Patents by Inventor Michael Bohnel

Michael Bohnel 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: 11812534
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transceiver (1) for a local lighting system (L1), preferably a local lighting system based on the DALI-2 industry standard, comprising a bus (2) and a control unit (3) electrically connected to the bus (2) for controlling communication via the bus (2). The transceiver (1) comprises a transmitter (1a) configured to transmit wireless signals to a global lighting system (14) comprising one or more luminaires (L2 . . . LN), a receiver (1b) configured to receive wireless signals from the global lighting system (14), and a processing unit (1c) configured to process the received wireless signals from the global lighting system (14). The processing unit (1c) of the transceiver (1) is configured to convert the received wireless signals into bus signals such that the transceiver (1) behaves as an input device of the local lighting system (L1) when electrically connected to the bus (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Böhnel, Thomas Steffens
  • Publication number: 20220346210
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transceiver (1) for a local lighting system (L1), preferably a local lighting system based on the DALI-2 industry standard, comprising a bus (2) and a control unit (3) electrically connected to the bus (2) for controlling communication via the bus (2). The transceiver (1) comprises a transmitter (1a) configured to transmit wireless signals to a global lighting system (14) comprising one or more luminaires (L2 LN), a receiver (1b) configured to receive wireless signals from the global lighting system (14), and a processing unit (1c) configured to process the received wireless signals from the global lighting system (14). The processing unit (1c) of the transceiver (1) is configured to convert the received wireless signals into bus signals such that the transceiver (1) behaves as an input device of the local lighting system (L1) when electrically connected to the bus (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Böhnel, Thomas Steffens
  • Publication number: 20220244197
    Abstract: CT system including: an X-ray source and an X-ray detector arranged opposite the X-ray source, wherein the X-ray detector and the X-ray source may be mutually rotated around at least one rotation center through a rotator, wherein the distances between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray source and between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray detector are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Michael SALAMON, Michael BÖHNEL, Nils REIMS, Maurice JACKSON, Katrin ZERBE, Ufuk ERGEN, Dietmar KOCH, Hans-Thomas ZIMMERER, Daniel Christopher BOK, Özcan Dennis AK
  • Patent number: 9069081
    Abstract: Radiation detector for measuring one or more characteristics of a radiation, comprising one or more detector pixels, a clock pulse generator, each detector pixel comprising a sensor producing an electrical signal in response to an event of a photon or charged particle of said radiation impinging on said sensor; a pixel electronics adapted for receiving and processing said electrical signal, comprising an analog processing unit for amplifying and shaping said electrical signal and producing a shaped pulse said pixel electronics comprises time determination unit for counting the TOT-count, the TOT-count being the number of clock pulses occurring during the time interval when said shaped pulse is above a threshold. Said pixel electronics comprises a plurality of event counters, each event counter counting the number of events having a TOT-count in a predefined ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: European Organization For Nuclear Research (CERN), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Ion Beam Applications S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Campbell, Xavier Llopart Cudie, Lukas Tlustos, Winnie Sze-Wing Wong, Rafael Ballabriga Suñe, Gisela Anton, Thilo Michel, Michael Böhnel, Karl L. Schwartz, Uwe Mollenhauer, Ernst Fritsch
  • Patent number: 7983397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for determining one or more characteristics of radiation using a sensor comprising one or more detector units capable of counting the number of photon or charged particle of said radiation impinging on said sensor in or above a determined energy range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
    Inventors: Thilo Michel, Alexander Korn, Gisela Anton, Daniel Niederlohner, Michael Bohnel, Markus Firsching, Jurgen Durst
  • Publication number: 20110051901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for determining one or more characteristics of radiation using a sensor comprising one or more detector units capable of counting the number of photon or charged particle of said radiation impinging on said sensor in or above a determined energy range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN-NURNBERG
    Inventors: Thilo Michel, Alexander Korn, Gisela Anton, Daniel Niederlohner, Michael Bohnel, Markus Firsching, Jurgen Durst
  • Publication number: 20110036988
    Abstract: Radiation detector (1) for measuring one or more characteristics of a radiation, comprising one or more detector pixels (3), a clock pulse generator, each detector pixel (3) comprising a sensor (20) producing an electrical signal in response to an event of a photon or charged particle of said radiation impinging on said sensor (20); a pixel electronics (24) adapted for receiving and processing said electrical signal, comprising an analog processing unit (62) for amplifying and shaping said electrical signal and producing a shaped pulse said pixel electronics (24) comprises time determination unit (51) for counting the TOT-count, the TOT-count being the number of clock pulses occurring during the time interval when said shaped pulse is above a threshold. Said pixel electronics comprises a plurality of event counters (82), each event counter (82) counting the number of events having a TOT-count in a predefined ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Campbell, Xavier Llopart Cudie, Lukas Tlustos, Winnie Sze-Wing Wong, Rafael Ballabriga Sune, Gisela Anton, Thilo Michel, Michael Bohnel, Karl L. Schwartz, Uwe Mollenhauer, Ernst Fritsch