Patents by Inventor Jakob Kenn Toft

Jakob Kenn Toft 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: 12156003
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transducer assembly including a transducer having a movable member, and a servo-loop controller configured to compensate for effects of a disturbance on the transducer assembly by adjusting a bias voltage applied to the transducer. A servo-loop controller having a smaller bandwidth for out-of-band disturbances than for in-band disturbances and configured to control the bias voltage based on a feedback signal generated by a sensor that detects an effect of the disturbance on the transducer assembly. The transducer assembly can be implemented as a microphone or a speaker among other sensors and actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Jakob Kenn Toft, Mohammad Shajaan, Claus Erdmann Fürst
  • Patent number: 12095390
    Abstract: A PM signal generator can generate a variable PM signal based on a position of a movable element of a MEMS motor. A bias voltage generator can provide a bias voltage to the MEMS motor. The bias voltage generator can include a reference signal generator that can generate a reference signal that varies based on variation of pulses of the PM signal. The bias voltage can be based on the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Jakob Kenn Toft
  • Publication number: 20230115233
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transducer assembly like a microphone including a bias circuit having a charge pump and a filter circuit coupled to a transducer. The filter circuit includes a voltage-controlled resistor located between an output of the charge pump and the transducer, and a capacitor coupled to the voltage-controlled resistor opposite the charge pump, wherein the bias circuit is configured with a larger bandwidth for faster settling during transient operation than during steady-state operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Jakob Kenn Toft
  • Publication number: 20230112042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transducer assembly including a transducer having a movable member, and a servo-loop controller configured to compensate for effects of a disturbance on the transducer assembly by adjusting a bias voltage applied to the transducer. A servo-loop controller having a smaller bandwidth for out-of-band disturbances than for in-band disturbances and configured to control the bias voltage based on a feedback signal generated by a sensor that detects an effect of the disturbance on the transducer assembly. The transducer assembly can be implemented as a microphone or a speaker among other sensors and actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jakob Kenn Toft, Mohammad Shajaan, Claus Erdmann Fürst
  • Publication number: 20230113827
    Abstract: A PM signal generator can generate a variable PM signal based on a position of a movable element of a MEMS motor. A bias voltage generator can provide a bias voltage to the MEMS motor. The bias voltage generator can include a reference signal generator that can generate a reference signal that varies based on variation of pulses of the PM signal. The bias voltage can be based on the reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Jakob Kenn Toft