Patents by Inventor Josef Bernhard

Josef Bernhard 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: 10285135
    Abstract: A data transmission arrangement includes an energy supplier for supplying the data transmission arrangement with electrical energy; a determiner for determining useful data provided by a sensor element connected to the data transmission arrangement; a coder for channel coding of the useful data so as to obtain channel-coded data; a splitter for splitting up the channel-coded data into a plurality of data packets having a code rate smaller than one; and a transmitter for transmitting data packets which is configured to transmit the plurality of data packets via a communication channel with a time lag, provided that an amount of electrical energy that can be provided by the energy supplier is sufficient for transmitting the respective data packets at a standard transmitting power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian
  • Publication number: 20190036834
    Abstract: A data transmitter is provided, having: a generator for generating transmission data packets, configured to split a first data packet destined for a first data receiver into at least two transmission data packets, wherein each of the transmission data packets destined for the first data receiver is shorter than the first data packet; a transmission element for transmitting data packets, configured to transmit the at least two transmission data packets destined for the first data receiver via a communications channel with a time gap; wherein the transmission element for transmitting data packets is configured to transmit at least one further transmission data packet to the first data receiver or a second data receiver in the time gap between the at least two transmission data packets destined for the first data receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Gerd KILIAN, Jakob KNEIßL, Jörg ROBERT, Albert HEUBERGER
  • Publication number: 20190036833
    Abstract: A data transmitter is provided, having: a generator for generating transmission data packets, configured to split a first data packet into at least three transmission data packets, each of the transmission packets being shorter than the first data packet, the generator being configured to channel-encode the at least three transmission packets such that only a portion thereof is required for decoding the first data packet; a transmission element for transmitting data packets, configured to transmit the at least three transmission packets in a frequency channel via a communications channel with a time gap; a monitor element for monitoring the frequency channel, configured to recognize an interference or transmission of a further data transmitter in the frequency channel; the transmission element being configured not to transmit via the communications channel a packet, waiting for transmission, of the at least three transmission packets if an interference or transmission from a further data transmitter is recogn
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Gerd KILIAN, Jakob KNEIßL, Jörg ROBERT, Albert HEUBERGER
  • Publication number: 20190036757
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a receiver having a receiving unit and a synchronization unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a data packet having a pilot sequence. The synchronization unit is configured to separately correlate the pilot sequence with at least two partial reference sequences corresponding to a reference sequence for the pilot sequence of the data packet, in order to obtain a partial correlation result for each of the at least two partial reference sequences, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to non-coherently add the partial correlation results in order to obtain a coarse correlation result for the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Jörg ROBERT, Jakob KNEIßL
  • Publication number: 20190014198
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to operate in a mobile communication system according to a mobile communication standard (e.g., 3GPP), wherein resources of the communication system are divided into resources elements. The transmitter is also configured to transmit an additional telegram by separating the telegram into a plurality of data packets, each of the data packets being shorter than the telegram, and transmitting each of the data packets respectively in one of the resource elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Albert HEUBERGER, Marco Breiling, Jörg ROBERT, Jakob KNEISSL, Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Stefan ERETH
  • Patent number: 10081266
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a measuring device with a receiver coil array and evaluator. The receiver coil array is configured to detect three magnetic field components of a magnetic field of a conductor loop array generated by an electric alternating current signal and to provide a magnetic field component signal for each of the detected three magnetic field components. The evaluator is configured to evaluate the magnetic field component signals in order to determine the phase relation to the electric alternating current signal allocated for the magnetic field component signals, wherein the phase relations each include coarse position information of the conductor loop array relative to the conductor loop array and wherein the evaluator is configured to determine a resulting intersection of the coarse position information, wherein the resulting intersection includes or results in fine position information of the receiver coil array relative to the conductor loop array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Draeger, Josef Bernhard, Martin Guettler, Markus Hartmann
  • Patent number: 10068169
