Patents by Inventor Peter VANDERSTEEGEN
Peter VANDERSTEEGEN 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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Patent number: 11424952Abstract: The present invention relates to a data bus node integrated circuit comprising at least one static address selection terminal and a detecting circuit for detecting a state of the address selection terminal. The IC also comprises a communication circuit for data communication over a data bus. This circuit is adapted for determining a node address identifier taking the detected state of the at least one static address selection terminal into account. The detecting circuit is adapted for detecting the state of the address selection terminal by determining whether the address selection terminal is in a floating state, a power supply voltage state or a ground voltage state.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NVInventor: Peter Vandersteegen
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Patent number: 11287455Abstract: A sensor interface circuit comprises an input arranged to receive a sensor signal being an electrical signal representative of an electrical quantity. The electrical quantity includes a physical quantity converted in a sensor. The sensor interface circuit includes conversion means arranged for converting the sensor signal into a digital signal, memory to store sensor characterisation data, signal processing means adapted to obtain a first sensor result by processing the digital signal using the sensor characterisation data, and an output unit arranged to receive and output the first sensor result, the digital signal and the sensor characterisation data.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NVInventors: Johan Vergauwen, Peter Vandersteegen, Asparuh Ivanov Grigorov
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Patent number: 11281614Abstract: A bus node IC comprises at least one static address selection terminal and a detecting circuit for detecting a state of the static address selection terminal, and a communication circuit adapted for determining a node address identifier taking the detected state into account. The detecting circuit is adapted for detecting the state by determining an electrical property of a passive electronic component when connected to the static address selection terminal. The communication circuit is adapted for receiving/transmitting data over the data bus in accordance with a first communication protocol using the node address identifier for identification of the IC, and for receiving/transmitting data over said data bus in accordance with a second communication protocol using a further node address identifier for identification of the IC, wherein the communication circuit is adapted for configuring the further node address identifier by using data received using the first protocol.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NVInventor: Peter Vandersteegen
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Patent number: 10816318Abstract: A magnetic sensor arrangement, comprising: a magnet assembly and a magnetic sensor; the magnet assembly forming a magnetic field having at least two magnetic field components with different angular periodicities at the location of the magnetic sensor and the magnetic sensor including means for sensing the different magnetic field components to produce at least a first and a second sensor element signal; and a computing element for receiving the at least first and second sensor element signals and combining them to produce a unique angular position of the magnet relative to the sensor. A method of determining a unique angular position is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Melexis Technologies SAInventors: Peter Vandersteegen, Jean-Claude Depoorter, Samuel Huber Lindenberger
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Publication number: 20200141984Abstract: A sensor interface circuit comprises an input arranged to receive a sensor signal being an electrical signal representative of an electrical quantity. The electrical quantity includes a physical quantity converted in a sensor. The sensor interface circuit includes conversion means arranged for converting the sensor signal into a digital signal, memory to store sensor characterisation data, signal processing means adapted to obtain a first sensor result by processing the digital signal using the sensor characterisation data, and an output unit arranged to receive and output the first sensor result, the digital signal and the sensor characterisation data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Johan VERGAUWEN, Peter VANDERSTEEGEN, Asparuh IVANOV GRIGOROV
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Patent number: 10571302Abstract: A rotary position sensor comprises a magnetic sensor for generating two independent signals indicative of at least two different order magnetic fields, and a magnetic assembly forming a first magnetic field component having a first order at the location of the magnetic sensor, in which the first magnetic field component is rotatable relative to the magnetic sensor by receiving a first angle. The magnetic assembly is also adapted for forming a second magnetic field component having a second order, different from the first order, at the location of the magnetic sensor, in which the second magnetic field component is rotatable relative to the magnetic sensor and the first magnetic assembly by receiving a second angle. The position sensor comprises a processor for combining the two independent signals to produce a unique system state representative of the first and second angle.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Melexis Technologies SAInventor: Peter Vandersteegen
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Publication number: 20180292233Abstract: A rotary position sensor comprises a magnetic sensor for generating two independent signals indicative of at least two different order magnetic fields, and a magnetic assembly forming a first magnetic field component having a first order at the location of the magnetic sensor, in which the first magnetic field component is rotatable relative to the magnetic sensor by receiving a first angle. The magnetic assembly is also adapted for forming a second magnetic field component having a second order, different from the first order, at the location of the magnetic sensor, in which the second magnetic field component is rotatable relative to the magnetic sensor and the first magnetic assembly by receiving a second angle. The position sensor comprises a processor for combining the two independent signals to produce a unique system state representative of the first and second angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventor: Peter VANDERSTEEGEN
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Publication number: 20180135961Abstract: A magnetic sensor arrangement, comprising: a magnet assembly and a magnetic sensor; the magnet assembly forming a magnetic field having at least two magnetic field components with different angular periodicities at the location of the magnetic sensor and the magnetic sensor including means for sensing the different magnetic field components to produce at least a first and a second sensor element signal; and a computing element for receiving the at least first and second sensor element signals and combining them to produce a unique angular position of the magnet relative to the sensor. A method of determining a unique angular position is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Peter VANDERSTEEGEN, Jean-Claude DEPOORTER, Samuel HUBER LINDENBERGER
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Publication number: 20160261426Abstract: The present invention relates to a data bus node integrated circuit comprising at least one static address selection terminal and a detecting circuit for detecting a state of the address selection terminal. The IC also comprises a communication circuit for data communication over a data bus. This circuit is adapted for determining a node address identifier taking the detected state of the at least one static address selection terminal into account. The detecting circuit is adapted for detecting the state of the address selection terminal by determining whether the address selection terminal is in a floating state, a power supply voltage state or a ground voltage state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventor: Peter VANDERSTEEGEN
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Publication number: 20160259747Abstract: A bus node IC comprises at least one static address selection terminal and a detecting circuit for detecting a state of the static address selection terminal, and a communication circuit adapted for determining a node address identifier taking the detected state into account. The detecting circuit is adapted for detecting the state by determining an electrical property of a passive electronic component when connected to the static address selection terminal. The communication circuit is adapted for receiving/transmitting data over the data bus in accordance with a first communication protocol using the node address identifier for identification of the IC, and for receiving/transmitting data over said data bus in accordance with a second communication protocol using a further node address identifier for identification of the IC, wherein the communication circuit is adapted for configuring the further node address identifier by using data received using the first protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventor: Peter VANDERSTEEGEN