Patents by Inventor Max Ahnen

Max Ahnen 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).

  • Detection device and method for detecting sensor signals in a grid of sensor elements
    Patent number: 11703604
    Abstract: A detection device for detecting at least the occurrence and location of occurrence of sensor element signals that are generated by sensor elements, includes an array of detector element circuits each generating a element row output and at least one element column output. The detection device determines, for each row of detector element circuits, at least a first row summation signal corresponding to a sum of the element row outputs of the detector element circuits of this row, and a row address signal indicating that the first row summation signal crosses a threshold. The detection device also determines, for each column of detector element circuits, at least a first column summation signal corresponding to a sum of the element column outputs of the detector element circuits of this column, and a column address signal indicating that the first column summation signal crosses a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: Günther Dissertori, Max Ahnen, Jannis Fischer, Werner Lustermann, Ulf Röser
  • DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SENSOR SIGNALS IN A GRID OF SENSOR ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20210141102
    Abstract: A detection device for detecting at least the occurrence and location of occurrence of sensor element signals that are generated by sensor elements, includes an array of detector element circuits each generating a element row output and at least one element column output. The detection device determines, for each row of detector element circuits, at least a first row summation signal corresponding to a sum of the element row outputs of the detector element circuits of this row, and a row address signal indicating that the first row summation signal crosses a threshold. The detection device also determines, for each column of detector element circuits, at least a first column summation signal corresponding to a sum of the element column outputs of the detector element circuits of this column, and a column address signal indicating that the first column summation signal crosses a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Günther Dissertori, Max Ahnen, Jannis Fischer, Werner Lustermann, Ulf Röser