    Abstract: An antenna device has a radiating unit having a plurality of antennas, configured to emit a radio signal with a radiation pattern. In addition, the antenna device has a calculator configured to generate and to apply to the plurality of antennas a plurality of feed signals based on an identification signal provided in order to generate the radio signal. The calculator is additionally configured to control the feed signals in a time-varying manner so that the radio signal is emitted with a time-varying radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Lars Weisgerber, Wolfram Strauss, Mario Schuehler, Alexander Popugaev, Rainer Wansch, Josef Bernhard
  • Patent number: 10039084
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a battery-operated stationary sensor arrangement with a unidirectional data transmission. The battery-operated stationary sensor arrangement has a sensor, a means for generating data packets and a means for transmitting data packets. The transmitter is implemented to determine sensor data and provide a sensor data packet based on the sensor data, wherein the sensor data has an amount of data of less than 1 kbit. The means for generating data packets is implemented to divide the sensor data packet into at least two data packets, wherein each of the at least two data packets is shorter than the sensor data packet. The means for transmitting data packets is implemented to transmit the data packets with a data rate of less than 50 kbit/s and a time interval via a communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian
  • Patent number: 10028269
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a base station including bidirectional data transmission to a node. The base station has a receiver for receiving a data packet transmitted by the node at a node transmission frequency, the node transmission frequency being derived from a frequency generator of the node. In addition, the base station has a determiner for determining the node transmission frequency based on the data packet received and for determining a deviation of the frequency generator of the node based on a frequency deviation between the determined node transmission frequency and a set node transmission frequency associated to the node. Furthermore, the base station has a transmitter for transmitting a data packet to the node at a base station transmission frequency, the transmitter for transmitting the data packet being configured to set the base station transmission frequency based on the determined deviation of the frequency generator of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian
  • Publication number: 20180152264
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for transmitting, according to which the payload data included in the data packet is provided with at least one indicator, such that a degree of interference of the received data (e.g. already decided bits) provided by the receiver for receiving data packets (e.g. a simple cost-effective radio chip) can be determined based on the at least one indicator, such that the determined degree of interference can be considered during channel decoding of the channel-coded payload data for increasing efficiency of channel decoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Jakob KNEISSL, Johannes WECHSLER, Josef BERNHARD
  • Patent number: 9826531
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a transmitter and/or a receiver for a system for detecting an event which is triggered by an object crossing a monitored line. The transmitter is configured to successively transmit data packets independently of an occurrence of the event. The receiver is configured to receive successive data packets independently of the occurrence of the event. Each data packet comprises information on a number of events which occurred up to a transmission time of the data packet, wherein the transmission times of successive data packets are each located in a predetermined transmission time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Hristo Petkov, Rafael Psiuk, Gerd Kilian, Hans-Martin Troeger
  • Publication number: 20170249546
    Abstract: An antenna device has a radiating unit having a plurality of antennas, configured to emit a radio signal with a radiation pattern. In addition, the antenna device has a calculator configured to generate and to apply to the plurality of antennas a plurality of feed signals based on an identification signal provided in order to generate the radio signal. The calculator is additionally configured to control the feed signals in a time-varying manner so that the radio signal is emitted with a time-varying radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Lars WEISGERBER, Wolfram STRAUSS, Mario SCHUEHLER, Alexander POPUGAEV, Rainer WANSCH, Josef BERNHARD
  • Patent number: 9735472
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an elastically deformable item of sports equipment (100; 200; 250; 300; 500), comprising at least one deformable electromagnetic coil structure (104; 204; 254; 304; 504) arranged around a curved surface (102; 106; 202; 206; 252; 256; 302; 306; 502; 506) within the item of sports equipment, wherein the at least one deformable electromagnetic coil structure has an elongation reserve corresponding to a maximum elastic deformation of the item of sports equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Markus Hartmann, Joern Eskildsen, Ingmar Bretz
  • Patent number: 9656814
    Abstract: A basic idea of the present application is that in case of determining a position of the object on the surface, it is possible to also use transport mechanisms for the transport of the object on the surface which leads to less reproducible transport movements as the regulation may be executed directly on the basis of the observed movement as compared to the desired movement. Embodiments using compressed air, magnetism and/or bending waves are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Kraegeloh, Harald Popp, Josef Bernhard, Harald Fuchs, Marc Gayer, Manfred Lutzky, Thomas Sporer, Sandra Brix
