Patents by Inventor Peter Kaufmann
Peter Kaufmann 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).
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Publication number: 20240113611Abstract: A circuit includes a half-bridge circuit is configured to provide a switching voltage responsive to respective high-side and low-side drive signals. High-side slew control circuitry is configured to provide a high-side slew-compensated control signal responsive to a high-side enable signal and a slew current signal representative of a slew rate at a switching output. A high-side driver is configured to provide the high-side drive signal responsive to the high-side slew-compensated control signal. Low-side slew control circuitry is configured to provide a low-side slew-compensated drive signal responsive to a low-side enable signal and the slew current signal. A low-side driver is configured to provide the low-side drive signal responsive to the low-side slew-compensated control signal. A capacitor is coupled between the high-side and low-side slew control circuitry and is configured to convert the slew rate to the slew current signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Maik Peter KAUFMANN, Stefan HERZER, Michael LUEDERS
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Publication number: 20240086666Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Stefan BANNERT, Peter KAUFMANN, Lucas PERLITZ, Thomas TARANTINO, Robert GRIESMEIER, Tatjana MOSTHOF, Cordula REGENSBURGER
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Publication number: 20240086667Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Stefan BANNERT, Peter KAUFMANN, Lucas PERLITZ, Thomas TARANTINO, Robert GRIESMEIER, Tatjana MOSTHOF, Cordula REGENSBURGER
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Publication number: 20240086668Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Stefan BANNERT, Peter KAUFMANN, Lucas PERLITZ, Thomas TARANTINO, Robert GRIESMEIER, Tatjana MOSTHOF, Cordula REGENSBURGER
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Publication number: 20240005537Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that generates values for a representation of a face of a user. For example, an example process may include obtaining sensor data (e.g., live data) of a user, wherein the sensor data is associated with a point in time, generating a set of values representing the user based on the sensor data, and providing the set of values, where a depiction of the user at the point in time is displayed based on the set of values. In some implementations, the set of values includes depth values that define three-dimensional (3D) positions of portions of the user relative to multiple 3D positions of points of a projected surface and appearance values (e.g., color, texture, opacity, etc.) that define appearances of the portions of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Brian Amberg, John S. McCarten, Nicolas V. Scapel, Peter Kaufmann, Sebastian Martin
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Patent number: 11716376Abstract: A system for managing non-linear transmedia content data is provided. Memory stores a plurality of transmedia content data items and associated linking data which define time-ordered content links between the plurality of transmedia content data items. The plurality of transmedia content data items are arranged into linked transmedia content subsets comprising different groups of the transmedia content data items and different content links therebetween. A control engine receives one or more instructions to create a new time-ordered content link between at least two of the plurality of transmedia content data items. The control engine modifies the linking data stored in the memory to include the new time-ordered content link.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., ETH ZÜRICH (EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRICH)Inventors: Max Grosse, Barbara Solenthaler, Peter Kaufmann, Markus Gross, Sasha Schriber
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Patent number: 11621708Abstract: A startup circuit adapted to be coupled to an input voltage supply and operable to supply an output voltage at an output terminal, the startup circuit including: a first transistor having a first control terminal, a first current terminal and a second current terminal, the first current terminal adapted to be coupled to the input voltage supply and the second current terminal coupled to the output terminal; a precharge circuit having a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal, the second terminal adapted to be coupled to the input voltage supply and the third terminal coupled to the first control terminal; a current limiter coupled to the precharge circuit, the first control terminal and the second current terminal; a second transistor having a second control terminal, a third current terminal and a fourth current terminal, the third current terminal coupled to the precharge circuit and the second control terminal adapted to be coupled to a control signal; and a third transistor having a third cType: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael Lueders, Johan Strydom, Cetin Kaya, Maik Peter Kaufmann
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Publication number: 20220405540Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Stefan BANNERT, Peter KAUFMANN, Lucas PERLITZ, Thomas TARANTINO, Robert GRIESMEIER, Tatjana MOSTHOF, Cordula REGENSBURGER
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Publication number: 20220399328Abstract: A depletion-mode current source having a saturation current of sufficient accuracy for use as a pre-charge circuit in a start-up circuit of an AC-to-DC power converter is fabricated using an enhancement-mode-only process. The depletion-mode current source can be fabricated on the same integrated circuit (IC) as a gallium nitride field-effect transistor (FET) and resistive and capacitive components used in the start-up circuit, without affecting the enhancement-mode-only fabrication process by requiring additional masks or materials, as would be required to fabricate a depletion-mode FET on the same IC as an enhancement-mode FET. The current source includes a resistive patterned two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) or two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) channel coupled between two terminals and one or more metal field plates extending from one of the terminals and overlying the patterned area of the channel, the field plates being separated from the channel and from each other by dielectric layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Maik Peter Kaufmann, Michael Lueders, CHANG SOO SUH
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Patent number: 11489441Abstract: Reference voltage generation circuits and related methods are disclosed. An example reference voltage generation circuit includes a voltage generating circuit including an enhancement mode (E-mode) gallium nitride (GaN) transistor, the voltage generating circuit to, in response to a first clock signal having a first phase, generate a first voltage associated with the E-mode GaN transistor, and, in response to a second clock signal having a second phase different from the first phase, generate a second voltage associated with the E-mode GaN transistor, and a switching capacitor circuit coupled to the voltage generating circuit, the switching capacitor circuit to generate a reference voltage based on a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Maik Peter Kaufmann, Michael Lueders, Bernhard Wicht
