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).

  • Patent number: 12463672
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Thomas Bartsch, Lars Lehmann, Ahmed Sayed
  • Patent number: 12218739
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: MOLEX TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Ahmed Sayed
  • Publication number: 20240291509
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Thomas Bartsch, Lars Lehmann, Ahmed Sayed
  • Patent number: 12003260
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: MOLEX TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Thomas Bartsch, Lars Lehmann, Ahmed Sayed
  • Patent number: 11804866
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: MOLEX TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ahmed Sayed, Helmut Nast, Helmut Kautge, Lars Lehmann, Raimo Jacobi
  • Patent number: 11646755
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Kautge, Lars Lehmann, Helmut Nast, Ahmed Sayed, Josef Hecht
  • Publication number: 20230013248
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut NAST, Ahmed SAYED
  • Patent number: 11431374
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Molex CVS Dabendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Lars Lehmann, Helmut Kautge
  • Publication number: 20220131563
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Ahmed SAYED, Helmut NAST, Helmut KAUTGE, Lars LEHMANN, Raimo JACOBI
  • Publication number: 20210351799
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Molex CVS Dbendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut NAST, Thomas BARTSCH, Lars LEHMANN, Ahmed SAYED
  • Publication number: 20210105028
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut KAUTGE, Lars LEHMANN, Helmut NAST, Ahmed SAYED, Josef HECHT
  • Publication number: 20200395973
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut NAST, Lars LEHMANN, Helmut KAUTGE
  • Patent number: 10728945
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: Molex CVS Dabendorf GmbH, Audi AG
    Inventors: Khaled Bathich, Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Juergen Spehl
  • Patent number: 10536184
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Laird Dabendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Marcus Weigelt
  • Patent number: 10419101
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Laird Dabendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Ahmed Sayed
  • Publication number: 20190028135
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, MARCUS WEIGELT
  • Publication number: 20180351632
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, AHMED SAYED
  • Patent number: 10084505
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Laird Dabendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Nast, Raimo Jacobi, Marcus Weigelt
  • Publication number: 20180167991
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: KHALED BATHICH, HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, JUERGEN SPEHL
  • Publication number: 20170214426
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: NOVERO DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: HELMUT NAST, RAIMO JACOBI, MARCUS WEIGELT