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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173926 | Electrical switching device with a thermal release The invention describes an arc-quenching arrangement for an electrical service switching device, with a fixed contact piece, a movable contact piece, with an arc splitter stack having arc splitter plates, each arc splitter plate having a cutout which is open towards... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169797 | AC/DC intermediate-circuit converter having a very wide AC input voltage range An AC/DC intermediate-circuit converter has a very wide AC input voltage range with a ZVS three-level DC/DC resonant converter with an LLC series-resonant circuit. Two intermediate-circuit capacitors are connected in series between DC intermediate-circuit connection... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8138862 | Double break installation switchgear An installation switching device having at least one pole current path comprises two stationary contact pieces; a moving contact bridge including two moving contact pieces forming a double-break pole with the two stationary contact pieces; a contact pressure spring ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8129641 | Installation switchgear having a spring-loaded terminal arrangement An installation switching device includes a housing having a terminal connecting area and a screwless spring-loaded terminal fixed in position in the terminal connecting area, and a spring operating lever. The screwless spring-loaded terminal includes a clamping spr... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127710 | Arrangement for the coating of workpieces An arrangement for coating a workpiece with a working surface comprises a movement rail and a lacquering robot. The movement rail is moveable relative to a stationary reference point parallel to the working surface. The lacquering robot is disposed on the movement r... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122905 | Method and arrangement for diagnosis of a final control element The disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for diagnosis of a final control element, which is actuated by a pneumatically operated actuating mechanism under the control of a control device, and which emits acoustic signals during conventional use. It is p... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8093984 | Installation switchgear An installation switching device includes a housing, a main contact point having an arc quenching chamber, an input terminal, an output terminal, an impact-style armature system configured to move the main contact point to an open position, a latching mechanism havi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8062076 | Terminal block having a connector A terminal block is disclosed which includes at least one or more connectors for electrical conductors or plugs and a plurality of busbars connecting the conductor or plug connections to one another in an electrically conductive fashion. A freely configurable, plugg... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049584 | Switching device A switching device having a magnetic release includes a yoke having a U-shaped first section that includes a first limb having an opening in the form of a slot open towards a free end of the first limb, a second limb disposed parallel to the first limb, and a web co... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8035044 | Service switching device with double-break contacts An electrical switching device comprises a contact point having two double-break contacts, a contact link having a width, a contact pressure spring exerting a pressure on the contact link, a striker pin configured to act on the contact link counter to the pressure o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7971493 | Method for operation of a flow measurement device, and a flow measurement device itself The disclosure relates to a method for operation of a flow measurement device, and to a flow measurement device itself. In order in this case to record the conductivity of the medium or faults resulting from deposits by means of a measurement tube configuration in a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969744 | Module rear wall for a switchgear assembly module, switchgear assembly module and electrical switchgear assembly The invention relates to a modular rear wall for a switching system module, in particular an insertion module. Said modular rear wall comprises a measuring device which is integrated therein and which forms an integral component of the switching system module. The i... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7953570 | Method for continuous analysis of the transmission quality in fieldbus networks A method is disclosed for continuous analysis of the transmission quality in fieldbus networks in automation systems with a plurality of fieldbus participants, which communicate with one another over the fieldbus network. Directly measurable logical and physical bus... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7925386 | Control device for a pneumatically operated actuator The disclosure relates to a control device for a pneumatically operated actuator in the field of process automation, in particular for continuous control of material flows in the industrial environment. The control device has a communications interface for receiving... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896685 | Installation switching device An installation switching device comprises a housing having a front and a rear face, a mounting side, at least one front and rear narrow side, two wide sides and having an opening at least on the rear face. The installation switching device further comprises a screw... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886429 | Method for producing a measuring transducer A method is provided for producing a measuring transducer in order to transform at least one physical variable into at least one electric variable. A plurality of planar, insulating and conductive layers are respectively structured according to predefineable models ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7847665 | Method for producing a transformer coil, and a transformer coil produced using this method A method for winding a coil for a transformer comprising providing a cylindrical inner tube of insulating material including a radially outwardly projected first end wall section disposed at a first end of the cylindrical inner tube and a radially outwardly projecti... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845209 | Arrangement for monitoring an installation for thermal stresses An arrangement is disclosed for monitoring an installation for thermal loading, having at least one sensor and having evaluation electronics which are connected to the at least one sensor. An indicator substance is arranged at least one point or on at least one comp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7856333 | Method for commissioning actuators The disclosure relates to a method for commissioning pneumatically operated actuators that are controlled by a positioner. To determine the drive type, a constant flow of pneumatic fluid is applied to the actuator during commissioning while a drive-specific characte... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7839241 | Electrical service switching device The disclosure relates to an electrical service switching device, e.g., a circuit breaker, having a magnetic release with a magnet armature, a thermal release, a fixed and moving contact piece, a switching mechanism which can be tripped by the thermal and magnetic r... