Patents by Inventor Michael Burk WESTPFAHL

Michael Burk WESTPFAHL 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).

  • Transmission of information associated with a possible sensor fault of a magnetic sensor
    Patent number: 9939410
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor may sense a magnetic field during a rotation of a wheel. The sensed magnetic field may represent a profile of the wheel during the rotation. The magnetic sensor may determine, based on the sensed magnetic field, information associated with a possible fault of at least one of the magnetic sensor or the wheel. The magnetic sensor may transmit a first set of output pulses corresponding to the profile of the wheel during the rotation. The first set of output pulses may be transmitted during the rotation of the wheel. The magnetic sensor may transmit a second set of output pulses that corresponds to the information associated with the possible fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Klaus Grambichler, Michael Burk Westpfahl
  • TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE SENSOR FAULT OF A MAGNETIC SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170059526
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor may sense a magnetic field during a rotation of a wheel. The sensed magnetic field may represent a profile of the wheel during the rotation. The magnetic sensor may determine, based on the sensed magnetic field, information associated with a possible fault of at least one of the magnetic sensor or the wheel. The magnetic sensor may transmit a first set of output pulses corresponding to the profile of the wheel during the rotation. The first set of output pulses may be transmitted during the rotation of the wheel. The magnetic sensor may transmit a second set of output pulses that corresponds to the information associated with the possible fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus GRAMBICHLER, Michael Burk WESTPFAHL