Patents by Inventor Vidar Steigen

Vidar Steigen 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: 8773277
    Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has on a single circuit board (2) a facility (5) for routing data packets between segments of a differential serial bus, and at least one input/output interface (14, 15, 16) for digital and/or analog process values, wherein the process values are accessible via the differential serial bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Patent number: 8537027
    Abstract: In a method for controlling an electronic device (1) with a programmable component and an independent microcontroller (10) and in such an electronic device (1), by the microcontroller (10), the component is monitored, a malfunction of the component is identified and the component is reprogrammed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Patent number: 8532120
    Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has a microcontroller (3), a field programmable gate array (4) and at least two router resources (5) on a single circuit board (2), each router resource (5) comprising a respective local transceiver (9) for a differential serial bus and a respective remote transceiver (10) for the differential serial bus, wherein each local transceiver (9) is connected with the corresponding remote transceiver (10) and with the field programmable gate array (4) that is able to route data packets between the router resources (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Patent number: 8279614
    Abstract: A modem, in particular for subsea power line communication, has electronic components on a circuit board, and a metal encapsulation, wherein the encapsulation forms at least two chambers separated by at least one wall, wherein each of the chambers surrounds at least one of the electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Patent number: 8199798
    Abstract: A method for communicating binary data via an electric signal of a subsea power line includes establishing a point-to-point connection between a subsea electronic unit and a topside electronic unit for transmitting binary data via the electric signal of the subsea power line; the subsea electronic unit modulating binary data onto said electric signal using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), using 10-200 individual carrier bands in a selected radio frequency range; communicating the OFDM-modulated binary data via the subsea power line to the topside electronic unit; and the topside electronic unit demodulating the OFDM-modulated binary data, including passing the electric signal through a low-pass filter and passing said radio frequency with the modulated binary data through a band-pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Publication number: 20100284453
    Abstract: In a method and a modem (1) for communicating binary data via an electric signal (E, E1, E2) of a subsea power line (2), the binary data is modulated onto the electric signal (EmodRF, E1modRF, E2modRF) using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Publication number: 20100052940
    Abstract: An electronic subsea device (1), in particular a wellhead control unit, has a modem (2) for subsea power line (3) communication, and an alternating current/direct current power supply (33) that is a switching power supply having a fixed switching frequency of more than 400 kHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Sigbjorn Hesbol, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Publication number: 20100020813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7), comprising on a single circuit board (2) means (5) for routing data packets between segments of a differential serial bus, and at least one input/output interface (14, 15, 16) for digital and/or analogue process values, wherein said process values are accessible via said differential serial bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Publication number: 20100008371
    Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has a microcontroller (3), a field programmable gate array (4) and at least two router resources (5) on a single circuit board (2), each router resource (5) comprising a respective local transceiver (9) for a differential serial bus and a respective remote transceiver (10) for the differential serial bus, wherein each local transceiver (9) is connected with the corresponding remote transceiver (10) and with the field programmable gate array (4) that is able to route data packets between the router resources (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Publication number: 20090310317
    Abstract: A modem, in particular for subsea power line communication, has electronic components on a circuit board, and a metal encapsulation, wherein the encapsulation forms at least two chambers separated by at least one wall, wherein each of the chambers surrounds at least one of the electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
  • Publication number: 20090207003
    Abstract: In a method for controlling an electronic device (1) with a programmable component and an independent microcontroller (10) and in such an electronic device (1), by the microcontroller (10), the component is monitored, a malfunction of the component is identified and the component is reprogrammed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen