Patents by Inventor Thomas Boethe

Thomas Boethe 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).

  • Communication devices, radio switch and method for communication
    Patent number: 9253723
    Abstract: A communication device for a remote switch has a control device designed to supply a preparatory signal for preparing a transmission process and a transmission signal for starting the transmission process. A memory device is designed to save one structural information and a parameter for different transmission protocols. A processing device is designed to supply data to be sent, read the structural information and the parameters from the memory device in response to the preparatory signal and, based on the data to be sent and the structural information, create a send packet, and output the send packet and the parameter in response to the transmission signal. A transmission device is designed to wirelessly emit a transmission signal representing the send packet with a transmission characteristic defined by the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Alexander Graf, Hans-Jürgen Hanft, Thomas Boethe
  • Communication Devices, Radio Switch and Method for Communication
    Publication number: 20140146729
    Abstract: A communication device for a remote switch has a control device designed to supply a preparatory signal for preparing a transmission process and a transmission signal for starting the transmission process. A memory device is designed to save one structural information and a parameter for different transmission protocols. A processing device is designed to supply data to be sent, read the structural information and the parameters from the memory device in response to the preparatory signal and, based on the data to be sent and the structural information, create a send packet, and output the send packet and the parameter in response to the transmission signal. A transmission device is designed to wirelessly emit a transmission signal representing the send packet with a transmission characteristic defined by the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Alexander Graf, Hans-Jürgen Hanft, Thomas Boethe