Patents by Inventor Michael Ruegg

Michael Ruegg 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).

  • Method and apparatus for extruding a puncture sealant and mounting on a tire
    Publication number: 20060169393
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a tire with a built in sealant is provided. The method includes the steps of mounting an inner liner onto a tire building drum, extruding a sealant composition into strips having tapered sidewalls, cutting the strip to a desired length, mounting the sealant over the inner liner, and layering one or more tire components over the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Bina Botts, Michael Ruegg, Brandy Kohut, Warren Ripple
  • Efficient analog front end for a read/write channel of a hard disk drive running from a highly regulated power supply
    Patent number: 6661590
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for running an analog portion (162) of a read/write channel (108) from a highly regulated power supply (260). The apparatus includes an analog portion (162), a clock synthesizer (154), and a highly regulated power supply (260) connected to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154). The analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154) both comprise high voltage transistors which operate in a first voltage range and low voltage transistors which operate in a second voltage range, wherein the first voltage range is within the second voltage range. The highly regulated power supply (260) supplies power that is within the first voltage range to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154). The method includes generating power that is within the first voltage range using the highly regulated power supply (260), and supplying the power to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Sasan Cyrusian, Stephen J. Franck, Sriharsha Annadore, Elmar Bach, Siegfried Hart, Thomas Blon, William G. Bliss, James Wilson Rae, Michael Ruegg, Ulrich Huewels, Fritz Mistlberger
  • High speed multiplexer
    Patent number: 6501324
    Abstract: A high-speed multiplexer that includes a reduced number of components in the pull-up and/or the pull-down circuits operates faster than conventional multiplexers and can process higher frequency input signals. The pull-up circuit may be a singe p-type MOSFET transistor and the pull-down circuit may be a single n-type MOSFET transistor. The switching circuits may include transistor-based NOR gates. The multiplexer may have numerous channels, for example 2 to 256 or more channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Michael Ruegg, Sasan Cyrusian
  • HIGH SPEED MULTIPLEXER
    Publication number: 20020175740
    Abstract: A high-speed multiplexer that includes a reduced number of components in the pull-up and/or the pull-down circuits operates faster than conventional multiplexers and can process higher frequency input signals. The pull-up circuit may be a singe p-type MOSFET transistor and the pull-down circuit may be a single n-type MOSFET transistor. The switching circuits may include transistor-based NOR gates. The multiplexer may have numerous channels, for example 2 to 256 or more channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies North America Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Ruegg, Sasan Cyrusian
  • Efficient analog front end for a read/write channel of a hard disk drive running from a highly regulated power supply
    Publication number: 20020176186
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for running an analog portion (162) of a read/write channel (108) from a highly regulated power supply (260). The apparatus includes an analog portion (162), a clock synthesizer (154), and a highly regulated power supply (260) connected to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154). The analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154) both comprise high voltage transistors which operate in a first voltage range and low voltage transistors which operate in a second voltage range, wherein the first voltage range is within the second voltage range. The highly regulated power supply (260) supplies power that is within the first voltage range to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154). The method includes generating power that is within the first voltage range using the highly regulated power supply (260), and supplying the power to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Sasan Cyrusian, Stephen J. Franck, Sriharsha Annadore, Elmar Bach, Siegfried Hart, Thomas Blon, William G. Bliss, James Wilson Rae, Michael Ruegg, Ulrich Huewels, Fritz Mistlberger