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830153 | Preventing an overloading of the electronic evaluation system due to voltage spikes in magneto-inductive flowmeters The disclosure relates to a circuit arrangement for preventing overloading of magneto-inductive flowmeters. The disclosure can protect the amplifiers which are connected downstream thereof or the electronic evaluation system from overloading. To this end, the signal... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829809 | Switching device with snap-fit housing The disclosure relates to a service switching device with an insulating housing, which has a front-panel side and an opposite fastening side as well as narrow and broad sides connecting the front-panel and the fastening sides, including at least one first housing sh... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825761 | Measurement transmitter The invention relates to a measurement transmitter for operation in a process plant. The enclosure of the measurement transmitter comprises two mutually separate containers (11, 12), where the transducer for converting the process-related, physical variable i... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7818146 | Method and device for the diagnosis of technical devices disposed within an industrial installation Disclosed is a method for diagnosing technical devices, especially pumps and valves, which are arranged within an installation used in the processing industry. According to said method, disturbance variables that affect the devices and influence the service life the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7791862 | Electrical switchgear assembly and basic module for an electrical switchgear assembly The invention relates to an electric switching system which comprises a housing and components which are arranged therein and which are embodied as a control and/or measuring unit. Said components are arranged in modular-type drawers. At least one base module compri... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783790 | Method for configuring field devices The disclosure relates to a method for configuring field devices in a process automation system wherein the field devices are connected to other automation components by means of a field bus. In order to minimize the load placed on the field bus, a copy of the curre... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783434 | Mass flow meter having an oscillation sensor and method for eliminating noise signals from the measurement signal Mass flow meter having at least one measurement tube, through which mass flows, as an oscillation body which can be set in mechanical oscillation by means of an excitation unit, the oscillation behavior of which varying as a function of the mass flow can be recorded... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770468 | Magnetic induction flowmeter having a plastic measuring tube A magnetic induction flowmeter has a plastic measuring tube (1), which can be inserted into a pipeline system, having at least two mutually opposite measuring electrodes (3) introduced into the wall of the measuring tube (1) in order to register... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7759574 | Sheet metal housing A sheet metal housing is disclosed for housing measurement and control devices. The sheet metal housing comprises a cover plate, a baseplate, two lateral walls and a back wall, to accommodate rail-mounted, plug-in modules, the front panels of which are embodied to t... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735364 | Thermal mass flow meter and method for its operation A thermal mass flow meter is disclosed for determining a material flow through a vessel. In this case, a sensor arrangement is mounted on a holder immersed into a vessel with a flowing medium. It is proposed that the sensor arrangement comprises a first and a second... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7694571 | Pressure transponder with surface acoustic wave sensor The invention relates to a pressure sensor, the measuring cell of which is provided with at least one membrane for the protection of the pressure-sensitive element and a measuring chamber, filled with pressure medium, in which the pressure-sensitive element is house... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7685879 | Differential pressure measuring transducer unit The disclosure relates to a differential pressure transducer unit comprising an over-load protection system which is used to measure low differential pressure in liquids and gases under high static pressure load which can be connected to flanges on the working press... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7679020 | Electrical service switching device with an arc blowout device The disclosure relates to an electrical service switching device, in particular a circuit breaker, motor circuit breaker or the like, having a housing which has two housing halves and connecting means for electrical connection to busbars and/or power lines, having a... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7650783 | Thermal mass flow meter The disclosure relates to a thermal mass flow meter for determining a material flow through a vessel. In this case, a heating element is mounted on a holder which is immersed into a vessel with a flowing medium. It is suggested that the holder is subdivided into two... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7644612 | Thermal mass flow meter and method for its operation The disclosure relates to a thermal mass flow meter for determining a material flow through a vessel. The mass flow meter has at least two measuring elements immersed into a vessel with a flowing medium, with one of the measuring elements being heated. It is propose... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7624649 | Vortex flowmeter A vortex flowmeter is disclosed, which includes, among other features, a closed measuring tube, through which a flowable medium that is to be quantitatively measured flows, the medium flowing against a disturbing element that is arranged in the measuring tube. A vib... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7578202 | Pipeline with integrated flow meter The invention related to a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of a fluid flowing in a pipe according to the magnetic-inductive method. To this end, the flow meter comprises the pipe itself as well as an electrode arrangement integrated in the pipe and a magnetic... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575486 | Screw connecting terminal and method for its production The disclosure relates to a screw connecting terminal which comprises a clamping part, which is essentially in the form of a frame and has longitudinal, narrow and broad faces, a clamping screw which is held in a threaded opening in the clamping part, and a busbar w... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7558691 | Method for determining a characteristic of a sensor arrangement A method is disclosed for determining a characteristic of a sensor arrangement having at least one measuring sensor and at least one reference sensor for recording the same physical variable, and having an analysis unit electrically connected thereto. The characteri... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7546212 | Method and device for operating a flow meter Systems and methods are directed to method and device operating a flow meter. The flow meter including electrodes which can be used to feed a signal into fluid to be measured. A signal E1i in the form of a current or a voltage is applied to at least one f... | 06/09/2009 |
