Patents by Inventor Matthias Hofmann

Matthias Hofmann 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: 9781701
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame; wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bruno Jechoux, Francois Deparis, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Patent number: 9739313
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring, and a seal unit formed in a multiple-piece manner, the seal unit including an at least part-ring shaped main element which is freely rotatable with respect to the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring and at least one seal lip. In addition, the main element and the seal lip are exchangeably connectable to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling
  • Patent number: 9706525
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame; wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bruno Jechoux, Francois Deparis, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Publication number: 20170172406
    Abstract: In illustrative implementations of this invention, a human user mechanically moves one or more moveable parts in a handheld controller, and thereby optically controls a mobile computing device. In illustrative implementations, the optical control is implemented as follows: A camera onboard the mobile computing device captures images. The images show the motion of the moveable parts in the handheld controller. A camera onboard the mobile computing device analyzes these images to detect the motion, maps the motion to a control signal, and outputs a control signal that controls a feature or operation of the mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Vitor Pamplona, Matthias Hofmann, Nathaniel Sharpe
  • Publication number: 20170181096
    Abstract: A communication device is provided comprising a radio frequency circuit configured to receive a first radio frequency signal and a second radio frequency signal. A baseband circuit configured to determine a gain level based on the first radio frequency signal. A clock circuit configured to generate a clock signal. The radio frequency circuit is configured to determine a gain adjusted signal based on the second radio frequency signal and on the gain level. The baseband circuit is configured to synchronize the clock signal based on the gain adjusted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Mathias Kurth, Matthias Hofmann, Andreas Bury
  • Publication number: 20170156154
    Abstract: A radio communication device is described having a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to transmit signals during a transmitting period, the transmitting period comprising a first time period, during which signals are transmitted, and a second time period, during which no signals are transmitted; and a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to transmit signals taking into account the transmitting period of the first transceiver such that the second transceiver transmits signals at least partially during the second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Francois Deparis, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Patent number: 9661609
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame; wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bruno Jechoux, Francois Deparis, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Publication number: 20170111918
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided comprising a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver; and a second processor configured to control the second transceiver wherein the first processor is configured to control the first transceiver to transmit signals in accordance with a predefined transmitting schedule, wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver to omit transmitting signals within at least one of a time period and a frequency band provided for signal transmission of the first transceiver in accordance with the predefined transmitting schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Bruno Jechoux, Francois Deparis, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Publication number: 20170105186
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a processor configured to at least partially synchronize the receiving or transmitting of signals of the first transceiver with the receiving or transmitting of signals of the second transceiver such that at least one of at least a part of the receiving and a part of the transmitting of signals of the first transceiver and of the second transceiver is carried out at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Francois Deparis, Volker AUE
  • Patent number: 9621307
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a plurality of uplink messages may include transmitting a first uplink message to a sink device and monitoring a feedback channel for feedback information from the sink device during one or more default feedback reception periods associated with the first uplink message. The method may further include skipping monitoring of the feedback channel during the remaining default feedback reception periods associated with the first uplink message if a number of consecutive default feedback reception periods containing positive feedback information exceeds a threshold, updating the threshold based on a channel quality measure, transmitting a second uplink message, and monitoring or skipping monitoring of the feedback channel during default feedback reception periods associated with a second uplink message based on the updated threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sven Dortmund, Matthias Hofmann, Sabine Roessel, Robert Zaus
  • Publication number: 20170089319
    Abstract: An underwater current turbine of an underwater tidal-/ocean-/river-flow power plant includes a generator nacelle configured to contain a generator for current generation, a drive unit having at least one rotor blade configured to be driven by moving water and including a shaft connected to the rotor blade for rotation therewith, the shaft extending from the drive unit into the generator nacelle and being configured to drive the generator, and an exchangeable bearing-assembly-and-seal module disposed between the generator nacelle and the drive unit, the bearing-assembly-and-seal module being configured to be removed from the drive unit and from the nacelle as a unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Matthias Hofmann, Michael Baumann
