Patents by Inventor Ulf Thorsander

Ulf Thorsander 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).

  • Signal handling device
    Patent number: 6421628
    Abstract: A signal handling device enables a data transmission between a plurality of position measuring devices and a master unit. The signal handling device includes a main communications port for communicating with a master unit via a data bus and a measurement port for communicating with a position measuring device. The signal handling device also includes an extension port for connection to an intelligent slave unit so as to enable communication with a plurality of position measuring devices via the said slave unit. In addition, the signal handling device also includes a data processing unit which is capable of managing data traffic between the main communications port, the measurement port and the extension port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
    Inventors: Ulf Thorsander, Peter Fuchs