Patents by Inventor Zoltan Cer

Zoltan Cer 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).

  • Apparatus for detecting a switch position
    Patent number: 10115537
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a switch position includes a first circuit node and a second circuit node configured to connect the apparatus to an AC electric voltage. The apparatus further includes a switch connected between the first circuit node and a third circuit node, and a resistor connected between the first circuit node and the third circuit node. The apparatus also includes a microcomputer device, and a switched-mode power supply apparatus connected between the second circuit node and the third circuit node. The switched-mode power supply apparatus is configured to provide a supply voltage to the microcomputer device at the third circuit node. The microcomputer device is configured to calculate a position of the switch from an electric detection voltage dropped between the third circuit node and the second circuit node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kamil Pogorzelski, Jacek Wiszniewski, Zoltan Cer
  • Apparatus for Detecting a Switch Position
    Publication number: 20150369866
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a switch position includes a first circuit node and a second circuit node configured to connect the apparatus to an AC electric voltage. The apparatus further includes a switch connected between the first circuit node and a third circuit node, and a resistor connected between the first circuit node and the third circuit node. The apparatus also includes a microcomputer device, and a switched-mode power supply apparatus connected between the second circuit node and the third circuit node. The switched-mode power supply apparatus is configured to provide a supply voltage to the microcomputer device at the third circuit node. The microcomputer device is configured to calculate a position of the switch from an electric detection voltage dropped between the third circuit node and the second circuit node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kamil Pogorzelski, Jacek Wiszniewski, Zoltan Cer