Patents by Inventor Wolfram Kluge
Wolfram Kluge 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).
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Patent number: 11733318Abstract: A sensor package comprises a non-conductive substrate, at least two electrically conductive coils located at a first side of the non-conductive substrate, an evaluation circuit located at a second side of the non-conductive substrate opposing the first side of the non-conductive substrate and conductive connections between the at least two electrically conductive coils and the evaluation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Vincent Hiligsmann, Wolfram Kluge, David Ihle, Jian Chen, Jorg Rudiger, Sascha Beyer
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Patent number: 11644343Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a position of a target, in particular for offset invariant sensing of the position of the target, is described as well as a corresponding method. The apparatus comprises at least three sensor elements. At least one sensor element of the at least three sensor elements generates a first magnetic field. At least two sensor elements of the at least three sensor elements receive a second magnetic field associated with the first magnetic field. The at least two sensor elements of the at least three sensor elements form at least one sensor element pair and provide a signal indicative of the position of the target.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Melexis Technologies SAInventors: Wolfram Kluge, David Ihle, Jorg Rudiger, Sascha Beyer
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Publication number: 20230128615Abstract: A sensor circuit for determining an angular position of a rotating object configured for generating or modulating a magnetic field includes: a first sensor for providing a first sensor signal; a second sensor for providing a second sensor signal a signal correction block for receiving the first/second sensor signal or a signal derived therefrom as a first/second input signal, and for receiving a plurality of feedback signals; and configured for providing a first corrected signal and a second corrected signal; an angle calculation block configured for receiving the first and the second corrected signal, and for determining the angular position signal as a function of a ratio of the first and the second corrected signal; a feedback block configured for receiving the angular position signal, and for generating the plurality of feedback signals based on the angular position signal, with an improved linearity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventor: Wolfram KLUGE
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Patent number: 11525701Abstract: The present invention relates to an inductive position sensor configured to determine a position of a target device. The inductive position sensor comprises at least two coils for determining the position. At least two of the at least two coils for determining the position at least partially overlap. At least one coil of the at least two at least partially overlapping coils is a transmitter coil and at least one of the at least two coils is a receiver coil. At least one of the at least two coils has N2+R portions substantially equally distributed over N substantially parallel planes, N being an integer larger than or equal to two and R an integer larger than or equal to zero. For each of the at least two coils the portions distributed over the N substantially parallel planes are substantially identical, so that mutual inductance between the at least two coils is substantially unaffected by misalignments between the N substantially parallel planes.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Lorenzo Lugani, Wolfram Kluge
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Patent number: 11499843Abstract: A target configured to be used with a position sensor for sensing a position of the target is described. The target includes at least one elongated conductive loop structure for allowing eddy currents to flow therein and configured to affect a magnetic field received from the position sensor in a preferred direction along the at least one elongated conductive loop structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Samuel Huber Lindenberger, Javier Bilbao De Mendizabal, Jan-Willem Burssens, Wolfram Kluge, Jorg Rudiger
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Publication number: 20210373091Abstract: A sensor package comprises a non-conductive substrate, at least two electrically conductive coils located at a first side of the non-conductive substrate, an evaluation circuit located at a second side of the non-conductive substrate opposing the first side of the non-conductive substrate and conductive connections between the at least two electrically conductive coils and the evaluation circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Vincent HILIGSMANN, Wolfram KLUGE, David IHLE, Jian CHEN, Jorg RUDIGER, Sascha BEYER
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Patent number: 11162817Abstract: An apparatus is arranged for sensing a position of a target, in particular for offset invariant sensing of the position of the target is described, as well as the respective target and the method. The apparatus comprises at least two sensor elements. At least one sensor element of the at least two sensor elements generates a magnetic field. At least one other sensor element of the at least two sensor elements receives the magnetic field and outputs at least one signal associated with the received magnetic field. The target affects a coupling of a magnetic flux of the magnetic field between the at least one sensor element generating the magnetic field and the at least one other sensor element receiving the magnetic field and wherein the target is non-rotational invariant.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Samuel Huber Lindenberger, Javier Bilbao De Mendizabal, Jan-Willem Burssens, Wolfram Kluge, Jorg Rudiger, Kevin Fahrni
