Patents by Inventor Markus Hoffmeister

Markus Hoffmeister 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: 7616162
    Abstract: In a window-integrated antenna in a vehicle, conductor configurations are provided for FM (LFM) reception as well as for AM (LAM) reception which are separated with respect to RF from the heating circuit (B) via decoupling and matching circuits (EA1, EA2). The second decoupling and matching circuit (EA2) in the AM circuit is situated downstream from the first decoupling and matching circuit (EA1) in the FM circuit and in particular in the shunt circuit of the same. This makes it possible to utilize the FM structures as a supply lead to the AM structure. The filter expense of the second decoupling and matching circuit may be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Hoffmeister
  • Publication number: 20090015493
    Abstract: In a window-integrated antenna in a vehicle, conductor configurations are provided for FM (LFM) reception as well as for AM (LAM) reception which are separated with respect to RF from the heating circuit (B) via decoupling and matching circuits (EA1, EA2). The second decoupling and matching circuit (EA2) in the AM circuit is situated downstream from the first decoupling and matching circuit (EA1) in the FM circuit and in particular in the shunt circuit of the same. This makes it possible to utilize the FM structures as a supply lead to the AM structure. The filter expense of the second decoupling and matching circuit may be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Markus Hoffmeister
  • Publication number: 20080311874
    Abstract: In an antenna diversity device, at least one of the receive bands of the diversity antennas is frequency converted on the antenna side in such a way that the receive bands in the frequency spectrum are next to one another. This enables the diversity signals to be transmitted via a shared transmission medium to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Markus Hoffmeister
  • Publication number: 20070279301
    Abstract: In a window-integrated antenna in vehicles including a heating conductor field, which is provided for both FM reception as well as LMS reception, a decoupling element for the FM reception is provided which has a high-frequency, low-resistance, but non-galvanic connection to the heating conductor field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Markus Hoffmeister, Rainer Kuehne, Michael Thole
  • Patent number: 6542125
    Abstract: A radio apparatus is proposed which makes more flexible use of the antenna possible. The radio apparatus includes a case having a listening device on a first side and an antenna element in a second side opposite the first side. The antenna element is movably mounted on the second side of the case. The antenna element has a directional radiation characteristic in at least one first position and an omnidirectional radiation characteristic in at least one second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Hoffmeister, Jörg Grunewald
  • Patent number: 6518922
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement (1) is described that can be operated in two different operating frequency ranges. The antenna arrangement includes a radiating element that contains a supply connection and a reference potential connection. The radiating element is resonant in a first operating frequency range and a second operating frequency range that is different from the first and can be supplied via a supply connection using signals either in the first operating frequency range or the second operating frequency range. The reference potential connection is connected via a first impedance to a reference potential of a reference potential surface. The first impedance has a high resistance in a first operating frequency range and has low resistance in the second operating frequency range. In addition, a radio set is described that includes the antenna arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Hoffmeister