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Patent number: 11423271Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBHInventors: Stefan Bannert, Peter Kaufmann, Lucas Perlitz, Thomas Tarantino, Robert Griesmeier, Tatjana Mosthof, Cordula Regensburger
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Patent number: 11394380Abstract: Gate drivers and auto-zero comparators are disclosed. An example integrated circuit includes a transistor comprising a gate terminal and a current terminal, a gallium nitride (GaN) gate driver coupled to the gate terminal, the GaN gate driver configured to adjust operation of the transistor, and an enhancement mode GaN comparator coupled to at least one of the transistor the GaN gate driver, the enhancement mode GaN comparator configured to compare a voltage to a reference voltage, the voltage based on current from the current terminal, the GaN gate driver configured to adjust the operation of the transistor based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Maik Peter Kaufmann, Michael Lueders, Cetin Kaya
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Patent number: 11379996Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that use event camera data to track deformable objects such as faces, hands, and other body parts. One exemplary implementation involves receiving a stream of pixel events output by an event camera. The device tracks the deformable object using this data. Various implementations do so by generating a dynamic representation of the object and modifying the dynamic representation of the object in response to obtaining additional pixel events output by the event camera. In some implementations, generating the dynamic representation of the object involves identifying features disposed on the deformable surface of the object using the stream of pixel events. The features are determined by identifying patterns of pixel events. As new event stream data is received, the patterns of pixel events are recognized in the new data and used to modify the dynamic representation of the object.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter Kaufmann, Daniel Kurz, Brian Amberg, Yanghai Tsin
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Publication number: 20220208755Abstract: The present invention provides a capacitor having a first structure made of a metal layer and a second structure made of the same metal layer and a dielectric layer between the first and the second metal structure, wherein the dielectric layer has a relative permittivity greater than 4, in particular greater than 6. It also provides a monolithically integrated circuit including such a capacitor and optionally other components. A method of manufacturing such a capacitor is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Naveen Tipirneni, Maik Peter Kaufmann, Michael Lueders, Jungwoo Joh
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Publication number: 20210376718Abstract: Reference voltage generation circuits and related methods are disclosed. An example reference voltage generation circuit includes a voltage generating circuit including an enhancement mode (E-mode) gallium nitride (GaN) transistor, the voltage generating circuit to, in response to a first clock signal having a first phase, generate a first voltage associated with the E-mode GaN transistor, and, in response to a second clock signal having a second phase different from the first phase, generate a second voltage associated with the E-mode GaN transistor, and a switching capacitor circuit coupled to the voltage generating circuit, the switching capacitor circuit to generate a reference voltage based on a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Maik Peter Kaufmann, Michael Lueders, Bernhard Wicht
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Publication number: 20210265992Abstract: A startup circuit adapted to be coupled to an input voltage supply and operable to supply an output voltage at an output terminal, the startup circuit including: a first transistor having a first control terminal, a first current terminal and a second current terminal, the first current terminal adapted to be coupled to the input voltage supply and the second current terminal coupled to the output terminal; a precharge circuit having a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal, the second terminal adapted to be coupled to the input voltage supply and the third terminal coupled to the first control terminal; a current limiter coupled to the precharge circuit, the first control terminal and the second current terminal; a second transistor having a second control terminal, a third current terminal and a fourth current terminal, the third current terminal coupled to the precharge circuit and the second control terminal adapted to be coupled to a control signal; and a third transistor having a third cType: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Michael Lueders, Johan Strydom, Cetin Kaya, Maik Peter Kaufmann
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Patent number: 11031933Abstract: A startup circuit includes an enhancement mode transistor with a drain coupled to a startup circuit input, a source coupled to a first node, and a gate coupled to a second node. The startup circuit includes a current limiting circuit that controls a current path between the second node and a startup circuit output node based on a current sense voltage signal representing a current through the enhancement mode transistor, and a voltage regulation circuit controls a voltage of the second node to regulate a startup circuit output voltage of the startup circuit output node.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael Lueders, Johan Strydom, Cetin Kaya, Maik Peter Kaufmann
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Publication number: 20210044286Abstract: Gate drivers and auto-zero comparators are disclosed. An example integrated circuit includes a transistor comprising a gate terminal and a current terminal, a gallium nitride (GaN) gate driver coupled to the gate terminal, the GaN gate driver configured to adjust operation of the transistor, and an enhancement mode GaN comparator coupled to at least one of the transistor the GaN gate driver, the enhancement mode GaN comparator configured to compare a voltage to a reference voltage, the voltage based on current from the current terminal, the GaN gate driver configured to adjust the operation of the transistor based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Maik Peter Kaufmann, Michael Lueders, Cetin Kaya
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Patent number: 10860906Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBHInventors: Stefan Bannert, Peter Kaufmann, Lucas Perlitz, Thomas Tarantino, Robert Griesmeier, Tatjana Mosthof, Cordula Regensburger
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Patent number: 10817763Abstract: A method for manufacturing a portable data carrier by means of a continuous manufacturing method, comprises the steps: providing at least one foil as a rolled good, unrolling at least one first foil, with at least a first foil being coated at least partly with an adhesive on at least one side, with at least the first foil being scored on at least one side along at least one creasing edge, with at least the first foil being folded up in precise fit along at least one creasing edge and bonded, with the foil being folded up in the direction of the side which is coated with adhesive, with the side coated with adhesive being arranged on the opposite side of the foil which has at least one scored creasing edge along which it is folded.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBHInventors: Stefan Bannert, Peter Kaufmann, Lucas Perlitz, Thomas Tarantino, Robert Griesmeier, Tatjana Mosthof, Cordula Regensburger