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Publication number: 20210180992Abstract: The present invention relates to an inductive position sensor configured to determine a position of a target device. The inductive position sensor comprises at least two coils for determining the position. At least two of the at least two coils for determining the position at least partially overlap. At least one coil of the at least two at least partially overlapping coils is a transmitter coil and at least one of the at least two coils is a receiver coil. At least one of the at least two coils has N2+R portions substantially equally distributed over N substantially parallel planes, N being an integer larger than or equal to two and R an integer larger than or equal to zero. For each of the at least two coils the portions distributed over the N substantially parallel planes are substantially identical, so that mutual inductance between the at least two coils is substantially unaffected by misalignments between the N substantially parallel planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Lorenzo LUGANI, Wolfram KLUGE
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Patent number: 11002568Abstract: An inductive position sensor is configured to determine a position of a target device. The inductive position sensor comprises at least two coils for determining said position. At least two of the at least two coils for determining the position at least partially overlap. The at least two coils each have a plurality of portions being equally distributed over N substantially parallel planes, with N being an integer larger than or equal to two. For each of the at least two coils the portions distributed over the N substantially parallel planes are substantially identical, so that mutual inductance between the at least two coils is substantially unaffected by misalignments between the N substantially parallel planes.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Lorenzo Lugani, Wolfram Kluge
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Publication number: 20210131829Abstract: A target configured to be used with a position sensor for sensing a position of the target is described. The target includes at least one elongated conductive loop structure for allowing eddy currents to flow therein and configured to affect a magnetic field received from the position sensor in a preferred direction along the at least one elongated conductive loop structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Samuel HUBER LINDENBERGER, Javier BILBAO DE MENDIZABAL, Jan-Willem BURSSENS, Wolfram KLUGE, Jorg RUDIGER
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Publication number: 20210048316Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a position of a target, in particular for offset invariant sensing of the position of the target, is described as well as a corresponding method. The apparatus comprises at least three sensor elements. At least one sensor element of the at least three sensor elements generates a first magnetic field. At least two sensor elements of the at least three sensor elements receive a second magnetic field associated with the first magnetic field. The at least two sensor elements of the at least three sensor elements form at least one sensor element pair and provide a signal indicative of the position of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Wolfram KLUGE, David IHLE, Jorg RUDIGER, Sascha BEYER
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Patent number: 10845215Abstract: The present invention relates to an inductive position sensor configured to determine a position of a target device, comprising at least one receiving coil arranged to receive a magnetic field and an inner transmitting coil winding and an outer transmitting coil winding arranged to generate said magnetic field, whereby said at least one receiving coil is positioned between said inner transmitting coil winding and said outer transmitting coil winding and whereby said inner transmitting coil winding and said outer transmitting coil winding are so arranged that current flows in the same sense.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Wolfram Kluge, Lorenzo Lugani
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Publication number: 20200348151Abstract: An apparatus is arranged for sensing a position of a target, in particular for offset invariant sensing of the position of the target is described, as well as the respective target and the method. The apparatus comprises at least two sensor elements. At least one sensor element of the at least two sensor elements generates a magnetic field. At least one other sensor element of the at least two sensor elements receives the magnetic field and outputs at least one signal associated with the received magnetic field. The target affects a coupling of a magnetic flux of the magnetic field between the at least one sensor element generating the magnetic field and the at least one other sensor element receiving the magnetic field and wherein the target is non-rotational invariant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Samuel HUBER LINDENBERGER, Javier BILBAO DE MENDIZABAL, Jan-Willem BURSSENS, Wolfram KLUGE, Jorg RUDIGER, Kevin FAHRNI
