Patents by Inventor Roland EINSPIELER

Roland EINSPIELER 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).

  • Position sensor and method for position sensing and diagnostic
    Patent number: 11946774
    Abstract: A position sensor comprises at least one magneto-sensitive element, a current source that is coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element and is configured to supply a source current to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, an analog-to-digital converter having an input coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, a position calculation unit that is coupled to an output of the analog-to-digital converter and comprises a first output for providing a position signal, and a diagnostic unit that comprises an output coupled to the current source and is configured to provide a stimulus signal as a function of a stimulus pattern at the output of the diagnostic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AMS AG
    Inventors: Roland Einspieler, Marcel Urban, Guenter Kurmies
  • POSITION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR POSITION SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC
    Publication number: 20200249051
    Abstract: A position sensor comprises at least one magneto-sensitive element, a current source that is coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element and is configured to supply a source current to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, an analog-to-digital converter having an input coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, a position calculation unit that is coupled to an output of the analog-to-digital converter and comprises a first output for providing a position signal, and a diagnostic unit that comprises an output coupled to the current source and is configured to provide a stimulus signal as a function of a stimulus pattern at the output of the diagnostic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Roland Einspieler, Marcel URBAN, Guenter KURMIES
  • Motor position sensor device
    Patent number: 10348224
    Abstract: A motor position sensor device comprises a motor position detection unit being configured to detect a position of a rotor of an electric motor. The motor position sensor device comprises a selection circuit being configured to couple a first supply terminal to provide a supply voltage to the motor position detection unit, if a level of the supply voltage is above the threshold level, and to couple a second supply terminal to provide an auxiliary supply voltage to the motor position detection unit, if the level of the supply voltage is below the threshold level and the level of the auxiliary supply voltage is above the threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ams AG
    Inventors: Roland Einspieler, Christian Stockreiter
  • MOTOR POSITION SENSOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160218646
    Abstract: A motor position sensor device comprises a motor position detection unit being configured to detect a position of a rotor of an electric motor. The motor position sensor device comprises a selection circuit being configured to couple a first supply terminal to provide a supply voltage to the motor position detection unit, if a level of the supply voltage is above the threshold level, and to couple a second supply terminal to provide an auxiliary supply voltage to the motor position detection unit, if the level of the supply voltage is below the threshold level and the level of the auxiliary supply voltage is above the threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: ams AG
    Inventors: Roland EINSPIELER, Christian STOCKREITER