Patents Assigned to Endress + Hauser Conducta GmbH + Co. KG
  • Patent number: 11969726
    Abstract: A fluid guiding module includes a housing having a sensor chamber having first and second chamber ends. The fluid guiding module includes a first connection region for connecting to a second fluid guiding module. The first connection is located on a first outer side of the housing and has a first redirection channel having first and second redirection channel ends. A chamber inlet channel fluidly couples the first redirection channel end to the first chamber end of the sensor chamber. The first redirection channel is adapted to be fluidly coupled to a chamber outlet channel of the second fluid guiding module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Lippert, Thomas Pfauch, Maik Thormann
  • Patent number: 11971360
    Abstract: An optochemical sensor for determining a measurement signal, which correlates with a concentration of an analyte of a measuring fluid, comprises: a sensor cap including a sensor spot, wherein the sensor spot contains at least one analyte-sensitive indicator dye and a state description indicator which reflects the aging state of the sensor spot; a radiation source to radiate excitation radiation onto the sensor spot and to excite a luminescence of the indicator dye; a radiation receiver to receive reception radiation emitted by the sensor spot; and a sensor circuit electrically connected to the radiation source and the radiation receiver and configured to control the radiation source and to generate, based on an intensity of luminescence and/or a phase angle of luminescence, a measurement signal representing the concentration of the analyte in the measuring fluid in contact with the sensor spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Löbbert
  • Patent number: 11967787
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a securing element for a connector, comprising a securing element body having a receptacle that is designed to encompass at least one rear segment of a cable connector element connected to at least one cable, and having a base running substantially perpendicular to the connection direction of the cable connector element, said base having an opening through which the at least one cable connected to the cable connector element can be guided, wherein the base is designed to positively enclose a cable-side end face of the cable connector element; and wherein the securing element body has at least two snap hooks that extend in the plug-in direction and which in each case have at their free end a latching element, such as a latching lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Müller, Matthias Grossmann, Judith Raupp
  • Patent number: 11965825
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an in-line compact measuring device, for example for optical measurements, comprising a housing having a process connection intended to be connected to a process vessel connection complementary to the process connection; at least one sensor assembly arranged in the housing; and a measuring circuit that is connected to the sensor assembly and is arranged in the housing. The in-line compact measuring device has at least one fluid line in thermally conductive contact with at least one housing wall of the housing, which fluid line can be connected to a cooling fluid supply arranged outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Hongshuo Domnick, Christian Cramer, Michael Wiederkehr, Moritz Klein, Joachim Mannhardt
  • Patent number: 11940409
    Abstract: Disclosed is a digital pH sensor for measuring the pH, comprising an electronics unit, sensor housing having a first half-cell and a second half-cell adapted to form a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode if the digital pH sensor is in contact with a measurement medium, wherein the electronics unit is adapted for converting the potential difference into a digital voltage value or a digital pH value, wherein the first electrolyte, the first electrode, the second electrolyte, and/or the second electrode are selected such that, at a pH value of 7 and a temperature of 25° C. in the measurement medium, the potential difference of the two electrodes is not equal to 0 mV, and wherein the electronics unit converts the potential difference into the digital measured pH value of 7 or a digital measured voltage value of 0 mV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wilhelm, Michael Hanko
  • Patent number: 11933653
    Abstract: The invention discloses a probe for detecting changes of a medium in a container, comprising: a process connection for connecting the probe to the container, wherein the process connection is part of a housing, especially, an integral part of a housing; the housing comprising at least one microwave chip for generating microwaves, which chip is connected to at least one antenna, wherein the antenna transmits and receives the microwaves in the direction of the medium; an interface for connecting the probe to a higher-level unit; and a data processing unit which is designed to receive data, especially, measurement data, from the higher-level unit via the interface and to transmit data to the higher-level unit, to activate the microwave chip, and to process signals that are dependent on the received microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Ronny Grosse-Uhlmann, Andreas Eberheim, Torsten Pechstein
  • Patent number: 11933756
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor comprising a probe immersible in a measured medium and having at least two electrodes of a first electrically conductive material and at least one probe body of a second, electrically non-conductive material. The electrodes are at least partially embedded in the probe body and insulated from one another by the probe body, wherein the at least two electrodes are embodied of at least one conductive material and the probe body of at least one electrically insulating ceramic, wherein the electrodes are embodied of thin, measuring active layers of a conductive material and sit in an end face of the probe body of a ceramic material, and wherein the electrodes are electrically contacted via connection elements extending through the probe body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Fanselow, Stefan Paul
