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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8085031 | Device for supplying power to measuring sensors and transmitting a synchronous clock signal thereto The invention relates to a device for supplying power to measuring sensors and transmitting a synchronous clock signal thereto, in particular, for a low-voltage switchgear, with a power supply unit (10) whose output signals are transmitted to the measuring se... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8050799 | Method for determination of spraying parameters for controlling a painting appliance which uses spraying means A method for determining of spraying parameters for controlling a painting appliance which sprays and is moved over an area to be painted, in particular a robot with a painting application. A known spraying map is produced, using known spraying parameters and paint ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044312 | Electrical service device with depressions for increasing air gaps and leakage paths An electrical service device having a housing is disclosed, in which voltage-carrying components are accommodated which are accessible via openings in the housing of the service device. At least one opening can have at least one wall-like insulating barrier associat... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8004826 | Electrical switchgear assembly The invention relates to an electrical switchgear comprising at least one panel, especially for low voltage, a device compartment especially for receiving inserts, switching devices, control devices, and similar, a busbar compartment in which the busbars are accommo... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7954278 | Device for taking the weight of a one-leaf or two-leaf door for a switchgear cabinet A device for taking the weight of a one-leaf or two-leaf door for a switchgear cabinet, a frame of which is made up of profiled bars, in the case of a one-leaf door a free vertical side edge of the door striking against a vertically running profiled bar and in the c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7930581 | Automation device The invention relates to an automation device, with which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is assigned at least one ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7893370 | Module front for a switchgear assembly module, switchgear assembly module and electrical switchgear assembly The invention relates to a module front for a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module, comprising a control device, the control device being integrated in the module front, and the module front forms an integral component of the switchgear module. The inve... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7881306 | Switchgear assembly system and method for installation of withdrawable units in switchgear assemblies Disclosed is a system for installing withdrawable units (11) into switchgears. Said withdrawable units (11) are installed on certain levels (12, 14, 16, 18) of switchgear cabinets (10), communicate via a fieldbus, and are unambiguously id... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874220 | Coriolis mass flowmeter with an oscillatable straight measuring tube The disclosure relates to a Coriolis mass flowmeter with an oscillatable straight measuring tube consisting of a corrosion-resistant metal, in particular of titanium or a titanium alloy, to which are attached mounted parts connected directly to the measuring tube fo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866219 | Measuring instrument to capture a physical/chemical measured value A measuring instrument to capture a physical/chemical measured value, including a sensor unit, which is linked via a contactless interface to a transmitter unit, for passing on to a central analysis unit, wherein the sensor unit includes an at least partly internal ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7838788 | Electrical switching device having at least one contact point The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, in particular a thermal relay having at least one contact point in which, in a first position, the contact point is open and, in a second position, the contact point is closed, having a swivelling contact car... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7814802 | Method of producing a connection between a measuring tube and at least one flange A method is disclosed for producing a connection between a measuring tube and at least one flange, e.g., in the case of a Coriolis mass flowmeter. In order to ensure reliable connection of the components in this case, the measuring tube can be inserted at one end ov... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7730792 | Method and device for compensation for influences, which interfere with the measurement accuracy, in measurement devices of the vibration type A method for compensation for influences, which interfere with the measurement accuracy, in measurement devices of the vibration type, comprising a measurement tube through which a fluid medium can flow and which is caused to oscillate mechanically, acting as an osc... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7720625 | Method of testing the installation of a measuring device The invention relates to a method for operating a measuring device, especially a flowmeter. The aim of the invention is to simplify inspection if the sensors have been correctly installed. For this purpose, the installation state is detected by the sensors themselve... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7689372 | Process for operating a measurement device of the vibration type A process is disclosed for operating a measurement device of the vibration type in which at least one exciter arrangement excites the system to vibration and from the vibration parameters, a measurement quantity of a measurement medium in a tube system is determined... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683277 | Connecting element, connection and method for producing a connection between service switching devices The invention relates to a connector element for two installation breakers, adjacently attached with the broad faces thereof in contact, in particular, power breakers or residual current breakers, the housings of which are each formed from two dished housing pieces.... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7674140 | Modular service switching device The disclosure relates to a service switching device having a housing, having a front face side, a rear face side, having front and rear narrow sides connecting the front and rear face sides, having lateral broad sides, a fastening side, having at least one screwles... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7643946 | Method and system for appraising the wear of axles of a robot arm A method determines the wear of axles of a robot arm of an industrial robot. A torque profile of at least one axle taken during at least one working cycle of the industrial robot is used as a basis for an analysis. The torque profile is analyzed for portions of the ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7625253 | Installation switching device The invention relates to an installation switching device comprising a housing, with a front and rear face, a mounting side, front and rear narrow sides and wide sides, and with two screwless terminal connections with in each case at least one clamping spring for th... