Patents by Inventor Volker Thomas

Volker Thomas 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: 9413326
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a transceiver system comprising a notch filter element configured to suppress transmitter blockers (i.e., transmitter interferer signals) within a reception path. In some embodiments, the transceiver front-end comprises a differential reception path, having a first differential branch and a second differential branch, configured to provide an RF differential input signal having a transmitter blocker to a transimpedance amplifier, comprising a first-order active filter and a notch filter element. The notch filter element comprises a stop band corresponding to a frequency of a transmitted signal, such that the notch filter element suppresses the transmitted blocker without degrading the signal quality of the received differential input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Umut Basaran, Josef Schmal, Stefan Herzinger, Herbert Stockinger, Volker Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150318836
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a transceiver system comprising a notch filter element configured to suppress transmitter blockers (i.e., transmitter interferer signals) within a reception path. In some embodiments, the transceiver front-end comprises a differential reception path, having a first differential branch and a second differential branch, configured to provide an RF differential input signal having a transmitter blocker to a transimpedance amplifier, comprising a first-order active filter and a notch filter element. The notch filter element comprises a stop band corresponding to a frequency of a transmitted signal, such that the notch filter element suppresses the transmitted blocker without degrading the signal quality of the received differential input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Umut Basaran, Josef Schmal, Stefan Herzinger, Herbert Stockinger, Volker Thomas
  • Patent number: 9112476
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a transceiver system comprising a notch filter element configured to suppress transmitter blockers (i.e., transmitter interferer signals) within a reception path. In some embodiments, the transceiver front-end comprises a differential reception path, having a first differential branch and a second differential branch, configured to provide an RF differential input signal having a transmitter blocker to a transimpedance amplifier, comprising a first-order active filter and a notch filter element. The notch filter element comprises a stop band corresponding to a frequency of a transmitted signal, such that the notch filter element suppresses the transmitted blocker without degrading the signal quality of the received differential input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Umut Basaran, Josef Schmal, Stefan Herzinger, Herbert Stockinger, Volker Thomas
  • Patent number: 8890635
    Abstract: A signal generator for a transmitter or a receiver for transmitting or receiving RF-signals according to a given communication protocol includes an oscillator and a mismatch compensator. The oscillator is configured to provide a signal generator output signal having a signal generator output frequency and comprises a fine tuning circuit for providing a fine adjustment of the signal generator output frequency based on a fine tuning signal and a coarse tuning circuit for providing a course adjustment of the signal generator output frequency based on a coarse tuning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Belitzer, Andre Hanke, Boris Kapfelsperger, Volker Thomas, Elmar Wagner
  • Patent number: 8676143
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a wireless multimode receiver having an off-chip duplex filter associated with a multimode band, and a blocker cancellation circuit disposed on a semiconductor chip are described in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Thomas, Bernd Adler
  • Publication number: 20130225101
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a transceiver system comprising a notch filter element configured to suppress transmitter blockers (i.e., transmitter interferer signals) within a reception path. In some embodiments, the transceiver front-end comprises a differential reception path, having a first differential branch and a second differential branch, configured to provide an RF differential input signal having a transmitter blocker to a transimpedance amplifier, comprising a first-order active filter and a notch filter element. The notch filter element comprises a stop band corresponding to a frequency of a transmitted signal, such that the notch filter element suppresses the transmitted blocker without degrading the signal quality of the received differential input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Umut Basaran, Josef Schmal, Stefan Herzinger, Herbert Stockinger, Volker Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120195239
    Abstract: A signal generator for a transmitter or a receiver for transmitting or receiving RF-signals according to a given communication protocol includes an oscillator and a mismatch compensator. The oscillator is configured to provide a signal generator output signal having a signal generator output frequency and comprises a fine tuning circuit for providing a fine adjustment of the signal generator output frequency based on a fine tuning signal and a coarse tuning circuit for providing a course adjustment of the signal generator output frequency based on a coarse tuning signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alexander Belitzer, Andre Hanke, Boris Kapfelsperger, Volker Thomas, Elmar Wagner
  • Publication number: 20120181156
    Abstract: A gas-insulated high-voltage switching includes a housing having a switch module including an actuator, a control module, a cable outlet, a transformer, a circuit breaker, and a grounding switch. The circuit breaker and the grounding switch are spatially and structurally separated from one another and may be operated by a common actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Thomas BETZ, Hauke Peters, Thomas Braun, Volker Thomas, Tobias SCHĂ–NBERG
  • Publication number: 20120083236
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a wireless multimode receiver having an off-chip duplex filter associated with a multimode band, and a blocker cancellation circuit disposed on a semiconductor chip are described in the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Volker Thomas, Bernd Adler
  • Patent number: 8086205
