Patents by Inventor Lars KOPKA

Lars KOPKA 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).

  • Circuit arrangement for universal connection of a bus participant to at least one bus
    Patent number: 9772966
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for connecting a bus participant to at least one bus, having an interface for connecting the bus participant to the circuit arrangement, a first bus input, and a first bus output between which the bus participant is switchable via the interface. The circuit arrangement includes a second bus input and output for connecting the bus to the circuit arrangement in a ring topology in such a way that the first bus output is connected at least indirectly to the second bus input and the second bus output is connected at least indirectly to the first bus input via the bus. The bus in the circuit arrangement can be separated to obtain a line topology and can be configured as bus-terminating at one of the bus inputs or bus outputs. A system for the functional testing of bus participants on a bus in a simulation environment is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Abdallah Cherkaoui, Christian Dierkes, Lars Kopka
  • CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR UNIVERSAL CONNECTION OF A BUS PARTICIPANT TO AT LEAST ONE BUS
    Publication number: 20140207994
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for connecting a bus participant to at least one bus, having an interface for connecting the bus participant to the circuit arrangement, a first bus input, and a first bus output between which the bus participant is switchable via the interface. The circuit arrangement includes a second bus input and output for connecting the bus to the circuit arrangement in a ring topology in such a way that the first bus output is connected at least indirectly to the second bus input and the second bus output is connected at least indirectly to the first bus input via the bus. The bus in the circuit arrangement can be separated to obtain a line topology and can be configured as bus-terminating at one of the bus inputs or bus outputs. A system for the functional testing of bus participants on a bus in a simulation environment is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Abdallah CHERKAOUI, Christian DIERKES, Lars KOPKA