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603200 | Method and system for assessing the state of at least one axial joint A method assesses a state of at least one axial joint of an industrial robot, on the basis of data of a mechanical backlash present at the axial joint of the industrial robot, a state of wear of the axial joint being determined. On the basis of data of a torque prof... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7579933 | Electrical installation switching device The disclosure relates to an electrical installation switching device, having a switching mechanism with a latching point which can be unlatched manually by means of a switching toggle or by means of an electromagnetic or thermal release, having a tripping lever whi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7540790 | Quick-fixing device on electrical installation equipment The invention relates to a quick-fixing device on electrical installation equipment, in particular, on a power breaker, residual current circuit breaker, or similar, for clipping the same to a standard profile rail in particular a top-hat rail, whereby the electrica... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7528690 | Electrical switching device The invention relates to an electrical switching device, having a thermal release, an electromagnetic release, and a switching mechanism with a latching point. A contact base for moving a contact member is located between the thermal release and the electromagnetic ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7510448 | Clamping connection, connecting terminal arrangement and installation switching device Clamping connection for connecting a conductor to an installation switching device, comprising a clamping spring, acting on the conductor end as compression spring, for clamping tight the conductor end at an abutment, wherein the c... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509877 | Electrode with electrode surface for magnetically inductive flow meter The invention relates to a special electrode surface for electrodes of a flow measuring device. In order to provide more measurement reliability for abrasive substances to be measured, for example in multiphase substances to be measured, according to the invention t... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7505861 | Method for monitoring the installation of a measurement device The invention relates to a method for monitoring a measurement device, in particular a flow measurement device, and to a measurement device itself. In order in this case to reliably preclude measurement errors resulting from incorrect installation, the invention pro... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504914 | Electrical switchgear An electrical switchgear includes a thermal trip, an electromagnetic trip, and a switching mechanism with a latching point and at least one contact point that is continuously opened or closed. An operating handle is connected to one end of a lug by means of a coupli... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7495189 | Miniature circuit breaker A miniature circuit breaker is disclosed with a latch for continuously opening and closing a contact point with a contact lever on which the moving contact member is molded. A toggle lever gear with a link connected to a switching handle and a coupling element are p... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493176 | Low-voltage module A switchgear assembly module is disclosed. The switchgear assembly module is for controlling and monitoring at least one electrical load in an outgoer of a low-voltage switchgear assembly, and has at least one communication interface for connection to a bus system, ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7482546 | Connecting element for producing a connection between service switching devices The invention relates to a connector element for two installation breakers, adjacently attached with the broad faces thereof in contact, the housings of which are each formed from two dished housing pieces. The connector element comprises an approximately cylindrica... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7472850 | Ultrasonic standing-wave atomizer arrangement The invention relates to an ultrasonic standing-wave atomizer arrangement for producing a paint spray mist for painting a workpiece, with a sonotrode, with a component arranged lying opposite the sonotrode, a standing ultrasonic field being formed in the intermediat... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7448283 | Vibration-type measuring device and method for operating such a measuring device The disclosure relates to a vibration-type measuring device for measuring at least one process variable, in particular a mass flow rate, a density, a viscosity, a pressure or the like, in particular in a process line through which a medium can flow, which device com... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447702 | System and method for the structurally decoupled exchange of object-oriented data structures A system and a method for a structurally decoupled exchange of objects deposited in variable object-oriented data structures is performed. In a first tool, at least one first object-oriented data structure is deposited and for each object coming from the first tool,... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447552 | Common transmission protocol system for an automation device An automation device is disclosed, in which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which has a group of associated input/output ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444920 | Valve arrangement for the activation of a structural element The valve arrangement for the activation of a structural element has three inlet switching valves through which a pressure-loaded medium can be conducted. These inlet switching valves are connected on their inflow side to a pressure supply by inflow lines and are ar... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444885 | Vortex flow measuring instrument The vortex flow meter provides a surface which is simple but nevertheless resistant to the substances to be measured. All parts of the measurement tube of the vortex flow meter which come in contact with the substance to be measured are coated with a less noble mate... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434722 | Packaging for equipment, in particular electrical installation equipment Packaging is disclosed for electrical installation equipment, in particular, made from a folded cardboard box, with two parallel first cardboard portions which form a front and a rear wall of the packaging and with two second cardboard faces extending perpendicular ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7412901 | Magnetic-inductive flow meter with a grounding disk A magnetic-inductive flow meter with a measuring tube (1) made of metal, which is flowed through by a medium (4) which has a minimum electrical conductivity and is permeated by a magnetic field generated by means of an arrangement of magnets (5)... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404335 | Magnetoinductive flowmeter with galvanic measurement electrodes having a head section of a noble material A magnetoinductive flowmeter having a measurement tube (1), through which a flowable medium (3) flows, with a magnet unit (4a, 4b) which is arranged on the outside of the measurement tube (1) and produces a magnetic f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7386052 | Automation device using FSK modulation The invention relates to an automation device, with which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is assigned at least one ... | 06/10/2008 |