Munich, Germany

Hans N Toussaint

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. Active years: 1988.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Hans N Toussaint. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/hans-n-toussaint

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 8(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1988

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Hans N. Toussaint and Optical Signal Receiver Innovation.

Introduction

Hans N. Toussaint is an inventor associated with Munich, Germany, and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. His patent work includes a receiver designed to improve the processing of optical digital signals through dark-current compensation.

Latest Patents

Toussaint is credited with 1 patent: “Receiver for Optical Digital Signals with Dark Current Compensation.” The invention describes a receiver with a transimpedance amplifier connected to an illuminated photodiode and a comparator. An operational amplifier uses a separate, unilluminated photodiode to account for dark current, while a voltage divider derives the comparator’s reference voltage from the operational amplifier’s output. This arrangement is intended to support more reliable signal detection.

Career Highlights

Toussaint’s listed patent reflects work on optical receiver circuitry and compensation techniques. The patent identifies Siemens Aktiengesellschaft as the associated company.

Collaborations

Jan Goerne is identified as Toussaint’s coworker.

Conclusion

Hans N. Toussaint’s patent documents a Siemens-associated approach to compensating for dark current in optical digital signal receivers.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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