Patents by Inventor Holger VOELKEL

Holger VOELKEL 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: 10008846
    Abstract: Embodiments of a control device for an electronic fuse and a method for controlling an electronic fuse are described. Embodiments of a control device for an electronic fuse may include an interface configured to receive a current from a transistor device of the electronic fuse. Additionally, the control device may further include a sense-and-control device coupled to the interface and configured to detect an increase in the current received at the interface under a standby mode of the electronic fuse and to output an interrupt signal in response to the increase in the current received at the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Luc van Dijk, Holger Voelkel, Thomas Gauter, Jan Falkenstein
  • Patent number: 9960605
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for transferring energy includes an energy source, a control device and an energy distribution network. The energy distribution network has a base element and at least one load element. The base element includes a first intermediate circuit energy storage element which can be electrically connected to or disconnected from the energy source via two first controllable switching elements by way of the control device to form a first energy circuit. The at least one load element includes an energy consumer which can be electrically connected to or disconnected from the connections of the first intermediate circuit energy storage element via two second controllable switching elements by way of the control device to form a second energy circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Voelkel, Roman Mayr, Michael Schulz, Christian Epp, Michael Wahl, Rainer Brueck
  • Publication number: 20170110874
    Abstract: Embodiments of a control device for an electronic fuse and a method for controlling an electronic fuse are described. Embodiments of a control device for an electronic fuse may include an interface configured to receive a current from a transistor device of the electronic fuse. Additionally, the control device may further include a sense-and-control device coupled to the interface and configured to detect an increase in the current received at the interface under a standby mode of the electronic fuse and to output an interrupt signal in response to the increase in the current received at the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Luc van Dijk, Holger Voelkel, Thomas Gauter, Jan Falkenstein
  • Publication number: 20160036239
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for transferring energy includes an energy source, a control device and an energy distribution network. The energy distribution network has a base element and at least one load element. The base element includes a first intermediate circuit energy storage element which can be electrically connected to or disconnected from the energy source via two first controllable switching elements by way of the control device to form a first energy circuit. The at least one load element includes an energy consumer which can be electrically connected to or disconnected from the connections of the first intermediate circuit energy storage element via two second controllable switching elements by way of the control device to form a second energy circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Holger VOELKEL, Roman MAYR, Michael SCHULZ, Christian EPP, Michael WAHL, Rainer BRUECK