Patents by Inventor Robert KOLM

Robert KOLM 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).

  • Determining a temperature
    Patent number: 10197452
    Abstract: A temperature sensor may include at least one cell. Each one of the at least one cell may include a bi-stable flip-flop having a first branch and a second branch. The first branch may include an asymmetry element. A processor is configured to receive, from each one of the at least one cell, an output signal indicative of an operational state of the bi-stable flip-flop and to determine a temperature based on the received output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christoph Boehm, Maximilian Hofer, Robert Kolm
  • Analog-to-digital conversion
    Patent number: 9660658
    Abstract: At least one asymmetry element is configured to receive an input signal and is coupled to a first branch of a bi-stable flip-flop comprising the first branch and a second branch. An asymmetry between the first branch and the second branch depends on the input signal. A value indicative of the input signal is determined based on received output signals of a plurality of readout events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Robert Kolm, Christoph Boehm, Maximilian Hofer, Thomas Jackum, Stefan Schneider
  • ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20160308544
    Abstract: At least one asymmetry element is configured to receive an input signal and is coupled to a first branch of a bi-stable flip-flop comprising the first branch and a second branch. An asymmetry between the first branch and the second branch depends on the input signal. A value indicative of the input signal is determined based on received output signals of a plurality of readout events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Kolm, Christoph Boehm, Maximilian Hofer, Thomas Jackum, Stefan Schneider
  • DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20160116344
    Abstract: A temperature sensor may include at least one cell. Each one of the at least one cell may include a bi-stable flip-flop having a first branch and a second branch. The first branch may include an asymmetry element. A processor is configured to receive, from each one of the at least one cell, an output signal indicative of an operational state of the bi-stable flip-flop and to determine a temperature based on the received output signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Christoph BOEHM, Maximilian HOFER, Robert KOLM