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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7476020 | Method for simulating a process plant at laboratory scale A method, a laboratory device and the use of both are provided for simulating the dynamic temperature behavior of at least one part of a process plant, particularly an industrial reactor. The method provides a temperature profile and/or temperature setpoints at give... | 01/13/2009 |
| D579948 | Set of dual allocation control buttons applied to a scientific instrument | 11/04/2008 |
| D579808 | Balance | 11/04/2008 |
| D579659 | Storage box for calibration weights | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429705 | Parallel-guiding mechanism for compact weighing system An exemplary weighing module is disclosed which has a load receiver and a weighing cell that are connected to each other by a force-transmitting rod, wherein the weighing module is arranged inside a design space whose dimensions in a plane extending orthogonal to th... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423226 | Balance with a draft protection device A balance (1, 101) has a draft protection device (2) that encloses a weighing compartment surrounding the weighing pan (15). A rear wall (22, 122) delimiting the weighing compartment on one side is made of a material (26) that diff... | 09/09/2008 |
| D574427 | Printer | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395689 | Calibration weight arrangement for an electronic balance An electronic balance with a force-transmitting device (1, 101) has a calibration weight arrangement (4, 104). The arrangement includes a calibration weight (3, 103) capable of being coupled to the force-transmitting device (1, 101). It a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387716 | Polymer electrolyte, half cell for electrochemical measurements, and the use thereof A polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical half cell, in particular for a reference half cell, contains a polymer which as a first monomer component contains at least one alkyl methacrylate. The alkyl methacrylate has a substituted alkyl group with from three to s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371978 | Thermally insulated weighing module Weighing module having a first mounting device which is in force-transmitting contact with a load that is to be determined, also having a second mounting device which is connectable to a supporting structure that supports the weighing module. A load cell is arranged... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365276 | Force-transmitting device In a force-transmitting device of a force-measuring cell with a parallel-guiding mechanism in which a stationary parallelogram leg and a movably guided parallelogram leg are connected to each other by parallelogram guides, at least one of the parallelogram legs has ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361852 | Weighing module Weighing module having a first mounting device which is in force-transmitting contact with a load that is to be determined, also having a second mounting device which is connectable to a supporting structure that supports the weighing module. A load cell is arranged... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7345249 | Force-transmitting mechanism for a balance In a force-transmitting mechanism (1, 101) with a parallel-guiding mechanism having a stationary (2) and a movable (4) parallelogram leg (2), with a lever mechanism having at least one lever (6), and with at least one coupling elem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339122 | Weighing module having portions arranged within the design space of another weighing module A device to weigh objects of like nature has at least a first weighing module and a second weighing module. Each weighing module includes a load receiver and a weighing cell connected to each other through a force-transmitting rod. Each weighing cell is arranged in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325555 | Rinsing device for a sensor probe A rinsing device for a sensor has a cylinderlike rinsing chamber which has an anterior chamber part connectable to a measuring fluid container and which is configured to receive an immersion tube that contains a sensor and is coaxial with as well as movable along th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325321 | Method and device for monitoring the alignment of a measuring instrument, and measuring instrument The method and the device serve to monitor the alignment of a measuring instrument, specifically a balance. To perform this function, the monitoring device is equipped with an inclination sensor based on the principle of a spirit level, with a container filled with ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323645 | Balance with an electrostatic charge build-up sensor A balance (1, 101) has a weighing pan (4, 104) for receiving a load (5, 6, 25) to be weighed, and an electronic weighing module (27) which includes a measuring unit (28). The balance is equipped with an electrostatic sensor (10 | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317167 | Weighing module with precisely-positionable overload protection device A weighing module 1 has a force-transmitting linkage 13 arranged between the load-receiving portion 3 of the weighing cell 2 and the load receiver 5, with an overload protection device that precisely maintains its position being an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290434 | Method and device for determining the condition of a measuring probe An exemplary method is disclosed which serves to determine a condition of at least one measuring probe which is integrated in a process vessel of a process system with one or more system stages and which is cleaned from time to time using, for example, CIP- and SIP ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7272983 | Probe-holder armature with a sensor probe A probe-holder armature contains a sensor probe that is removably arranged in the forward portion of an immersion tube which is axially movable in a housing between a retracted rest position and a deployed working position. The sensor probe in its installed conditio... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258482 | Thermoanalytical sensor, and method of producing the thermoanalytical sensor In a thermoanalytical sensor with a substrate and a thermocouple arrangement that is formed at a measurement position on the substrate, an increase in sensitivity can be achieved by way of a special geometry of the thermocouple arrangement and/or the selection of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250577 | Device for weighing substantially uniform weighing objects A device to weigh substantially uniform weighing objects has a plurality of weighing modules and an equal number of load carriers that have central lengthwise axes extending in the direction of the load. Each of the load carriers is connected, respectively, to one o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243558 | Bonding of strain gauges to the deformable body of a force-measuring cell In a force-measuring cell with a deformable body and with at least one strain gauge which has a strain-sensitive electrical resistor track arranged on a polymer carrier substrate, the strain gauge is bonded to the deformable body by an adhesive layer of an inorganic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241369 | Electrochemical sensor An electrochemical sensor has a sensor housing and an ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) with a source connection (S) and a drain connection (D). An ion-sensitive surface area (IS) on the front surface of the ISFET is immersible in a measuring medium. A c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232963 | Scale having a display and operating unit A scale (1) having a scale housing (3) serving to house the weighing mechanism and the weighing electronics, which stands on a support base on at least three support points (5,5′), is designed to be connectable to and disconnectable from a dis... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227087 | Filling system in a balance A receptacle-filling system in a balance with a weighing compartment and with a balance housing containing a weighing cell and forming the rear wall and the floor of the weighing compartment is equipped with a weighing object carrier which is attached to a cantileve... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227088 | Balance with a draft shield A balance is equipped with a draft shield that surrounds a weighing compartment and has at least one sidewall which can be designed to be slidable to allow the draft shield to be opened and closed. An access opening is provided in the sidewall, and a closure element... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220924 | Fastening arrangement of a force-transmitting device In a force-transmitting device of a force-measuring cell with a parallel-guiding mechanism in which a stationary parallelogram leg and a movably guided parallelogram leg are connected to each other by parallelogram guides, each of the parallelogram legs has a fasten... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220050 | Method using flux sensors to determine the output of a thermal reaction within a housing and device for carrying out such a method The method uses heat flux sensors to determine the exchange area A between a reagent and housing containing the reagent, with the aim of determining the characteristics of the housing and the thermal reaction studied. The flux sensors are arranged at the housing in ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215870 | Moisture protection for an electromechanical transducer A strain gauge with a strain-sensitive electrical resistor track and connector electrodes for contacting the resistor track arranged on a carrier substrate is provided with a protective coating having inorganic materials and covering at least part of the carrier sub... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206664 | Device and method for mixing substances The device, which serves to mix substances, especially coloring substances, has a processor unit, a local memory unit for storing mixing formulas, a display unit, and an input unit, as well as a measuring device, in particular a scale, with which portions of substan... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197940 | Moisture protection for an electromechanical transducer A multilayered coating is disclosed as a protective coating against moisture penetration for strain gauges that are or can be installed on a deformable body of a force-measuring cell. A strain gauge has a strain-sensitive electrical resistor track and connector elec... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186325 | Pressure-resistant reference electrode for electrochemical measurements A pressure-resistant reference electrode for electrochemical measurements includes both a half cell and a primary current bridge, provided for closing an electrochemical contact between the half cell and a measurement medium, which current bridge contains a primary ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 5220970 | Weighing apparatus with standstill condition indicating means Weighing apparatus including a stability display indicator (SA) arranged adjacent the load read-out display (RA) for indicating when the movement of the load-receiving member relative to the housing has diminished to a quasi-stable condition within a give... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5205369 | Force measuring cell A force measuring cell includes a force receiving member (4) in the form of a parallelogram type deviating member the opposed ends of which are connected between the weighing pan carrier and the housing of a weighing apparatus. A fastening member (8) is p... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5148881 | Electronic weighting apparatus with calibration weight arrangement Electronic weighing apparatus includes a main scale housing (1) within which is arranged a calibration weight housing (33, 133) containing a calibration weight (75, 175) operable between weight-applying and weight-removed conditions relative to horizontal... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5092416 | Weighing apparatus with adjustable crossbar support Electronic weighing apparatus is provided including a force transmitting lever (17) pivotally suspended from a crossbar (33) that is connected for adjustment relative to the apparatus frame (9). An adjusting screw (45) adjusts the vertical position of the... | 03/03/1992 |