  • Publication number: 20170059448
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement having an inner race and an outer race, between which rolling elements are disposed, the rolling elements being accommodated in a bearing cage. At least one rolling element is designed as a sensor rolling element, and the bearing cage is designed as a pin cage having multiple pin elements that at least partially accommodate the rolling elements and the at least one sensor rolling element, and a sensor rolling element for a bearing arrangement of this kind are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Paul Meaney, Nicolaas Simon Willem Den Haak, Matthias Hofmann, Baozhu Liang, Hans-Juergen Liesegang
  • Patent number: 9546684
    Abstract: A seal unit for a rolling-element bearing having an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring. The seal unit includes an at least part-ring shaped element having a seal lip, the at least part-ring shaped element is configured for attachment to the inner bearing ring, and the outer bearing ring is tiltable through a limited angle with respect to the inner bearing ring. Also a rolling-element bearing having such a seal unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling
  • Patent number: 9526042
    Abstract: A method for handover in a mobile communication system, wherein cell search is performed by determining cell identities based on cell identity information transmitted within downlink data is provided. The cell power of cells detected by cell search is measured. Moreover, the cell power of an additional cell is measured, the additional cell having a cell identity that is related to a cell identity of a cell detected by cell search in that the additional cell and the cell detected by cell search are adjacent cells. The method is applicable in cross-sector scenarios avoiding call drops due to lengthy cell detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Tianyan Pu, Thomas Fliess, Matthias Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9516698
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a processor configured to at least partially synchronize the receiving or transmitting of signals of the first transceiver with the receiving or transmitting of signals of the second transceiver such that at least one of at least a part of the receiving and a part of the transmitting of signals of the first transceiver and of the second transceiver is carried out at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Francois Deparis, Volker Aue
  • Patent number: 9497797
    Abstract: A radio communication device is described having a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to transmit signals during a transmitting period, the transmitting period comprising a first time period, during which signals are transmitted, and a second time period, during which no signals are transmitted; and a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to transmit signals taking into account the transmitting period of the first transceiver such that the second transceiver transmits signals at least partially during the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Francois Deparis, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Publication number: 20160302111
    Abstract: A method for handover in a mobile communication system, wherein cell search is performed by determining cell identities based on cell identity information transmitted within downlink data is provided. The cell power of cells detected by cell search is measured. Moreover, the cell power of an additional cell is measured, the additional cell having a cell identity that is related to a cell identity of a cell detected by cell search in that the additional cell and the cell detected by cell search are adjacent cells. The method is applicable in cross-sector scenarios avoiding call drops due to lengthy cell detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Tianyan Pu, Thomas Fliess, Matthias Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20160285591
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a plurality of uplink messages may include transmitting a first uplink message to a sink device and monitoring a feedback channel for feedback information from the sink device during one or more default feedback reception periods associated with the first uplink message. The method may further include skipping monitoring of the feedback channel during the remaining default feedback reception periods associated with the first uplink message if a number of consecutive default feedback reception periods containing positive feedback information exceeds a threshold, updating the threshold based on a channel quality measure, transmitting a second uplink message, and monitoring or skipping monitoring of the feedback channel during default feedback reception periods associated with a second uplink message based on the updated threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Sven Dortmund, Matthias Hofmann, Sabine Roessel, Robert Zaus
  • Patent number: 9441666
    Abstract: A roller bearing that includes an outer ring, a first inner ring, and a first sealing ring that is disposed axially adjacent of the outer ring is provided. The roller bearing also includes a first retaining ring that is attached to the outer ring. The first sealing ring is fixed between the first retaining ring and a first clamping ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Matthias Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9439206
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling measurements in a wireless telecommunications terminal. In a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication system, the network instructs a UE to measure the received power and quality of the reference signals of the serving cell as well as of neighbor cells. The object of improving the system power consumption of user equipment (UE) that has to perform such measurements is solved by distributing the measurement functionality between RRC and PHY layers such that the RRC layer is enabled to rest in a power save mode unless results of the measurements have to be reported to the network, and to be only active for a minimum to ensure that the UE still behaves standard compliant to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Hofmann, Thomas Konrad