Patents Assigned to Flowtec AG
  • Patent number: 9546890
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a measuring tube having an inlet-side tube end and an outlet-side tube end, a tube wall having a predetermined wall thickness and a lumen surrounded by the tube wall and extending between the first and second tube end, a support element, which with a support end is mechanically connected with the tube end and with a support end is mechanically connected with the tube end, as well as, laterally spaced from the measuring tube, a support element, which with a support end is mechanically coupled with the support end and with a support end is mechanically coupled with the support end. The measuring tube is adapted to guide a flowing medium in its lumen and caused to oscillate about a static resting position for producing Coriolis forces. An oscillation exciter as well as at least one oscillation sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Christof Huber, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze, Ennio Bitto, Martin Josef Anklin
  • Patent number: 9541428
    Abstract: An interface between a sensor unit and an explosion resistant housing, wherein arranged in the explosion resistant housing is a measurement amplifier. In the interface, which is simply manufacturable and, despite that, meets the requirements of explosion protection, the measurement amplifier is arranged on a plug unit formed in the sensor unit and preferably protruding inwardly into the explosion resistant housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Nikolai Fink, Markus Beissert, Frank Bonschab, Sr., Bjorn Larsson, Bruno Worreth
  • Patent number: 9528866
    Abstract: An ultrasonic, flow measuring device, comprising a measuring tube having a straight measuring tube axis, a transmitter for sending an acoustic signal on a first signal path, a receiver for receiving the acoustic signal on the first signal path and a number of reflection surfaces, on which the acoustic signal is reflected at least once on the first signal path, wherein minimum separations of at least three subsections from the measuring tube axis lie in the range 0.4-0.6 r, wherein r is the inner radius of the measuring tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Achim Wiest, Sascha Grunwald, Oliver Brumberg, Thomas Frohlich, Oliver Berberig, Beat Kissling, Quirin Muller
  • Publication number: 20160313161
    Abstract: In the method of the invention, a portion of the metal tube is placed in a lumen of a metal sleeve (30) having a metal wall surrounding the lumen. The metal tube is placed in such a manner that an outer surface of the metal tube and an inner surface of the metal sleeve at least partially contact one another. The metal sleeve is affixed on the portion of the metal tube placed in its lumen for forming a metal tube, metal sleeve, composite system (10/30). The metal tube, metal sleeve, composite system (10/30), in turn, is placed in the passageway of the metal body in such a manner that an outer surface of the metal sleeve and an inner surface of the passageway at least partially contact one another, in order thereafter by plastically deforming at least the metal sleeve of the metal tube, metal sleeve, composite system placed in the passageway to form a force interlocking between the inner surface of the passageway and the outer surface of the metal sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Christian Schütze, Marcel Braun, Dirk Butzbach, Rainer Lorenz
  • Patent number: 9476741
    Abstract: A method for determining mass flow of a two-phase medium flowing through a measuring tube of a vortex, flow measuring device. The measuring tube has in a measuring cross section at least one bluff body for producing vortices. By sensor registering of the produced vortices, a flow velocity of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section is determined. In the method, the density of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section is determined from the specific, total enthalpy of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section, from the flow velocity of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section, from a static pressure of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section and from the static temperature of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section. Additionally, the mass flow is determined from the determined flow velocity, the determined density and a flow cross section of the medium in the region of the measuring cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Marc Hollmach, Sascha Kamber
  • Patent number: 9440253
    Abstract: A process for fabricating an electromagnetic flow meter by encapsulating an electrode with a liquefied plastic. The electrode is fabricated out of an electrically conducting material and with at least a first circumferential indentation that runs orthogonal to the longitudinal expansion of the electrode. The electrode is positioned in a tool and encapsulated with a liquefied plastic, at least in sections, wherein the first indentation is encapsulated, at least in sections, with liquefied plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Roger Kerrom, Beat Tschudin
  • Publication number: 20160231162
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a measuring device of automation technology, wherein the measuring device has a capacitive sensor the sensor has at least one capacitor, and the at least one capacitor is applied for determining or monitoring a process variable. A loss resistance of the at least one capacitor is measured by determining the charge state of the at least one capacitor at a first point in time and at a subsequent, second point in time, based on a change of the charge state between the first point in time and the second point in time, information is won concerning disturbance of the ability of the measuring device to function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hanspeter Schmid, Werner Tanner, Dirk Sutterlin, Martin Koch
  • Patent number: 9410835
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze
  • Patent number: 9394995
    Abstract: An L-shaped sealing ring comprising two legs connected with one another to form an L-shape in cross section. A length of a first leg is part of a lateral surface of revolution about an axis of the L-shaped sealing ring. The first leg lies between the first length and the axis of revolution. A second leg is bounded toward the environment by a second length, wherein the first and second lengths are connected with one another via a connection contour. An intersection of first and second lines, forms a corner of a triangle, wherein the respective end points of the first and second lengths form other vertices of the triangle. The L-shaped sealing ring is so embodied that the surface area of the cross sectional area of the body of the L-shaped sealing ring in the triangle amounts to, at most, 60% of the areal content of the triangle, wherein the area of the L-shaped sealing ring in the triangle is non-concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Gunther Bahr, Frank Voigt
