Patents by Inventor Thomas Rauwolf
Thomas Rauwolf 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).
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Patent number: 11641106Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution system, comprising a power feed line configured to supply electric power of a given power feed line voltage, a plurality of solid state power control modules connected to the power feed line; each of the solid state power control modules comprising at least one solid state power controller connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from the power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; the power feed line comprising at least one power feed line segment connecting two adjacent solid state power control modules; wherein the at least two adjacent solid state power control modules are connected by a further electric line connected in parallel to the at least one power feed line segment.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: HS ELEKTRONIK SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Bernd Loefflad
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Publication number: 20220345193Abstract: In one embodiment, a RF signal repeater switchable between SISO and MIMO comprises: a controller; a first transmitter path switchably coupled to first donor and coverage antennas; a second transmitter path switchably coupled to second donor and coverage antennas; a first receiver path switchably coupled to the first donor and coverage antennas; a second receiver path switchably coupled to the second donor and coverage antennas. The controller configures the repeater for a MIMO TDD operating mode by: configuring the first transmitter path and the second receiver path to repeat at least a first MIMO channel of UE uplink RF signals and at least a first MIMO channel of base station downlink RF signals; and configuring the second transmitter path and the first receiver path to repeat at least a second MIMO channel of UE uplink RF signals and at least a second MIMO channel of base station downlink RF signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Gerhard Braun, Gerald Steidle, Josef Mayer, Patrick Braun, Daniel Schwab, Peter Gunzner, Thomas Rauwolf, Rainer Friedrich
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Patent number: 11209377Abstract: A technique to characterize moisture in a dielectric layer of a printed circuit board is provided. A method comprises applying a test signal to test circuitry comprising a test capacitor that is formed with the dielectric layer of the printed circuit board; measuring at least one characteristic of a least one of signal transmission and signal reflection from the test circuitry; and determining, from the at least one measured characteristic, at least one parameter value indicative of moisture content in the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Patrick Braun
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Patent number: 11204380Abstract: A method of tuning a production module using a reference module with virtual gain correction is provided. The method includes selecting a counterpart reference module created for a select application. The production module is commutatively coupled to the selected counterpart reference module to generate a production module pair. A production module gain curve for the production module pair is measured for each frequency band to be used by the production module. The production module is tuned based at least in part on offset gain values at select number of frequency observation points for each frequency band associated with the counterpart reference module and gain values at the select number of frequency observation points of the measured production module gain curve for each frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Patrick Braun, Roland Hönle, Herbert Schreiber
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Patent number: 11128118Abstract: A solid state power controller includes at least one solid state switching device connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from a power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; at least one SSPC control circuit configured to supply a control voltage to a control terminal of the solid state switching device; and a discrete output circuit electrically that supplies a discrete output signal indicative of the state of the control terminal of the solid state switching device and the discrete output circuit detects an overcurrent in a circuit connected to the discrete output terminal and to limit an output current and/or interrupt supply of the discrete output signal in case an overcurrent is detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: HS ELEKTRONIK SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Matthias Maier
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Publication number: 20210184460Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution system, comprising a power feed line configured to supply electric power of a given power feed line voltage, a plurality of solid state power control modules connected to the power feed line; each of the solid state power control modules comprising at least one solid state power controller connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from the power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; the power feed line comprising at least one power feed line segment connecting two adjacent solid state power control modules; wherein the at least two adjacent solid state power control modules are connected by a further electric line connected in parallel to the at least one power feed line segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Bernd Loefflad
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Patent number: 10978872Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution system, comprising a power feed line configured to supply electric power of a given power feed line voltage, a plurality of solid state power control modules connected to the power feed line; each of the solid state power control modules comprising at least one solid state power controller connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from the power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; the power feed line comprising at least one power feed line segment connecting two adjacent solid state power control modules; wherein the at least two adjacent solid state power control modules are connected by a further electric line connected in parallel to the at least one power feed line segment.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HS ELEKTRONIK SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Bernd Loefflad
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Publication number: 20200284745Abstract: A technique to characterize moisture in a dielectric layer of a printed circuit board is provided. A method comprises applying a test signal to test circuitry comprising a test capacitor that is formed with the dielectric layer of the printed circuit board; measuring at least one characteristic of a least one of signal transmission and signal reflection from the test circuitry; and determining, from the at least one measured characteristic, at least one parameter value indicative of moisture content in the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Patrick Braun
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Publication number: 20200252995Abstract: A method of tuning a production module using a reference module with virtual gain correction is provided. The method includes selecting a counterpart reference module created for a select application. The production module is commutatively coupled to the selected counterpart reference module to generate a production module pair. A production module gain curve for the production module pair is measured for each frequency band to be used by the production module. The production module is tuned based at least in part on offset gain values at select number of frequency observation points for each frequency band associated with the counterpart reference module and gain values at the select number of frequency observation points of the measured production module gain curve for each frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Patrick Braun, Roland Hönle, Herbert Schreiber
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Publication number: 20200091700Abstract: A solid state power controller includes at least one solid state switching device connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from a power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; at least one SSPC control circuit configured to supply a control voltage to a control terminal of the solid state switching device; and a discrete output circuit electrically that supplies a discrete output signal indicative of the state of the control terminal of the solid state switching device and the discrete output circuit detects an overcurrent in a circuit connected to the discrete output terminal and to limit an output current and/or interrupt supply of the discrete output signal in case an overcurrent is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Thomas RAUWOLF, Matthias MAIER
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Publication number: 20190280479Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution system, comprising a power feed line configured to supply electric power of a given power feed line voltage, a plurality of solid state power control modules connected to the power feed line; each of the solid state power control modules comprising at least one solid state power controller connected to at least one load to be supplied with power from the power feed line and configured to selectively connect the respective load to the power feed line or to disconnect the respective load from the power feed line; the power feed line comprising at least one power feed line segment connecting two adjacent solid state power control modules; wherein the at least two adjacent solid state power control modules are connected by a further electric line connected in parallel to the at least one power feed line segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Thomas Rauwolf, Bernd Loefflad