Patents by Inventor Johannes GUETTINGER

Johannes GUETTINGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230066358
    Abstract: The described techniques facilitate the use of a magnetic field sensor that implements the same magnetic layer stack for the detection of the x, y, and z components of an external magnetic field. The sensor advantageously is insensitive to orthogonal stray fields and operates with a reduced offset compared to conventional magnetic field sensors. The linear regime implemented by the sensor to facilitate magnetic field detection may also be adjusted per application by tuning the current strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dieter Suess, Udo Ausserlechner, Armin Satz, Klemens Pruegl, Wolfgang Raberg, Milan Agrawal, Johannes Guettinger, Michael Kirsch
  • Patent number: 11585824
    Abstract: A sensor device includes at least one first sensor element that generates a first sensor signal based on sensing a varying magnetic field; at least one second sensor element that generates a second sensor signal based on sensing the varying magnetic field; a signal tracking circuit that generates a trigger signal having trigger pulses that are generated based on crossings of the first sensor signal with an adaptive threshold and extracts vibration relevant information using the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; an output controller that generates an output signal having output pulses that are triggered by the trigger pulses during a non-vibration event and suppress the output pulses during an entire duration of a vibration event; and a vibration detection circuit that detects the vibration event based on the extracted vibration relevant information and indicates the vibration event to the output controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Johannes Guettinger, Peter Alfred Friessnegger, Simon Hainz
  • Publication number: 20230026375
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating magnetic vortex spin structures includes a device for moving at least one magnetic domain wall in a magnetic domain wall channel structure; and a device for generating and storing at least one magnetic vortex spin structure in response to the magnetic domain wall moved in the domain wall channel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mathias KLAEUI, Udo AUSSERLECHNER, Johannes GUETTINGER, Armin SATZ, Juergen ZIMMER
  • Publication number: 20220128587
    Abstract: A sensor device includes at least one first sensor element that generates a first sensor signal based on sensing a varying magnetic field; at least one second sensor element that generates a second sensor signal based on sensing the varying magnetic field; a signal tracking circuit that generates a trigger signal having trigger pulses that are generated based on crossings of the first sensor signal with an adaptive threshold and extracts vibration relevant information using the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; an output controller that generates an output signal having output pulses that are triggered by the trigger pulses during a non-vibration event and suppress the output pulses during an entire duration of a vibration event; and a vibration detection circuit that detects the vibration event based on the extracted vibration relevant information and indicates the vibration event to the output controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Johannes GUETTINGER, Peter Alfred FRIESSNEGGER, Simon HAINZ
  • Publication number: 20220107338
    Abstract: A monitoring device of a sensor may obtain a first signal at a point on a first branch of a signal path of the sensor. The monitoring device may obtain a second signal at a point on a second branch of the signal path of the sensor and may monitor the first signal for first characteristics indicated by the first signal. The monitoring device may monitor the second signal for second characteristics indicated by the second signal. The monitoring device may determine whether a quantity of first characteristics indicated by the first signal without a particular quantity of second characteristics being indicated by the second signal reaches a threshold quantity of first characteristics. The monitoring device may assess functionality of the signal path based on whether the quantity of first characteristics indicated by the first signal without a particular quantity of second characteristics being indicated by the second signal reaches the threshold quantity of first characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Johannes GUETTINGER, Bernhard FORSTER, Simon HAINZ
  • Patent number: 10908177
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a first bridge circuit including a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon. The first bridge circuit is configured to generate a first differential signal based on sensor signals generated by the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements. The plurality of magnetic field sensor elements include a first, second, and third group of sensor elements. The first group is arranged at center region of the magnetic sensor, the second group is arranged at a first side region of the magnetic sensor and are displaced a first distance from the first group, and the third group is arranged at a second side region of the magnetic sensor, opposite to the first side region, and is displaced a second distance from the first group that is substantially equal to the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Hainz, Johannes Guettinger
  • Patent number: 10852365
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a bridge circuit including a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon, where the bridge circuit is configured to generate a differential signal based on sensor signals generated by the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements. The bridge circuit further includes a plurality of resistors, where at least one resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled in parallel to each of the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Johannes Guettinger, Simon Hainz, Armin Satz
  • Publication number: 20200341025
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a first bridge circuit including a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon. The first bridge circuit is configured to generate a first differential signal based on sensor signals generated by the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements. The plurality of magnetic field sensor elements include a first, second, and third group of sensor elements. The first group is arranged at center region of the magnetic sensor, the second group is arranged at a first side region of the magnetic sensor and are displaced a first distance from the first group, and the third group is arranged at a second side region of the magnetic sensor, opposite to the first side region, and is displaced a second distance from the first group that is substantially equal to the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Simon HAINZ, Johannes GUETTINGER
  • Patent number: 10732194
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a first bridge circuit including a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon. The first bridge circuit is configured to generate a first differential signal based on sensor signals generated by the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements. The plurality of magnetic field sensor elements include a first, second, and third pair of sensor elements. The first pair are arranged at center region of the magnetic sensor, the second pair are arranged at a first side region of the magnetic sensor and are displaced a first distance from the first pair, and the third pair are arranged at a second side region of the magnetic sensor, opposite to the first side region, and are displaced a second distance from the first pair that is substantially equal to the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Simon Hainz, Johannes Guettinger
  • Publication number: 20200003849
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a bridge circuit including a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon, where the bridge circuit is configured to generate a differential signal based on sensor signals generated by the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements. The bridge circuit further includes a plurality of resistors, where at least one resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled in parallel to each of the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Johannes GUETTINGER, Simon HAINZ, Armin SATZ
  • Publication number: 20190277874
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a first bridge circuit including a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon. The first bridge circuit is configured to generate a first differential signal based on sensor signals generated by the plurality of magnetic field sensor elements. The plurality of magnetic field sensor elements include a first, second, and third pair of sensor elements. The first pair are arranged at center region of the magnetic sensor, the second pair are arranged at a first side region of the magnetic sensor and are displaced a first distance from the first pair, and the third pair are arranged at a second side region of the magnetic sensor, opposite to the first side region, and are displaced a second distance from the first pair that is substantially equal to the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Simon HAINZ, Johannes GUETTINGER