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a wireless multimode receiver having an off-chip duplex filter associated with a multimode band, and a blocker cancellation circuit disposed on a semiconductor chip are described in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Volker Thomas, Bernd Adler
  • Publication number: 20100318310
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to off-chip supply of calibration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Volker Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090275304
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a wireless multimode receiver having an off-chip duplex filter associated with a multimode band, and a blocker cancellation circuit disposed on a semiconductor chip are described in the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Volker Thomas, Bernd Adler
  • Patent number: 7479612
    Abstract: A circuit breaker and/or earthing switch are disclosed wherein a rotatable spindle nut, which is mounted in a spindle housing, displaces a spindle in a translatory manner, thus displacing contact elements of the switching device. The spindle actuates a contact pin that is configured in a contact carrier by a connection yoke that is common to all phases or poles and an isolating bar for each phase or pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Waldi, Kuno Hug, Thomas Betz, Volker Thomas, Henrich Neumaier, Peter Klonecki, Christian Ries
  • Publication number: 20070278080
    Abstract: A circuit breaker and/or earthing switch are disclosed wherein a rotatable spindle nut, which is mounted in a spindle housing, displaces a spindle in a translatory manner, thus displacing contact elements of the switching device. The spindle actuates a contact pin that is configured in a contact carrier by a connection yoke that is common to all phases or poles and an isolating bar for each phase or pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Waldi, Kuno Hug, Thomas Betz, Volker Thomas, Henrich Neumaier, Peter Klonecki, Christian Ries
  • Patent number: 6486732
    Abstract: To keep the power consumption in the modulator-demodulator of a mobile radio as low as possible, the modulator-demodulator has a voltage-controlled oscillator. Downstream of which a divider chain having a plurality of series-connected dividers each with an even-numbered division factor is connected. Each of the dividers produces a carrier signal and a carrier signal that is orthogonal with respect thereto. A quadrature modulator for the received signal is connected to a divider of the divider chain that produces the carrier signal at the required carrier frequency. In addition, a first vector modulator is provided whose mixers are connected to the dividers of the divider chain that produce the carrier signals at the required carrier frequencies. Connected downstream of the first vector modulator is a further divider with an even-numbered division factor, and connected downstream of this is a second vector modulator for producing a transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Josef Fenk, Volker Thomas, Wolfgang Thomann
  • Publication number: 20020140514
    Abstract: To keep the power consumption in the modulator-demodulator of a mobile radio as low as possible, the modulator-demodulator has a voltage-controlled oscillator. Downstream of which a divider chain having a plurality of series-connected dividers each with an even-numbered division factor is connected. Each of the dividers produces a carrier signal and a carrier signal that is orthogonal with respect thereto. A quadrature modulator for the received signal is connected to a divider of the divider chain that produces the carrier signal at the required carrier frequency. In addition, a first vector modulator is provided whose mixers are connected to the dividers of the divider chain that produce the carrier signals at the required carrier frequencies. Connected downstream of the first vector modulator is a further divider with an even-numbered division factor, and connected downstream of this is a second vector modulator for producing a transmitted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Josef Fenk, Volker Thomas, Wolfgang Thomann
  • Patent number: 6386057
    Abstract: The inventive drive device for several units of a machine has an inertia drive with an inertia drive spindle (1) driven by a motor, and several inertia drive nuts (2), the nuts being fitted on the inertia drive spindle (1) and being allocated to the units. The inertia drive nuts (2) are each arranged in the housings of the units in such a way that they can turn but cannot be displaced axially. During the rest phase of a particular unit, the inertia drive nut (2) is solidly connected to the inertia drive spindle (1) with a first positive and/or nonpositive fit. For the movement phase of the aggregate, the nut (2) is disconnected from the spindle (1) and is solidly connected to the housing with a second positive and/or nonpositive fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Volker Thomas, Christian Harzbecker
  • Patent number: 6069916
    Abstract: An interface circuit for transmitting binary signals includes a signal transmitting device, a signal receiving device and a transmission device connected therebetween. The signal transmitting device has a device for limiting steepness of ascending and descending edges of the binary signals to certain inclination values which are identical to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Weber, Volker Thomas
  • Patent number: 5978422
    Abstract: A circuit for determining and evaluating a data signal with a disturbing direct voltage portion has a signal processor with which the direct voltage portion is determined and then subtracted from the signal. A non-linear control is provided that changes a time constant of the circuit in dependence on the signal curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Weber, Volker Thomas
  • Patent number: 5945864
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for offset compensation includes a filter device for ascertaining a direct component in an input signal delivered to it and a linking device for subtractive linking of the input signal and an output signal of the filter device. A tracking and holding device which is connected between the filter device and the linking device is controllable by a control signal. The control signal is furnished by a window comparator device having an input to which the input signal is applied. When the input signal is within a predetermined window, the tracking and holding device is located in a tracking mode, while otherwise it is in a holding mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Weber, Volker Thomas