  • Patent number: 11926457
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sampling system for processing a liquid sample, including a retrieving module configured to be fluidically connected to a liquid-source and configured to retrieve a liquid sample from the liquid-source, a filling module configured to fill the retrieved liquid sample into a sampling container, a storing module configured to store the sampling container filled with the liquid sample, and a disposal module configured to discard the liquid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Bo Ottersten, Eckhard Sommer
  • Patent number: 11906452
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pH-sensor for determining and/or monitoring a pH value of a medium, having a sensor unit with a wall in contact with the medium, and at least one pH-sensitive material, which has at least one spin state that changes as a function of a pH value. The at least one pH-sensitive material is arranged in or on a region of the wall in such a way that the at least one spin state is subjected to a change in the pH value of the medium. The pH-sensor also includes a spin-sensitive unit, which is configured to detect a variable associated with the at least one spin state, wherein the spin-sensitive unit is arranged in an environment of the at least one pH-sensitive material such that the spin-sensitive unit is subjected to a change in the spin state of the at least one pH-sensitive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wilhelm, Mohammad Sadegh Ebrahimi, Raphael Kuhnen, Matthäus Speck
  • Patent number: 11906327
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sensor holder for a flow sensor, comprising a substantially cylindrical housing with a housing interior with an opening at a first front face. The opening is designed to receive the flow sensor. The housing at the second front face, which is opposite the first front face, is conical. A first flushing opens to the housing interior, where the opening opens into the end region of the cone, and a second flushing opens to the housing interior. A fastening unit is designed to fasten the flow sensor in the housing, and a first wall holder is designed to be fastened to a wall. The first wall holder comprises a joint in the region of the second front face, with the joint connecting to the housing. The housing can be moved via the joint from a measurement position into a maintenance position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Alejandro Vaca Torres, Michael Wiederkehr, Andreas Müller, Ralf Bernhard
  • Patent number: 11885781
    Abstract: A titration apparatus includes a titration measuring cell with a titration vessel, a valve device, and a first pump for sucking liquid through a first fluid line into a temporary storage container and transporting it via a second fluid line into the titration vessel. The temporary storage container is arranged in a fluid path between the first pump and the valve device. A third fluid line connects the first pump to the temporary storage container and is filled with a working liquid that does not affect the titration. A second pump conveys a volumetric solution into the titration vessel. An electronic controller controls the first and the second pumps and the valve device to convey a liquid from the first liquid supply into the temporary storage container to transport the liquid into the titration vessel and transport the volumetric solution into the titration vessel to carry out titration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Kathe, Daniel Schweitzer, Michael Ingelmann
  • Patent number: 11879861
    Abstract: A method for measuring an electrical conductivity of a medium with a conductive conductivity sensor with four electrodes includes measuring a first impedance dependent on a first total impedance of the first voltage electrode and a medium layer adjacent to the first voltage electrode, measuring a second impedance dependent on a second total impedance of the second voltage electrode and a medium layer adjacent to the second voltage electrode, and making a conductivity measurement using an alternating electrical signal introduced into the medium via the first current electrode and measuring a potential difference between the first voltage electrode and the second voltage electrode. Based on the measured potential difference, the first impedance, and the second impedance a corrected potential difference is determined. Based on the corrected potential difference, a measured conductivity is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Paul, Andre Thieme
  • Patent number: 11860144
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measuring cell for carrying out chemical analyses, having a vessel, in which at least one liquid to be analyzed is located; a heating wire, which is guided at least partially around an outer wall of the vessel, so that the liquid inside the vessel can be heated in a uniform and controlled manner; and a first temperature sensor, which determines and/or monitors a first temperature of the liquid. The measuring cell furthermore comprises a magnetic stirrer with a stir bar and a cover for closing the vessel, wherein the cover has a plurality of ducts, wherein at least one first duct is provided for at least one first analysis sensor, which determines and/or monitors at least one chemical and/or physical variable of the liquid of the vessel and wherein at least one second duct is provided for a liquid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Kathe, Daniel Schweitzer, Michael Ingelmann
  • Patent number: 11860001
