Patents by Inventor Christoph Baer
Christoph Baer 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: 20220331934Abstract: An impeller for a centrifugal blast wheel machine includes a hub provided at one end of the impeller, with the hub being configured to be coupled to the motor. The impeller further includes a tapered section provided at an opposite end of the hub, with the tapered section defining a media inlet to receive blast media. The impeller further includes a plurality of drop-shaped vanes positioned between the hub and the tapered section. The plurality of drop-shaped vanes is spaced from one another on peripheries of the hub and the tapered section. The plurality of drop-shaped vanes defines a plurality of impeller media outlets constructed and arranged to allow egress of blast media upon rotation of the impeller. Each vane is drop-shaped having a leading side directed toward a direction of rotation of the impeller and a trailing side opposite the leading side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Christoph Baer, Philipp Weissenberger, Stanislav Venclik
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Patent number: 10384327Abstract: A centrifugal blast wheel machine comprises a housing and a wheel assembly coupled to the housing. The wheel assembly has a plurality of blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the wheel assembly against a work piece. According to one embodiment, each blade of the plurality of blades includes a curved portion positioned adjacent a central hub of the wheel assembly, and a straight portion integrally formed with the curved portion extending radially outwardly from the wheel assembly. According to another embodiment, each blade includes a first side rail extending along the blade, the first side rail having a first recess, and a first grommet positioned in the first recess.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Wheelabrator Group LimitedInventors: Raymond Paul Bitzel, Jr., Michael Dwayne Reaves, Christoph Baer, Philipp Weissenberger, Jürgen Wruck
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Patent number: 10012525Abstract: A device for determining the fill level of a medium in a container has at least one electronic device and at least one signal conductor arrangement. The electronic device supplies the signal conductor arrangement with electromagnetic signals. To provide a device for determining the fill level that is advantageous compared to the prior art, the signal conductor arrangement has several emitting devices for emitting the electromagnetic signal. A support element that can be inserted in a wall of the container supports the signal conductor arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Michael Deilmann, Attila Bilgic, Stephan Neuburger
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Patent number: 9891092Abstract: A method for determining the fill level of a medium (2) in a container (3) that is advantageous as compared to the prior art is achieved in that several emitting devices (6) are supplied with electromagnetic signals and that an emitting behavior of at least a portion of the emitting devices (6) is evaluated in view of the fill level of the medium (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Michael Deilmann, Attila Bilgic, Stephan Neuburger
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Patent number: 9851236Abstract: A device for determining the fill level of a medium in a container having at least one electronic device and at least one signal conductor arrangement. The electronic device supplies the signal conductor arrangement 5 with electromagnetic signals. To provide a device for determining the fill level, the signal conductor arrangement has several emitting devices and the electronic device provides at least one measure for an emitting behavior of at least one emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Michael Deilmann, Attila Bilgic, Stephan Neuburger
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Publication number: 20170304994Abstract: A centrifugal blast wheel machine comprises a housing and a wheel assembly coupled to the housing. The wheel assembly has a plurality of blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the wheel assembly against a work piece. According to one embodiment, each blade of the plurality of blades includes a curved portion positioned adjacent a central hub of the wheel assembly, and a straight portion integrally formed with the curved portion extending radially outwardly from the wheel assembly. According to another embodiment, each blade includes a first side rail extending along the blade, the first side rail having a first recess, and a first grommet positioned in the first recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Raymond Paul Bitzel, JR., Michael Dwayne Reaves, Christoph Baer, Philipp Weissenberger, Jürgen Wruck
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Patent number: 9778082Abstract: A method and device for determining a velocity of a flowing medium that allows an as high as possible measuring accuracy without requiring a complicated measuring construction is achieved in that a vortex is generated in the medium and an electromagnetic signal is emitted into the medium. Then, the permittivity of the medium is determined and the velocity of the medium is determined using the permittivity measurement.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Stephan Neuburger, Michael Vogt, Timo Jaeschke
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Publication number: 20160273946Abstract: A method and device for determining a velocity of a flowing medium that allows an as high as possible measuring accuracy without requiring a complicated measuring construction is achieved in that a vortex is generated in the medium and an electromagnetic signal is emitted into the medium. Then, the permittivity of the medium is determined and the velocity of the medium is determined using the permittivity measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph BAER, Thomas MUSCH, Stephan NEUBURGER, Michael VOGT, Timo JAESCHKE
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Publication number: 20160202105Abstract: A device for determining the fill level of a medium in a container has at least one electronic device and at least one signal conductor arrangement. The electronic device supplies the signal conductor arrangement with electromagnetic signals. To provide a device for determining the fill level that is advantageous compared to the prior art, the signal conductor arrangement has several emitting devices for emitting the electromagnetic signal. A support element that can be inserted in a wall of the container supports the signal conductor arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Michael Deilmann, Attila Bilgic, Stephan Neuburger
