Patents by Inventor Stefan Hofschen

Stefan Hofschen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling the decision threshold and sampling instant of a data generator
    Patent number: 6580763
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the decision threshold and the sampling instant of a data regenerator wherein the data regenerator includes a second data path whose decision threshold can be shifted. By comparing the output data, it is possible to calculate the bit errors which are caused by a shifting of the decision threshold. By experimentally shifting the sampling instant and subsequently the decision threshold the optimal sampling instant and the optimal decision threshold are found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst Müllner, Stefan Hofschen