Patents by Inventor Söhnke Mehrgardt

Söhnke Mehrgardt 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).

  • Patent number: 6209022
    Abstract: The communications system operates at two distinct operating modes. Each of the slave stations, which are controlled by a master station, has a first output circuit and a second output circuit. The two output circuits are connected to one another on the output side. In a first operating mode, the slave stations are identified by the master station, all the first output circuits can be activated and the system operates at a low clock rate. In a second operating mode, a transfer of data takes place, one of the second output circuits can be activated, and the system operates at a higher clock rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Karel Sotek, Söhnke Mehrgardt, Christine Born, Heinz Endriss, Timo Gossmann