Patents by Inventor Thomas Wirth

Thomas Wirth 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: 20260242470
    Abstract: The invention provides a fusion protein and a nucleic acid construct encoding the fusion protein, preferably an oncolytic viral particle that contains the nucleic acid construct encoding the fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein from N-terminus to C-terminus comprises or consists of a secretory leader peptide-anti-CD3-antibody section-hinge-HIV-Tat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventors: Florian Kühnel, Thomas Wirth, Malin Peter
  • Patent number: 12712675
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a plurality of transceivers. The plurality of transceivers include at least a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured for a sidelink communication with each other. The wireless communication system supports a retransmission protocol for the sidelink. The retransmission protocol enables the first transceiver to perform a retransmission for a data packet, responsive to an explicit or an implicit feedback from the second transceiver, which receives one or more data packets from the first transceiver, in case of a non-successful transmission of the data packet over the sidelink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Baris Göktepe, Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Robin Thomas, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl
  • Publication number: 20260238365
    Abstract: The present document relates to techniques (e.g., devices and methods) for signalling, e.g., for new radio unlicensed (NR-U). A user equipment (UE) exchanges control signals with a first cell and a second cell. The first cell is a licensed or unlicensed cell and the at least one second cell is an unlicensed cell. The UE exchanges control signals with the first cell and, meanwhile: receives assistance information assisting the UE in receiving at least one discovery reference signal, the assistance information including timing information regarding the timing of the at least one discovery reference signal periodically sent by the at least one second cell; perform measurement(s) on discovery reference signal as acquired by the UE, from the at least one second cell, using the timing information included in the assistance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2025
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas FEHRENBACH, Cornelius HELLGE, Robin Rajan THOMAS, Baris GOEKTEPE, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Roya EBRAHIM REZAGAH
  • Patent number: 12707363
    Abstract: Improvements and enhancements of the functionality of integrated access and backhaul, IAB, nodes, for a wireless communication network are described, which includes one or more base stations or integrated access and backhaul, IAB, donors, one or more IAB nodes, the IAB node connected, directly or via one or more further IAB nodes, to the IAB donor, and one or more user devices, UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Haustein, Roya Ebrahim Rezagah, Thomas Wirth, Jasmina Mcmenamy
  • Patent number: 12707319
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, acts as a relaying entity so as to provide functionality to support connectivity between one or more remote UEs and a destination of the wireless communication network, wherein a connection between the remote UE and the destination comprises one or more sidelinks, each sidelink associated with a predefined or negotiated Quality-of-Service, QoS. The UE is connected via a sidelink to one or more of the following: one or more of the remote UEs, the destination, one or more further relay UEs. The UE determines a status of the sidelink with regard to the predefined or negotiated QoS, and sends the status of the sidelink towards a network entity, like a base station, of the wireless communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Nithin Srinivasan, Roya Ebrahim Rezagah, Jasmina McMenamy, Baris Göktepe, Thomas Wirth, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Schierl, Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach
  • Publication number: 20260230404
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, is disclosed. The UE is configured or preconfigured with at least one Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning model, AI/ML model, or at least one AI functionality for performing one or more tasks. The UE is to monitor a performance of one or more AI/ML models or one or more AI functionalities. Responsive to a certain event, the UE is to perform one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2026
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Tatiana RYKOV, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Baris GÖKTEPE, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 12700980
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network is described. The he UE performs measurements of one or more reference signals received from a network entity of the wireless communication network, each reference signal being associated with a TCI state. For transmitting or receiving a transmission associated with a certain TCI state, the UE uses one or more parameters obtained by the measurement of the reference signal being associated with the certain TCI state of the transmission. Responsive to a certain event, the UE resets parameters obtained by a measurement associated with the TCI state of at least one of the one or more reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Baris Goektepe, Thomas Fehrenbach, Clemens Korn, Julian Popp, Josef Bernhard, Thomas Wirth, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Schierl
  • Patent number: 12696183
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, is connectable to two or more of a plurality of network slices of the wireless communication network, wherein a slice specific random-access channel, RACH, resource configuration is associated with one or more of the plurality of slices. The UE is configured or pre-configured with slice specific RACH resource configurations for some or all of the plurality of slices. Responsive to a RACH event, the UE is to determine a slice that triggered and/or that is associated with the RACH event, and select the slice specific RACH resource configuration associated with the determined slice to be used for performing a RACH procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Eiko Seidel, Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Fehrenbach, Thomas Schierl, Cornelius Hellge
  • Patent number: 12696078
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, like a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, network, is described. The UE has a plurality of UE capabilities, the UE capabilities indicating functions the UE is capable to perform. The UE is to inform on one or more parts of the plurality of UE capabilities using one or more identification values, e.g., hash values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Wirth, Cornelius Hellge, Tatiana Rykov, Thomas Fehrenbach, Baris Göktepe, Thomas Schierl, Thomas Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20260205339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transceiver device such as a user equipment, UE, configured for operating in a wireless communication network providing a plurality of time resources in a time-frequency grid, the plurality of time resources comprising a first subset of time resources being sub-band full duplex, SBFD, time resources and a second subset of time resources being non-SBFD time resources. The transceiver device is to operate based on an association between a sounding reference signal, SRS, transmitted by the transceiver device and a first reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas WIRTH, Priyanka DEY, Thomas HAUSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20260206010
