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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7908919 | Level meter employing the radar principle A level meter, employing the radar principle for measuring the fill level of a medium in a container, includes a signal transmitter serving to transmit an electromagnetic signal, an electric conductor system for conducting the electromagnetic signal into the contain... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7894175 | Non-intrinsically safely supplied measurement device A non-intrinsically safely supplied measurement device (1) with a connecting device (3) having an “increased safety” type of protection for connecting the measurement device (1) to a feed connection (2) in order to supply the measurem... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7683848 | Antenna for a level meter employing the radar principle In an antenna for a level meter employing the radar principle, a fastening device is provided for detachably mounting a dielectric insert in the antenna. The fastening device may be a continuous clamping collar that clamps the dielectric insert in place in the anten... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7640813 | Process for operating a Coriolis mass flow rate measurement device A process for operating a Coriolis mass flow rate measurement device, with at least one measurement tube (10) through which a medium flows and which is subjected to vibration excitation that leads to resulting vibrations of the measurement tube (10), a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7383739 | Magnetoinductive flowmeter having an electrode with an electroconductive diamond coating A magnetoinductive flowmeter includes a measuring tube containing an electrode that is provided with an electroconductive diamond coating, as a result of which the galvanic contact between the electrode and the medium that flows through the measuring tube is indirec... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7302366 | Measuring instrument A measuring instrument, in particular a flow or level meter, includes a base module for the acquisition and processing of measured data and an add-on module. Both the base module and the add-on module feature an optical interface interconnecting the base module and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| D551673 | User interface for a computer display | 09/25/2007 |
| D551672 | User interface for a computer display | 09/25/2007 |
| 7194918 | Magnetoinductive flowmeter and method for operating a magnetoinductive flowmeter A magnetoinductive flowmeter and a method for operating same utilizing a measuring tube through which flows an electrically conductive medium, as well as two measuring electrodes and a magnet with two field coils positioned parallel to each other on mutually opposit... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7162651 | Electric device and method for operating an electric device An electric device features a two-wire interface which two-wire interface serves to feed electric power to the electric device and also to transmit a signal, with the maximum power drawn via the two-wire interface in normal operation being restricted to a predefined... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7117750 | Method for operating a magnetoinductive flowmeter A method for operating a magnetoinductive flowmeter of the type including a measuring tube through which flows an electrically conductive medium, at least two electrodes that are in direct conductive contact with the medium, and at least one magnetic field coil that... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114400 | Magnetoinductive flowmeter and method for operating a magnetoinductive flowmeter A magnetoinductive flowmeter incorporates a magnet for generating a magnetic field that permeates the flowmeter's measuring tube with a magnetic field component perpendicular to the direction of flow, a first electrode and a second electrode which collect a voltage ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7075313 | Electronic measuring instrument and method for operating an electronic measuring instrument An electronic measuring instrument encompasses a sensor for the acquisition of process variables, a main memory for the operating parameters of the measuring instrument as well as several additional memory blocks for at least part of the operating parameters of the ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066217 | Method for filling a container with a liquid or pourable substance A method for dispensing a specific minimum amount of a liquid or pourable substance into a container to fill the container, in the course of which the amount of the dispensed substance is measured and a valve is close to terminate the filling process as soon as the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| D512722 | User interface for a computer display | 12/13/2005 |
| D512723 | User interface for a computer display | 12/13/2005 |
| 6947620 | Optoelectronic coupler An optoelectronic coupler includes two photodiodes and an optic light guide, where one of the two photodiodes serves as the transmitting diode and the other as the receiving diode and the light guide serves to guide the light emitted by the transmitting diode to the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6875977 | Optoelectronic keypad and method for controlling an optoelectronic keypad An optoelectronic keypad and a method for controlling an optoelectronic keypad for a measuring instrument, require a transparent touch screen, at least two touch-sensitive control buttons, at least two light emitters and at least two photodetectors, where said contr... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6834555 | Magnetoinductive flow measuring method A magnetoinductive flow measuring method for measuring the flow rate of a medium flowing through a measuring tube is described that incorporates two measuring electrodes positioned along a connecting line extending in an essentially perpendicular direction relative ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6832520 | Floating-probe flowmeter A floating-probe flowmeter for measuring the flow rate of a moving medium includes a measuring tube through which flows a medium against the force of gravity and a float capable of moving at least in the direction of the medium flow. The surface of the float that is... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6807867 | Magnetoinductive flowmeter and magnetoinductive flow-measuring process A magnetoinductive flowmeter incorporates a measuring tube, a magnet serving to generate a periodically alternating magnetic field that extends in a direction at least essentially perpendicular to the axis of the measuring tube, and two measuring electrodes position... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6693486 | Signal-processing circuit for a differential voltage, especially for a magnetoinductive flowmeter A signal processing circuit for a differential voltage as the signal to be processed, especially for use in a magnetoinductive flowmeter, incorporating a preamplifier and, connected to the output of the preamplifier, an A/D converter. By employing as the ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6584859 | Magnetically inductive flowmeter for flowing media A magnetically inductive flowmeter for flowing media, with a measuring tube, with a magnet for generating a magnetic field passing essentially perpendicular to the axis of the measuring tube and to the direction of the magnetic field, with at least two me... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6453754 | Magnetoinductive flowmeter for moving fluids A magnetoinductive flowmeter for moving fluids incorporates a measuring tube; an electromagnet including a field coil and serving to generate a magnetic field that extends at least essentially perpendicular to the axis of the measuring tube; a power suppl... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6146581 | Method of manufacturing a ceramic component with a cermet body A method of manufacturing a ceramic component including at least one cermet body, especially a cermet electrode, in which the costs are reduced and the ceramic component can be produced in accordance with requirements with an integrated cermet body in a r... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6092428 | Device for determining the phase component of a conductive medium in a duct A device for determining the level of a conducting medium in a line, in particular for use in connection with a magnetically-inductive flowmeter, with at least one capacitor plate, with an insulation layer between the capacitor plate and the medium and wi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6079279 | Suspended-body flow meter A suspended-body flow meter for flowing media of the type having a measuring tube, a suspended body that can move in the flow direction and is arranged in the measuring tube, at least one permanent magnet connected to the suspended body, at least one rota... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5770990 | Microwave window A microwave window includes a transparent disk made of glass or ceramic that lets microwaves through and an attachment device made of metal that is used to attach the transparent disk. This microwave window is characterized by the fact that the transparen... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5365178 | Electrical device for liquid level measurements in industrial tanks and the like An electrical device for measuring the liquid level in industrial tanks and the like with a microwave transmitter and receiver and a waveguide provided with an aperture and an antenna. The signal reflected from the liquid surface and the transmitted signa... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5279156 | Distance measuring device especially for measuring the fill level in industrial tanks A distance measuring device for measuring the fill level in industrial tanks, which includes electronic transmitting- and receiving elements for short wave electromagnetic waves, such as microwaves, and a cylindrical waveguide which extends through a sepa... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4405858 | Light gate with controlled optical couplers The light gate serving for the generation of a signal upon an undesired intrusion into the working space of a machine has a light source (1) whose light beams are successively directed via a controlled light-distribution unit to several optical channels (... | 09/20/1983 |
