Patents by Inventor Christian Schutze
Christian Schutze 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).
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Publication number: 20140352454Abstract: The measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing (71), of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider (201) having four flow openings (201A, 201B, 201C, 201D) and an outlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider (202) having four flow openings (202A, 202B, 202C, 202D); as well as a tube arrangement having four, curved, or bent, measuring tubes (181, 182, 183, 184) connected to the flow dividers (201, 202) for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel, wherein each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider (201) and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider (202). The transducer further comprises an exciter mechanism for exciting oscillations of said measuring tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze
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Patent number: 8863589Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side flow divider having eight, mutually spaced flow openings and an outlet-side housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side flow divider having eight, mutually spaced flow openings as well as a tube arrangement with eight bent measuring tubes for the conveying flowing medium, which, forming flow paths connected for parallel flow, are connected to the flow dividers, wherein each of the eight measuring tubes in each case opens with an inlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider, and in each case opens with an outlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider. An electro-mechanical exciter mechanism of the measuring transducer serves for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the measuring tubes.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Ennio Bitto, Peter Tschabold, Dieter Mundschin, Christian Schutze, Martin Anklin
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Patent number: 8695436Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings spaced from one another and an outlet-side formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings from one another; a tube arrangement having exactly four, curved, or bent, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider. Two flow dividers are arranged in the measuring transducer. An electromechanical exciter mechanism is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Ennio Bitto, Marcel Braun, Christof Huber, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze
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Publication number: 20140000374Abstract: A measuring transducer having exactly four flow openings, and an outlet-side housing end formed by means of an outlet-side flow divider having exactly four flow openings. A tube arrangement has exactly four curved or bent measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the inlet-side flow divider, and with an outlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the outlet-side flow divider. A first coupling element for adjusting eigenfrequencies of natural oscillation modes of the tube arrangement. An electro-mechanical exciter mechanism of the measuring transducer serves for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Alfred Rieder, Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Christian Schutze, Marcel Braun
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Patent number: 8613227Abstract: The measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of a flow divider including four flow openings spaced, and an outlet-side, formed by means of a flow divider including four flow openings spaced, from one another. A tube arrangement including four curved measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider. The two flow dividers are embodied and arranged in the measuring transducer, so that the tube arrangement extends both between a first and a second of the measuring tubes and between a third and a fourth of the measuring tubes.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Ennio Bitto, Christof Huber, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze
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Patent number: 8596142Abstract: A measuring transducer, comprises at least one measuring tube for conveying a flowing medium. The measuring tube vibrates at least at times during operation. The measuring transducer further comprises a sensor arrangement, which serves to register oscillations of the measuring tube. The measuring tube extends with an oscillatory length between an inlet-side, first measuring tube end and an outlet-side, second measuring tube end, and, during operation, oscillates about an oscillation axis, which is parallel to or coincides with an imagined connecting axis which imaginarily connects the two measuring tube ends.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Christof Huber, Vivek Kumar, Christian Schutze
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Patent number: 8596143Abstract: A measuring system comprises: a measuring transducer for producing oscillation measurement signals; and transmitter electronics electrically coupled with the measuring transducer for activating the measuring transducer and for evaluating oscillation measurement signals delivered by the measuring transducer. The measuring transducer includes: a transducer housing, a first housing end housing end, first flow divider having exactly four flow openings, an outlet-side, second housing end formed by means of an outlet-side, second flow divider having exactly four flow openings mutually spaced from one another, and a tube arrangement having exactly four, straight, measuring tubes forming flow paths arranged for parallel flow and connected to the flow dividers, an electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes and a vibration sensor arrangement reacting to vibrations of the measuring tubes.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Alfred Rieder, Hao Zhu, Ennio Bitto, Christian Schutze, Christof Huber, Marcel Braun
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Patent number: 8336395Abstract: Measuring transducer of the vibration type for measuring a mass flow of a flowing medium. The measuring transducer includes two straight measuring tubes for conveying the medium, wherein the measuring tubes are arranged in parallel to one another and the measuring transducer is embodied with micromechanical construction. The measuring transducer of the vibration type of the invention permits reliable measurement of the smallest mass flows of a flowing medium in the form of, for example, a liquid or a gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Mamadi Keita, Christian Schütze, Jenish Gheewala
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Publication number: 20120279317Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side flow divider having eight, mutually spaced flow openings and an outlet-side housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side flow divider having eight, mutually spaced flow openings as well as a tube arrangement with eight bent measuring tubes for the conveying flowing medium, which, forming flow paths connected for parallel flow, are connected to the flow dividers, wherein each of the eight measuring tubes in each case opens with an inlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider, and in each case opens with an outlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider. An electro-mechanical exciter mechanism of the measuring transducer serves for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the measuring tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Ennio Bitto, Peter Tschabold, Dieter Mundschin, Christian Schütze, Martin Anklin
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Publication number: 20120167697Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises: a housing, with an inlet-side flow divider having four flow openings, and an outlet-side end having four flow openings; a tube arrangement having four tubes connected to the flow dividers; and a first coupling element. An exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes. The first coupling element includes a deformation body and four connecting struts, of which connected with a first strut end and with the first measuring tube, a second connecting strut is connected with a first strut end and with a second strut end with the second measuring tube, a third connecting strut and with a second strut end with the first measuring tube, and a fourth connecting strut is connected with a first strut end and with a second strut end with the fourth measuring tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Alfred Rieder, Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Christian Schutze, Marcel Braun
