Patents by Inventor Thomas MEYERHOFF

Thomas MEYERHOFF 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).

  • Publication number: 20250106754
    Abstract: A method performed by a mobile user equipment, UE, comprising: obtaining measurement information from a mobile phased array antenna, PAA, separate from the UE, the measurement information indicating, for at least one signal received by the PAA from a plurality of base stations, a received power, RP; determining, for the signal, a quality measure based on the RP of the signals; and transmitting, to a network node, a first message indicating the determined quality measure and enabling the network node to select at least one of the plurality of base stations as a target base station for a communication connection with the UE. Also a computer program, a UE, and a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas MEYERHOFF, Aizaz SHAH, Rainer GRÜNHEID
  • Patent number: 12081492
    Abstract: A network system includes access points and wireless devices. Each wireless device can exchange data with at least one access point that includes a diversity matrix defining at least two data exchange connections between a first wireless device and at least one access point for exchanging data between the first wireless device and the at least one access point. The diversity matrix indicates a space domain with at least one access point, a frequency domain with at least one data transmission frequency value, and a time domain with at least one data transmission time. Each data exchange connection is defined by an access point, a data transmission frequency, and a data transmission time, selected from the diversity matrix. The at least two data exchange connections between the first wireless device and the at least one access point are configured to transmit the same information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Paulo Mendes, Thomas Meyerhoff
  • Patent number: 11988542
    Abstract: A filling level monitoring device for monitoring a filling level of a fluid in a container includes exciter(s), sensor(s), a signal source connected to the exciter(s), a processor, at least one spatial orientation and acceleration sensor, and a filling level indicator. The device uses the signal source and the exciter(s) to couple vibrational loads having multiple frequency components into the container. Sensors measure vibrations in the container after the exciters transmit the vibrational loads into the container. The processor performs spectral analysis of the input signal and of vibration signals from the sensors, comparing these respective spectral functions to extract resonance frequencies of the container, which are based on the spatial orientation of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations GmbH, Carthage College
    Inventors: Thomas Meyerhoff, Helge Geisler, Lionel Zoghaib, Gerrit Schramm, Kevin Crosby
  • Publication number: 20230366720
    Abstract: A filling level monitoring device for monitoring a filling level of a fluid in a container includes exciter(s), sensor(s), a signal source connected to the exciter(s), a processor, at least one spatial orientation and acceleration sensor, and a filling level indicator. The device uses the signal source and the exciter(s) to couple vibrational loads having multiple frequency components into the container. Sensors measure vibrations in the container after the exciters transmit the vibrational loads into the container. The processor performs spectral analysis of the input signal and of vibration signals from the sensors, comparing these respective spectral functions to extract resonance frequencies of the container, which are based on the spatial orientation of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas MEYERHOFF, Helge GEISLER, Lionel ZOGHAIB, Gerrit SCHRAMM, Kevin CROSBY
  • Patent number: 11729730
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing wireless network nodes of a wireless communication network involves a base station of the wireless communication network to determine or obtain a maximum value for a frequency content per unit of time of an FMCW radio-frequency signal interfering with the wireless communication network, transmit a first synchronization frame containing a first synchronization sequence in a first wireless communication frequency bandwidth, and transmit a second synchronization frame simultaneously to the first synchronization frame, the second synchronization frame containing a second synchronization sequence in a second wireless communication frequency bandwidth that is spaced apart from the first wireless communication frequency bandwidth by a spectral distance larger or equal to the product of the determined maximum value for the frequency content per unit of time of the FMCW radio-frequency signal and duration of the first and second synchronization sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Meyerhoff
  • Publication number: 20220399972
    Abstract: A system and a method for estimating a transmission channel of a communication link. A transmitter can transmit a first transmission signal and a receiver can receive the first transmission signal through the transmission channel. The first transmission signal includes data elements and pilots, each of the pilots being located at specified locations within a time-frequency domain of the first transmission signal. The receiver can determine a level of interference for each of the pilots, the level of interference being indicative of an extent of distortion on a respective pilot caused by a second transmission signal interfering with the first transmission signal. The receiver can further determine an interference-mitigated pilot for each pilot based on the determined level of interference determined for each respective pilot. The receiver can use the determined interference-mitigated pilots to estimate the transmission channel of the first transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Meyerhoff, Martin Kasparick, Dennis Wieruch
  • Publication number: 20220376849
    Abstract: A network system includes access points and wireless devices. Each wireless device can exchange data with at least one access point that includes a diversity matrix defining at least two data exchange connections between a first wireless device and at least one access point for exchanging data between the first wireless device and the at least one access point. The diversity matrix indicates a space domain with at least one access point, a frequency domain with at least one data transmission frequency value, and a time domain with at least one data transmission time. Each data exchange connection is defined by an access point, a data transmission frequency, and a data transmission time, selected from the diversity matrix. The at least two data exchange connections between the first wireless device and the at least one access point are configured to transmit the same information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Paulo Mendes, Thomas Meyerhoff
  • Publication number: 20210297963
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing wireless network nodes of a wireless communication network involves a base station of the wireless communication network to determine or obtain a maximum value for a frequency content per unit of time of an FMCW radio-frequency signal interfering with the wireless communication network, transmit a first synchronization frame containing a first synchronization sequence in a first wireless communication frequency bandwidth, and transmit a second synchronization frame simultaneously to the first synchronization frame, the second synchronization frame containing a second synchronization sequence in a second wireless communication frequency bandwidth that is spaced apart from the first wireless communication frequency bandwidth by a spectral distance larger or equal to the product of the determined maximum value for the frequency content per unit of time of the FMCW radio-frequency signal and duration of the first and second synchronization sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Meyerhoff
  • Publication number: 20190206148
    Abstract: A data evaluation system, in particular for data evaluation on interfaces on board an aircraft, includes a data processing server having a receiver device, a data processing processor and an external server interface, and includes multiple data readers, coupled to the data processing server via the receiver device, that each have a device processor and a data capture component connected to the device processor and are configured to forward data captured by the data capture component to the data processing server for conditioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Torben Schröter, Christian Schmid, Markus Wirth, Volker Hasbach, Tibor Grützke, Nikolas Kern, Annika Geisemeyer, Thomas Meyerhoff, Michael Netzler
  • Patent number: 10212748
    Abstract: This relates to wireless communication on-board aircraft. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an on-board aircraft network cell to be used in an on-board aircraft wireless communication network, to such an on-board aircraft network cell configured to be used in an on-board aircraft wireless communication network, to an on-board aircraft wireless communication network comprising at least one such on-board aircraft network cell, and to an aircraft comprising such on-board aircraft wireless communication network. An embodiment of the on-board aircraft network cell comprises at least one Wireless Module unit, at least two Wireless Data Concentrator units, and at least two independent wireless links, each wireless link being established between the at least one Wireless Module unit and one of the at least two Wireless Data Concentrator units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Mueller, Thomas Meyerhoff
  • Publication number: 20160029409
    Abstract: This relates to wireless communication on-board aircraft. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an on-board aircraft network cell to be used in an on-board aircraft wireless communication network, to such an on-board aircraft network cell configured to be used in an on-board aircraft wireless communication network, to an on-board aircraft wireless communication network comprising at least one such on-board aircraft network cell, and to an aircraft comprising such on-board aircraft wireless communication network. An embodiment of the on-board aircraft network cell comprises at least one Wireless Module unit, at least two Wireless Data Concentrator units, and at least two independent wireless links, each wireless link being established between the at least one Wireless Module unit and one of the at least two Wireless Data Concentrator units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jan MUELLER, Thomas MEYERHOFF