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Patent number: 10466350Abstract: A transmitter-receiver circuit and a method for distance measurement between a first node and a second node of a radio network is provided, wherein a mode of the first node and a mode of the second node are switched from a normal mode for communication in the radio network to a mode for distance measurement, wherein, in the mode for distance measurement for a transit time measurement, a radio signal is transmitted by the first node and received by the second node and a radio signal is transmitted by the second node and received by the first node and a first distance value is determined by measuring the transit time of the radio signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Wolfram Kluge, Eric Sachse
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Patent number: 10416301Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes transmitting, by a first node, a first signal with a first frequency. The method includes receiving a second signal with a second frequency by downmixing the second signal to an intermediate frequency. The method includes determining a first value of a first phase for the second frequency. The method includes transmitting a third signal with a third frequency, the first frequency and the third frequency having a frequency difference, and receiving a fourth signal with a fourth frequency, the second frequency and the fourth frequency having the frequency difference. The method includes determining a second value of the first phase for the fourth frequency. The first frequency and the second frequency are spaced apart by an amount of the intermediate frequency, and the third frequency and the fourth frequency are spaced apart by the amount of the intermediate frequency.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Wolfram Kluge, Eric Sachse
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Publication number: 20190226877Abstract: The present invention relates to an inductive position sensor configured to determine a position of a target device, comprising at least one receiving coil arranged to receive a magnetic field and an inner transmitting coil winding and an outer transmitting coil winding arranged to generate said magnetic field, whereby said at least one receiving coil is positioned between said inner transmitting coil winding and said outer transmitting coil winding and whereby said inner transmitting coil winding and said outer transmitting coil winding are so arranged that current flows in the same sense.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Wolfram KLUGE, Lorenzo LUGANI
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Publication number: 20190226828Abstract: An inductive position sensor is configured to determine a position of a target device. The inductive position sensor comprises at least two coils for determining said position. At least two of the at least two coils for determining the position at least partially overlap. The at least two coils each have a plurality of portions being equally distributed over N substantially parallel planes, with N being an integer larger than or equal to two. For each of the at least two coils the portions distributed over the N substantially parallel planes are substantially identical, so that mutual inductance between the at least two coils is substantially unaffected by misalignments between the N substantially parallel planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Lorenzo LUGANI, Wolfram KLUGE
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Publication number: 20190018126Abstract: A method of signal processing for suppressing at least one sidelobe of an autocorrelation function between a received code sequence and a mismatched filter coefficient vector comprises: setting a filter coefficient vector; modifying the filter coefficient vector, thus generating a modified filter coefficient vector; correlating the modified filter coefficient vector with the code sequence yielding an autocorrelation function comprising a main peak and sidelobes; generating a performance parameter that describes the sidelobe suppression of the autocorrelation function; setting the modified filter coefficient vector as the new filter coefficient vector for a subsequent iteration if the performance parameter shows a performance improvement; and discarding the modified filter coefficient vector if the performance parameter shows no performance improvement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventor: Wolfram KLUGE
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Patent number: 9780944Abstract: In an embodiment, a circuit includes a synchronizer configured to generate a trigger signal synchronized to a reference clock. A synthesizer is configured to synthesize a signal according to frequency control data in response to the trigger signal. A radio receiver is configured to process a carrier signal according to the synthesized signal. A phase measurement unit is configured to measure a first channel frequency response based on the processed carrier signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Eric Sachse, Dietmar Eggert, Sascha Beyer, Wolfram Kluge
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Publication number: 20170033919Abstract: In an embodiment, a circuit includes a synchronizer configured to generate a trigger signal synchronized to a reference clock. A synthesizer is configured to synthesize a signal according to frequency control data in response to the trigger signal. A radio receiver is configured to process a carrier signal according to the synthesized signal. A phase measurement unit is configured to measure a first channel frequency response based on the processed carrier signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Eric SACHSE, Dietmar EGGERT, Sascha BEYER, Wolfram KLUGE