Patents by Inventor TIM HENTSCHEL

TIM HENTSCHEL 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).

  • Patent number: 10277734
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a cellular frequency radio, either coupled to or configured to be coupled to an antenna disposed within a radio frequency (RF) shielded chamber. A cellular device includes an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM). While the device is in the shielded chamber, a processor controls the radio to use the antenna to transmit a subscriber identification module (SIM) profile to the device and subsequently communicate with the device to test operation of the device while the device uses the SIM profile loaded into the eSIM. A cellular device includes an eSIM without a SIM profile, a cellular frequency radio, and a processor that controls the radio to wirelessly receive a SIM profile while the eSIM is still without a SIM profile, loads the received SIM profile into the eSIM, and controls the radio to wirelessly communicate with a cellular network using the SIM profile loaded into the eSIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Hentschel
  • Patent number: 10205824
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a wireless power supply that wirelessly provides power to a cellular device having an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) while the cellular device is placed adjacent to the wireless power supply, a radio, and a processor programmed to control the radio to wirelessly provide a subscriber identification module (SIM) profile to a cellular device for loading into the eSIM while the wireless power supply wirelessly provides power to the cellular device. A cellular device includes an eSIM, a radio that wirelessly receives a SIM profile, a battery, and a secondary power supply configured to be wirelessly energized when placed adjacent to a wireless power supply. The secondary power supply supplies power to the radio while it receives the SIM profile and to the eSIM while the cellular device loads a SIM profile into the eSIM. The battery subsequently supplies power to the eSIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Hentschel
  • Publication number: 20180054517
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a cellular frequency radio, either coupled to or configured to be coupled to an antenna disposed within a radio frequency (RF) shielded chamber. A cellular device includes an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM). While the device is in the shielded chamber, a processor controls the radio to use the antenna to transmit a subscriber identification module (SIM) profile to the device and subsequently communicate with the device to test operation of the device while the device uses the SIM profile loaded into the eSIM. A cellular device includes an eSIM without a SIM profile, a cellular frequency radio, and a processor that controls the radio to wirelessly receive a SIM profile while the eSIM is still without a SIM profile, loads the received SIM profile into the eSIM, and controls the radio to wirelessly communicate with a cellular network using the SIM profile loaded into the eSIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: TIM HENTSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20180054729
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a wireless power supply that wirelessly provides power to a cellular device having an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) while the cellular device is placed adjacent to the wireless power supply, a radio, and a processor programmed to control the radio to wirelessly provide a subscriber identification module (SIM) profile to a cellular device for loading into the eSIM while the wireless power supply wirelessly provides power to the cellular device. A cellular device includes an eSIM, a radio that wirelessly receives a SIM profile, a battery, and a secondary power supply configured to be wirelessly energized when placed adjacent to a wireless power supply. The secondary power supply supplies power to the radio while it receives the SIM profile and to the eSIM while the cellular device loads a SIM profile into the eSIM. The battery subsequently supplies power to the eSIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: TIM HENTSCHEL