can be connected. The number of signal connections is greater than the number of antenna connections. At least one linking element allows each main connection to be electrically linked to each antenna connection. A device for detecting transmitting activity detects a transmitting main connection based on a signal property of a signal, wherein the signal is present on a signal link section which is linked to the main connection. Signaling links between the signal connections and the antenna connections can be established on the basis of the detected transmitting main connections and the number of signal connections assigned to a terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: KHALED BATHICH, HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, JUERGEN SPEHL
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Publication number: 20170214426Abstract: A method operates a signal coupling device. The signal coupling device contains at least one signal branch section which is or can be connected to a terminal-side interface of the signal coupling device using signaling. At least one signal property of a signal applied to the at least one signal branch section is determined. A signal type is determined on the basis of the at least one signal property. A time duplexing signal or a frequency duplexing signal is determined as the signal type. A signal-type-specific connection is established between the terminal-side interface and an antenna-side interface of the signal coupling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: NOVERO DABENDORF GMBHInventors: HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, MARCUS WEIGELT