  • Publication number: 20170136906
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a measuring device with a receiver coil array and evaluator. The receiver coil array is configured to detect three magnetic field components of a magnetic field of a conductor loop array generated by an electric alternating current signal and to provide a magnetic field component signal for each of the detected three magnetic field components. The evaluator is configured to evaluate the magnetic field component signals in order to determine the phase relation to the electric alternating current signal allocated for the magnetic field component signals, wherein the phase relations each include coarse position information of the conductor loop array relative to the conductor loop array and wherein the evaluator is configured to determine a resulting intersection of the coarse position information, wherein the resulting intersection includes or results in fine position information of the receiver coil array relative to the conductor loop array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Draeger, Josef Bernhard, Martin Guettler, Markus Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20160366649
    Abstract: A data transmission arrangement includes an energy supplier for supplying the data transmission arrangement with electrical energy; a determiner for determining useful data provided by a sensor element connected to the data transmission arrangement; a coder for channel coding of the useful data so as to obtain channel-coded data; a splitter for splitting up the channel-coded data into a plurality of data packets having a code rate smaller than one; and a transmitter for transmitting data packets which is configured to transmit the plurality of data packets via a communication channel with a time lag, provided that an amount of electrical energy that can be provided by the energy supplier is sufficient for transmitting the respective data packets at a standard transmitting power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian
  • Publication number: 20160249328
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a battery-operated stationary sensor arrangement with a unidirectional data transmission. The battery-operated stationary sensor arrangement has a sensor, a means for generating data packets and a means for transmitting data packets. The transmitter is implemented to determine sensor data and provide a sensor data packet based on the sensor data, wherein the sensor data has an amount of data of less than 1 kbit. The means for generating data packets is implemented to divide the sensor data packet into at least two data packets, wherein each of the at least two data packets is shorter than the sensor data packet. The means for transmitting data packets is implemented to transmit the data packets with a data rate of less than 50 kbit/s and a time interval via a communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Josef BERNHARD, Gerd KILIAN
  • Patent number: 9354081
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a battery-operated stationary sensor arrangement with a unidirectional data transmission. The battery-operated stationary sensor arrangement has a sensor, a means for generating data packets and a means for transmitting data packets. The transmitter is implemented to determine sensor data and provide a sensor data packet based on the sensor data, wherein the sensor data has an amount of data of less than 1 kbit. The means for generating data packets is implemented to divide the sensor data packet into at least two data packets, wherein each of the at least two data packets is shorter than the sensor data packet. The means for transmitting data packets is implemented to transmit the data packets with a data rate of less than 50 kbit/s and a time interval via a communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian
  • Publication number: 20160105879
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a base station including bidirectional data transmission to a node. The base station has a receiver for receiving a data packet transmitted by the node at a node transmission frequency, the node transmission frequency being derived from a frequency generator of the node. In addition, the base station has a determiner for determining the node transmission frequency based on the data packet received and for determining a deviation of the frequency generator of the node based on a frequency deviation between the determined node transmission frequency and a set node transmission frequency associated to the node. Furthermore, the base station has a transmitter for transmitting a data packet to the node at a base station transmission frequency, the transmitter for transmitting the data packet being configured to set the base station transmission frequency based on the determined deviation of the frequency generator of the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Josef BERNHARD, Gerd KILIAN
  • Publication number: 20160105890
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a transmitter and/or a receiver for a system for detecting an event which is triggered by an object crossing a monitored line. The transmitter is configured to successively transmit data packets independently of an occurrence of the event. The receiver is configured to receive successive data packets independently of the occurrence of the event. Each data packet comprises information on a number of events which occurred up to a transmission time of the data packet, wherein the transmission times of successive data packets are each located in a predetermined transmission time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Josef BERNHARD, Hristo PETKOV, Rafael PSIUK, Gerd KILIAN, Hans-Martin TROEGER