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Publication number: 20120090407Abstract: A measuring system comprises: a measuring transducer for producing oscillation measurement signals; and transmitter electronics electrically coupled with the measuring transducer for activating the measuring transducer and for evaluating oscillation measurement signals delivered by the measuring transducer. The measuring transducer includes: a transducer housing, a first housing end housing end, first flow divider having exactly four flow openings, an outlet-side, second housing end formed by means of an outlet-side, second flow divider having exactly four flow openings mutually spaced from one another, and a tube arrangement having exactly four, straight, measuring tubes forming flow paths arranged for parallel flow and connected to the flow dividers, an electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes and a vibration sensor arrangement reacting to vibrations of the measuring tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Alfred RIEDER, Hao ZHU, Ennio BITTO, Christian SCHÜTZE, Christof HUBER, Marcel BRAUN
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Patent number: 8113064Abstract: A measuring transducer comprising at least one measuring tube for conveying a flowing medium. The measuring tube vibrates at least at times during operation. A sensor arrangement, which serves to register oscillations of the at least one measuring tube. The measuring tube extends with an oscillatory length between an inlet-side, first measuring tube end, and an outlet-side, second measuring tube end, and, during operation, oscillates about an oscillation axis, which is parallel to or coincides with an imagined connecting axis which imaginarily connects the two measuring tube ends.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Christof Huber, Vivek Kumar, Christian Schutze
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Patent number: 8104360Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a measuring tube vibrating at least at times during operation, having a wall thickness (s) and at least one oscillation sensor, especially an electrodynamic oscillation sensor, for producing at least one primary signal of the measuring transducer representing vibrations of the measuring tube. In the measuring transducer at least one securement element, especially a metal securement element, fixedly encircling the measuring tube essentially along a circumferential line thereof and having a total width (B), for holding a component of the oscillation sensor, especially a magnet coil or a permanent magnet, on the measuring tube is provided. The securement element has an essentially rectangular outer perimeter with a projection protruding out therefrom by a height (h) and serving for holding the component of the oscillation sensor. The projection has a width (e), which is smaller than the total width (B) of the securement element.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Ennio Bitto, Christian Schütze, Martin Anklin, Vivek Kumar
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Publication number: 20110265580Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings spaced from one another and an outlet-side formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings from one another; a tube arrangement having exactly four, curved, or bent, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider. Two flow dividers are arranged in the measuring transducer. An electromechanical exciter mechanism is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze
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Publication number: 20110167907Abstract: The measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of a flow divider including four flow openings spaced, and an outlet-side, formed by means of a flow divider including four flow openings spaced, from one another. A tube arrangement including four curved measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider. The two flow dividers are embodied and arranged in the measuring transducer, so that the tube arrangement extends both between a first and a second of the measuring tubes and between a third and a fourth of the measuring tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Ennio Bitto, Christof Huber, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schütze
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Publication number: 20110023624Abstract: A measuring transducer comprising at least one measuring tube for conveying a flowing medium. The measuring tube vibrates at least at times during operation. A sensor arrangement, which serves to register oscillations of the at least one measuring tube. The measuring tube extends with an oscillatory length between an inlet-side, first measuring tube end, and an outlet-side, second measuring tube end, and, during operation, oscillates about an oscillation axis, which is parallel to or coincides with an imagined connecting axis which imaginarily connects the two measuring tube ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Christof Huber, Vivek Kumar, Christian Schütze
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Publication number: 20110016990Abstract: A measuring transducer, comprises at least one measuring tube for conveying a flowing medium. The measuring tube vibrates at least at times during operation. The measuring transducer further comprises a sensor arrangement, which serves to register oscillations of the measuring tube. The measuring tube extends with an oscillatory length between an inlet-side, first measuring tube end and an outlet-side, second measuring tube end, and, during operation, oscillates about an oscillation axis, which is parallel to or coincides with an imagined connecting axis which imaginarily connects the two measuring tube ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Christof Huber, Vivek Kumar, Christian Schûtze
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Publication number: 20100043569Abstract: Measuring transducer of the vibration type for measuring a mass flow of a flowing medium. The measuring transducer includes two straight measuring tubes for conveying the medium, wherein the measuring tubes are arranged in parallel to one another and the measuring transducer is embodied with micromechanical construction. The measuring transducer of the vibration type of the invention permits reliable measurement of the smallest mass flows of a flowing medium in the form of, for example, a liquid or a gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Mamadi Keita, Christian Schütze, Jenish Gheewala
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Patent number: 7665369Abstract: The measuring transducer includes: a measuring tube vibrating, at least at times, and serving for conveying medium to be measured; a counteroscillator, which is affixed to the measuring tube on an inlet-side, to form a first coupling zone, and to the measuring tube on an outlet-side, to form a second coupling zone; at least one oscillation exciter for driving at least the measuring tube; as well as at least one oscillation sensor for registering oscillations at least of the measuring tube. During operation, the measuring tube executes, at least at times and/or at least in part, bending oscillations about an imaginary bending oscillation axis, which imaginarily connects the two coupling zones with one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Enio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schütze, Michael Fuchs, Wolfgang Drahm, Michael Wiesmann
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Publication number: 20090173169Abstract: The measuring transducer includes: a measuring tube vibrating, at least at times, and serving for conveying medium to be measured; a counteroscillator, which is affixed to the measuring tube on an inlet-side, to form a first coupling zone, and to the measuring tube on an outlet-side, to form a second coupling zone; at least one oscillation exciter for driving at least the measuring tube; as well as at least one oscillation sensor for registering oscillations at least of the measuring tube. During operation, the measuring tube executes, at least at times and/or at least in part, bending oscillations about an imaginary bending oscillation axis, which imaginarily connects the two coupling zones with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Endrees + Hasuer Flowtec AGInventors: Enio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze, Michael Fuchs, Wolfgang Drahm, Michael Wiesmann