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor housing for a multi-parameter sensor, the sensor housing including: at least two connection points, wherein a first connection point is configured to receive a first sensor, and a second connection point is configured to receive a second sensor different from the first sensor, wherein the first connection point includes a first mistake-proofing feature for the first sensor, and the second connection point includes a second mistake-proofing feature for the second sensor, wherein the first and second mistake-proofing feature are configured such that only the first sensor can be inserted into the first connection point and only the second sensor can be inserted into the second connection point, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Axel Hänel, Christian Fanselow, André Pfeifer, Simon Rehn
  • Patent number: 11809541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining emergency device access for field devices in process automation technology by means of a security token. The method includes the field device receiving and storing a public key before an emergency occurs; connecting the security token to the field device; sending a challenge from the field device to the security token; calculating a response to the challenge by means of a private key on the security token and sending the response from the security token to the field device; and granting emergency access if the response is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Alber, Martin Lohmann
  • Patent number: 11796453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a sensor cap with at least one main body and a membrane for an optochemical or electrochemical sensor for determining and/or monitoring the concentration of an analyte in a measuring medium, a corresponding sensor cap, and a corresponding sensor. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a permeable membrane is provided with a surface for contacting the measuring medium, as well as a main body with at least one sector for connecting to the membrane. At least part of the membrane and main body are welded, wherein the membrane is at least partially applied to the at least one sector of the main body and a connection between the main body and membrane is sealed against the measuring medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Erik Hennings, Jens Vettermann, Andreas Löbbert
  • Patent number: 11782008
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining a process variable of a medium in a containment, comprising first and second oscillatory elements, first and second driving/receiving units, and electronics. The first driving/receiving unit is embodied to excite the first oscillatory element using a first electrical excitation signal to execute mechanical oscillations, and to receive the mechanical oscillations of the first oscillatory element and to convert such into a first electrical, received signal, wherein the second driving/receiving unit is embodied to excite the second oscillatory element by means of a second electrical excitation signal to execute mechanical oscillations, and to receive the mechanical oscillations of the second oscillatory element and to convert such into a second electrical, received signal, and wherein the electronics is embodied to determine the process variable from the first received signal and/or the second received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Erik Hennings, Dagmar Kaschuba, Marco Bezzon
  • Patent number: 11774348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor system having at least one measuring point having at least one first sensor and one measuring transducer. The first sensor is configured to output first sensor signals that are a function of a first measurand of a measuring medium present at the measuring point. The measuring transducer is connected to the first sensor in order to receive the first sensor signals and comprises an evaluation application which is configured to determine one additional piece of information that is different from the first measurand using an evaluation algorithm on the basis of at least the first sensor signals. The sensor system furthermore comprises a higher-level data processing structure, such as a server or a cloud. Both the higher-level data processing structure and the measuring transducer are configured to execute a training application configured to train the evaluation algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Jagiella
  • Patent number: 11761998
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a conductivity value of a measurement medium using a conductivity sensor. The method includes providing a conductivity sensor with at least one transmitting unit, at least one receiving unit, and a control unit having a storage module, and transmitting a stimulation signal into the measurement medium at the transmitting unit by the control unit. The method also includes receiving a detection signal at the receiving unit, determining a signal quality indicator by the control unit based on the detection signal, and determining a conductivity signal corresponding to the detection signal. The method further includes storing the conductivity signal, determining a dynamic factor by the control unit based on the conductivity signal, filtering the conductivity signal using a filter function depending on the determined signal quality indicator and the dynamic factor, and outputting a filtered measured value of the filtered conductivity signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Paul, Thomas Nagel
  • Patent number: 11753710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing an ion-selective sensor element for a potentiometric sensor, the sensor element having a sensor element body and at least one glass layer arranged on the sensor element body, the method comprising applying the at least one glass layer to the sensor element body by means of a thermal spraying method, in which a powder of glass particles is sprayed onto the sensor element body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wilhelm, Matthäus Speck