Patents by Inventor Sverre Horntvedt

Sverre Horntvedt 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).

  • Backscatter sensor
    Patent number: 7692358
    Abstract: A micro mechanical backscatter sensor includes a receiver for receiving a modulated electromagnetic signal, a capacitive element operatively connected to the receiver, the capacitive element being arranged such that a voltage is generated across the capacitor in response to the frequency of the received signal, and a resonator operatively connected to the capacitive element such that electrostatic forces that are induced by the voltage generated cause the resonator to vibrate at a resonance frequency, the resonator being arranged such that an applied external force alters the resonance frequency of vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Sensonor AS
    Inventors: Terje Kvisteroy, Reidar Holm, Sverre Horntvedt
  • Backscatter Sensor
    Publication number: 20080224568
    Abstract: A micro mechanical backscatter sensor includes a receiver for receiving a modulated electromagnetic signal, a capacitive element operatively connected to the receiver, the capacitive element being arranged such that a voltage is generated across the capacitor in response to the frequency of the received signal, and a resonator operatively connected to the capacitive element such that electrostatic forces that are induced by the voltage generated cause the resonator to vibrate at a resonance frequency, the resonator being arranged such that an applied external force alters the resonance frequency of vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES SENSONOR AS
    Inventors: Terje Kvisteroy, Reidar Holm, Sverre Horntvedt