Patents by Inventor Jurgen Kernhof

Jurgen Kernhof 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: 11248935
    Abstract: A position sensor is presented. Some embodiments of a position sensor according to some embodiments includes a position sensor that includes a transmission coil; receive coils, the receive coils including at least one polarity change; a target configured to transit across the receive coils; and a controller configured to drive the transmission coil, receive signals from the receive coils, and provide a position response indicative of the target position over the receive coils, wherein the position response exhibits a first linear region of a first slope and a second linear region of a second slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics America Inc.
    Inventors: Gentjan Qama, Jürgen Kernhof
  • Publication number: 20210372822
    Abstract: A position sensor is presented. Some embodiments of a position sensor according to some embodiments includes a position sensor that includes a transmission coil; receive coils, the receive coils including at least one polarity change; a target configured to transit across the receive coils; and a controller configured to drive the transmission coil, receive signals from the receive coils, and provide a position response indicative of the target position over the receive coils, wherein the position response exhibits a first linear region of a first slope and a second linear region of a second slope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gentjan Qama, Jürgen Kernhof
  • Patent number: 6977533
    Abstract: A motor bridge driver interlace, implemented in an ASIC using cost-efficient CMOS technology, is designed to control four external MOS power transistors in a H-bridge configuration for DC-motor driving to achieve accurate and fast switching. Main components of the interface are a charge pump for generating the control voltage for the high-side N-channel MOS transistors, high-side (HSD) circuits, low-side (LSD) circuits and a complex digital interlace for supplying the control signals in a programmable timing scheme. A “strong” charge pump is used to realize a simple CMOS switch to steer the output to the high-side transistors of said H-bridge. The motor bridge is connected to the battery supply by an additional N-channel MOS transistor to implement a reverse supply protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Kernhof, Eric Marschalkowski
  • Publication number: 20050127859
    Abstract: A motor bridge driver interface, implemented in an ASIC using cost-efficient CMOS technology, is designed to control four external MOS power transistors in a H-bridge configuration for DC-motor driving to achieve accurate and fast switching. Said driver interface is comprising a charge pump for generating the control voltage for the high-side N-channel MOS transistors, high-side (HSD) circuits, low-side (LSD) circuits and a complex digital interface for supplying the control signals in a programmable timing scheme. A “strong” charge pump is used to realize a simple CMOS switch to steer the output to the high-side transistors of said H-bridge. The motor bridge is connected to the battery supply by an additional N-channel MOS transistor to implement a reverse supply protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Jurgen Kernhof, Eric Marschalkowski
  • Patent number: 6847237
    Abstract: A motor bridge driver interface, implemented in an ASIC using cost-efficient CMOS technology, is designed to control four external MOS power transistors in a H-bridge configuration for DC-motor driving to achieve accurate and fast switching. Main components of the -interface are comprising a charge pump for generating the control voltage for the high-side N-channel MOS transistors, high-side (HSD) circuits, low-side (LSD) circuits and a complex digital interface for supplying the control signals in a programmable timing scheme. A “strong” charge pump is used to realize a simple CMOS switch to steer the output to the high-side transistors of said H-bridge. The motor bridge is connected to the battery supply by an additional N-channel MOS transistor to implement a reverse supply protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Kernhof, Eric Marschalkowski
  • Publication number: 20040207453
    Abstract: A motor bridge driver interface, implemented in an ASIC using cost-efficient CMOS technology, is designed to control four external MOS power transistors in a H-bridge configuration for DC-motor driving to achieve accurate and fast switching. Said driver interface is comprising a charge pump for generating the control voltage for the high-side N-channel MOS transistors, high-side (HSD) circuits, low-side (LSD) circuits and a complex digital interface for supplying the control signals in a programmable timing scheme. A “strong” charge pump is used to realize a simple CMOS switch to steer the output to the high-side transistors of said H-bridge. The motor bridge is connected to the battery supply by an additional N-channel MOS transistor to implement a reverse supply protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Dialog Semiconductor Gmbh
    Inventors: Jurgen Kernhof, Eric Marschalkowski