Patents by Inventor Holger Flemming

Holger Flemming 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: 7977980
    Abstract: A time-to-amplitude component having an integrated designed configured to measure a time difference between a start signal and a stop signal includes a first time-to-amplitude converter having a delay chain, a resistor network, a capacitor configured to be chargeable via the resistor network, and a respective driver. The component further includes a control device and a stabilizing device including a control circuit for generating a regulated control voltage. The first time-to-amplitude converter is configured so that the delay elements of the first time-to-amplitude converter are configured to be controlled by the regulated control voltage, a run signal is transmitted through the delay chain, and the capacitor is continuously charged via the resistor network, and the resistor network is electrically separated from the delay chain via the respective drivers so as to terminate a charging of the capacitor, and the analog voltage signal is measurable at an output of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Deppe, Holger Flemming
  • Publication number: 20100171530
    Abstract: A time-to-amplitude component having an integrated designed configured to measure a time difference between a start signal and a stop signal includes a first time-to-amplitude converter having a delay chain, a resistor network, a capacitor configured to be chargeable via the resistor network, and a respective driver. The component further includes a control device and a stabilizing device including a control circuit for generating a regulated control voltage. The first time-to-amplitude converter is configured so that the delay elements of the first time-to-amplitude converter are configured to be controlled by the regulated control voltage, a run signal is transmitted through the delay chain, and the capacitor is continuously charged via the resistor network, and the resistor network is electrically separated from the delay chain via the respective drivers so as to terminate a charging of the capacitor, and the analog voltage signal is measurable at an output of the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Deppe, Holger Flemming