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Publication number: 20160202106Abstract: A device 1 for determining the fill level of a medium 2 in a container 3 having at least one electronic device 4 and at least one signal conductor arrangement 5. Thereby, the electronic device 4 supplies the signal conductor arrangement 5 with electromagnetic signals. To provide a device for determining the fill level that is advantageous as compared to the prior art the signal conductor arrangement 5 has several emitting devices 6 and the electronic device 4 provides at least one measure for an emitting behavior of at least one emitting device 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Michael Deilmann, Attila Bilgic, Stephan Neuburger
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Publication number: 20160202107Abstract: A method for determining the fill level of a medium (2) in a container (3) that is advantageous as compared to the prior art is achieved in that several emitting devices (6) are supplied with electromagnetic signals and that an emitting behavior of at least a portion of the emitting devices (6) is evaluated in view of the fill level of the medium (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Thomas Musch, Michael Deilmann, Attila Bilgic, Stephan Neuburger
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Patent number: 9382984Abstract: A positioning for positioning a measuring element (2) and a measuring device with such a positioning device have an object of providing a positioning device for positioning a measuring element or a measuring device with a measuring element and a positioning device that is a simplification compared to the prior art and that meets the requirements for positioning with respect to accuracy and reproducibility. The object is met in the positioning device in that three wheels are provided (3, 4, 5), which are designed as a ring gear (3), a sun and a planetary gear (5). The ring has an interior space (6) in which the sun and the planetary are arranged. Furthermore, the planetary is engaged with the sun and with the ring gear (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Sebastian Baer, Thomas Musch
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Patent number: 8958068Abstract: A device for determining the volume fraction of at least one component of a multi-phase medium on the basis of the running time of an electromagnetic desired signal emitted in the multi-phase medium, having at least one emitting device for emitting the desired signal into the multi-phase medium, having at least one receiving device for receiving the desired signal, and having an evaluation device for determining the running time of the desired signal between the emitting device and the receiving device, and at least one polarization device arranged between the emitting device and the receiving device. The desired signal is emitted at least indirectly from the emitting device through the multi-phase medium to the polarization device, the polarization device influences the polarization of the desired signal and the polarization-influenced desired signal is emitted at least indirectly from the polarization device to the receiving device which receives it.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventor: Christoph Baer
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Patent number: 8881588Abstract: A dielectric antenna (1) having at least one supply element (2) and at least one lens (3) formed of a dielectric material. The dielectric antenna makes it possible to measure the surface of a medium with an essentially consistent measuring accuracy in that the lens (3) has an outer component (4) and an inner component (5). The outer component (4) has a radiating surface (6) that is spherical and an inner surface (7) that is spherical, and the inner component (5) has a contact surface (8) that spherical. Furthermore, the antenna is usable as part of a fill level sensor operating on the radar principle.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christoph Baer, Christian Schulz, Michael Gerding
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Publication number: 20140165751Abstract: A positioning for positioning a measuring element (2) and a measuring device with such a positioning device have an object of providing a positioning device for positioning a measuring element or a measuring device with a measuring element and a positioning device that is a simplification compared to the prior art and that meets the requirements for positioning with respect to accuracy and reproducibility. The object is met in the positioning device in that three wheels are provided (3, 4, 5), which are designed as a ring gear (3), a sun and a planetary gear (5). The ring has an interior space (6) in which the sun and the planetary are arranged. Furthermore, the planetary is engaged with the sun and with the ring gear (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: Christoph Baer, Sebastian Baer, Thomas Musch
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Publication number: 20130220011Abstract: A dielectric antenna (1) having at least one supply element (2) and at least one lens (3) formed of a dielectric material. The dielectric antenna makes it possible to measure the surface of a medium with an essentially consistent measuring accuracy in that the lens (3) has an outer component (4) and an inner component (5). The outer component (4) has a radiating surface (6) that is spherical and an inner surface (7) that is spherical, and the inner component (5) has a contact surface (8) that spherical. Furthermore, the antenna is usable as part of a fill level sensor operating on the radar principle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Christoph BAER, Christian SCHULZ, Michael GERDING
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Publication number: 20120300207Abstract: A device for determining the volume fraction of at least one component of a multi-phase medium on the basis of the running time of an electromagnetic desired signal emitted in the multi-phase medium, having at least one emitting device for emitting the desired signal into the multi-phase medium, having at least one receiving device for receiving the desired signal, and having an evaluation device for determining the running time of the desired signal between the emitting device and the receiving device, and at least one polarization device arranged between the emitting device and the receiving device. The desired signal is emitted at least indirectly from the emitting device through the multi-phase medium to the polarization device, the polarization device influences the polarization of the desired signal and the polarization-influenced desired signal is emitted at least indirectly from the polarization device to the receiving device which receives it.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Christoph Baer