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transceiver device such as a user equipment, UE, configured for operating in a wireless communication network providing a plurality of time resources in a time-frequency grid, the plurality of time resources including a subset of time resources being sub-band full duplex, SBFD, time resources; wherein a SBFD time resources provides for at least one uplink, UL, subband; and for at least one downlink, DL, subband. The transceiver device is to receive instructions indicating a link direction associated with whether to transmit UL or receive DL in a SBFD time resource; and to operate accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas WIRTH, Priyanka DEY, Thomas HAUSTEIN
  • Patent number: 12677304
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a transceiver being configured to participate in at least one communication service provided by a wireless communication network, the transceiver having a communication interface for receiving and/or transmitting communication data pertaining to the at least one communication service. The transceiver is configured to transmit and/or receive the communication data pertaining to the at least one communication service only if at least one of the following predetermined criteria is met: a) the current location of the transceiver is determined to be inside a designated geographical area being related to the at least one communication service, b) the transceiver receives an intimation signal from a second being different to the at least one communication service, c) the transceiver received communication data pertaining to the at least one communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Sarun Selvanesan, Baris Goektepe
  • Publication number: 20260189357
    Abstract: A receiver is configured to receive and process a radio signal. The radio signal includes a first frequency band including a first signal, the first signal including a plurality of TDD-frames. The receiver is configured to evaluate reception of downlink data to obtain evaluation data. The receiver is further configured to transmit the evaluation data in a second frequency band outside of the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Cornelius HELLGE, Baris GOEKTEPE, Lars THIELE
  • Publication number: 20260181458
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transceiver device such as a user equipment, UE, configured for operating in a wireless communication network providing a plurality of time resources in a time-frequency grid, the plurality of time resources having a first subset of time resources being sub-band full duplex, SBFD, time resources and a second subset of time resources being non-SBFD time resources; wherein according to a first configuration, the transceiver device restricts communication to one of the first type and the second type; and wherein according to a second configuration, the transceiver device uses both the first type and the second type for communication; wherein based on a received message, e.g., from a base station; and/or based on a determination result obtained by the transceiver device the transceiver device is to operate according to the first configuration or the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas WIRTH, Thomas HAUSTEIN, Priyanka DEY
  • Publication number: 20260172911
    Abstract: An embodiment of a user equipment supports conditional handovers to one or more cells of a cellular network. The user equipment is configured to receive configuration data from the cellular network. The configuration data indicates for a plurality of target cells of the cellular network, conditions to trigger a conditional handover to any of the target cells. The user equipment is further configured to check the conditions with respect to appliance, and, in case of appliance, trigger the conditional handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas FEHRENBACH, Eiko SEIDEL, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Sarun SELVANESAN, Baris GÖKTEPE
  • Publication number: 20260172183
    Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention comprise a device for operating in a wireless communication network. The device is to operate a model to estimate (and/or optionally to model) and/or to predict one or more parameters and/or a characteristics of the wireless communication network. Furthermore, corresponding entities, signals and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2026
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Tatiana RYKOV, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Baris GÖKTEPE, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20260173064
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, is to transmit or receive at a plurality of configured or preconfigured opportunities, like a plurality or semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, or configured grant, CG, opportunities; and wherein, responsive to one or more criteria, the UE is to skip one or more of the SPS or CG opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2026
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Baris GÖKTEPE, Jasmina MCMENAMY, Sarun SELVANESAN, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE
  • Patent number: 12659822
    Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system is described, where the wireless communication system includes one or more UEs and a plurality of cells. A UE entering into a predefined handover event measures a channel condition of one or more neighboring cells for a predefined time, e.g., the time to trigger, TTT. The apparatus adapts the TTT based on one or more channel conditions of the one or more neighboring cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Fehrenbach, Baris Göktepe, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Nithin Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20260164414
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless communication device, e.g., a user device, configured for processing a signal transmitted occupying at least one slot/subframe/radioframe that is according to a second wireless communication scheme. The signal is an adaptation of a first communication scheme to fit the second communication scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas WIRTH, Lars THIELE, Thomas HAUSTEIN, Chaitali PAWASE, Priyanka DEY
  • Publication number: 20260164502
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a plurality of user devices, UEs. The UE communicates with one or more further UEs using a sidelink, SL. The UE operates in a Discontinuous Reception, DRX, mode. When out-of-coverage, the UE obtains one or more resources available for a transmission from an assistance information message, AIM, received from one or more of the further UEs during an ON duration of one or more DRX cycles, and/or from an assistance information message, AIM, received from one or more of the further UEs during a listening duration, and/or by carrying out sensing in a set of sidelink resources or in a sidelink resource pool of the wireless communication system during an ON duration of one or more DRX cycles, and/or by carrying out sensing in a set of sidelink resources or in a sidelink resource pool of the wireless communication system during a listening duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Sarun SELVANESAN, Baris GOEKTEPE, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE