Patents by Inventor Bernhard Ottenbreit

Bernhard Ottenbreit has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070278404
    Abstract: A radiometric measuring device for mounting at a container fillable with a filling substance. The measuring device, which is cost-favorable both in installation and operation, includes: A radioactive source, which, during operation, sends radioactive radiation through the container; at least two detectors, which serve for registering radiation passing through the container and for producing electrical pulse rates corresponding to the registered radiation; wherein the detectors are connected together and with a superordinated unit by a single line running outside of the detectors. The pulse rates and, in the form of offsets, status of the detectors are transmitted on the single line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Endress + Co. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Spanke, Holger Steltner, Peter Fabrice, Bernhard Ottenbreit
  • Patent number: 7255006
    Abstract: A measuring instrument is provided, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected in a simple way. The measuring instrument has an electronic measuring instrument unit, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected, and having an apparatus for detecting the ultrasonic sensor that is connected, which apparatus, for detecting the ultrasonic sensor, causes the ultrasonic sensor to oscillate, picks up its oscillation behavior, and from that derives a sensor-specific variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Endress +Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Spanke, Holger Steltner, Fabrice Peter, Bernhard Ottenbreit
  • Publication number: 20050039533
    Abstract: A measuring instrument is provided, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected in a simple way. The measuring instrument has an electronic measuring instrument unit, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected, and having an apparatus for detecting the ultrasonic sensor 5 that is connected, which apparatus, for detecting the ultrasonic sensor, causes the ultrasonic sensor to oscillate, picks up its oscillation behavior, and from that derives a sensor-specific variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Dietmar Spanke, Holger Steltner, Fabrice Peter, Bernhard Ottenbreit