  • Patent number: 9389107
    Abstract: A magneto inductive, flow measuring device including a measuring tube and, arranged on the measuring tube, at least one magnet system, which includes a pole shoe. The measuring tube has at least one planar area and an otherwise cylindrical lateral surface, which border the measuring tube from its environment. The pole shoe is so formed relative to the measuring tube that it contacts the planar area of the measuring tube and has a predetermined minimum separation for the otherwise cylindrical lateral surface of the measuring tube. The pole shoe surrounds the measuring tube with a circular arc angle of at least 10°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Gunther Bahr, Diego Uerlings, Werner Wohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 9377387
    Abstract: A method for producing at least one oscillation measurement signal, which has vibrations of a vibratory body are registered. A temperature sensor is applied thermally attached with a non fluid contacting, second surface of the vibratory body for producing a temperature measurement signal representing a time curve of a variable temperature of the vibratory body. The temperature measurement signal can follow, however time delayed, a change of the temperature of the vibratory body from a beginning temperature value, to a new temperature value. Based on the oscillation measurement signal as well as the temperature measurement signal, density, measured values are produced representing the density, wherein, during such, discrepancies possibly occurring between the time curve of the temperature of the vibratory body and the temperature measurement signal are taken into consideration, respectively at least partially compensated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Coen Van Dijk, Omar Momente, Heinerich Hagenmeyer
  • Patent number: 9372107
    Abstract: The measuring system comprises: a vibration element for guiding flowing medium and having a lumen; and a vibration element, which is adapted to be contacted, at least at times, by a part of the medium. Additionally, the measuring system includes at least two oscillation exciters for exciting resonant oscillations of the respective vibration elements, two mutually spaced oscillation sensors for registering vibrations of the vibration element, each of which generates an oscillatory signal dependent on vibrations of the vibration element, as well as at least one oscillation sensor for registering vibrations of the vibration element and generating, dependent on vibrations of the vibration element, an oscillatory signal, which has a signal frequency corresponding to a resonant frequency, of the vibration element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Michael Kirst, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 9360356
    Abstract: A magneto inductive flow measuring device comprising a measuring tube and coil systems arranged thereon, wherein each coil system includes a coil and a coil core so led through the coil that the coil core protrudes from the coil, wherein two coil systems are so arranged on the measuring tube on a line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube that a pole shoe is arranged between the measuring tube and the coil cores protruding from the coil systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 9341506
    Abstract: A method for controlling excitation energy in a coil arrangement of a flow measuring device having an energy buffer system for storing energy and embodied as a two-conductor field device is provided for producing a magnetic field B passing through a medium as a function of the excitation energy. The wherein the flow measuring device has a plurality of operating states, between which it transfers and which describe an excitation current pulsed in a time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Andre Spahlinger, Thomas Kung, Markus Rufenacht
  • Patent number: 9342979
    Abstract: A radio unit RU for field devices used in automation technology can be detachably connected to a field device. Via the radio unit RU, a radio connection to a service unit SU is possible over a radio network. The radio unit RU reads an identifier of the field device F1 from a memory in the field device and uses this identifier to report in the radio network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Nikolai Fink
  • Patent number: 9335193
    Abstract: An ultrasonic flow measurement device for ascertaining flow velocity, respectively volume flow, of a fluid, especially a gas or a liquid, using a travel-time difference method, comprising: a measuring tube having a straight measuring tube axis; at least one transmitter for transmitting an acoustic signal; at least one receiver for receiving the acoustic signal; and at least one reflection surface for reflecting the acoustic signal. The transmitter and the receiver are arranged on the tube wall of the measuring tube in such a manner that they can transmit the acoustic signal inclined or perpendicularly to the flow direction of the fluid, wherein at least one reflection surface is embodied concavely in a preferential direction; and a method for ascertaining flow velocity, respectively volume flow, of a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Achim Wiest, Sascha Grunwald, Andrea Berger, Oliver Brumberg
  • Patent number: 9322691
    Abstract: The viscometer provides a viscosity value (X?) which represents the viscosity of a fluid flowing in a pipe connected thereto. It comprises a vibratory transducer with at least one flow tube for conducting the fluid, which communicates with the pipe. Driven by an excitation assembly, the flow tube is vibrated so that friction forces are produced in the fluid. The viscometer further includes meter electronics which feed an excitation current (iexc) into the excitation assembly. By means of the meter electronics, a first internal intermediate value (X1) is formed, which corresponds with the excitation current (iexc) and thus represents the friction forces acting in the fluid. According to the invention, a second internal intermediate value (X2), representing inhomogeneities in the fluid, is generated in the meter electronics, which then determine the viscosity value (X?) using the two intermediate values (X1, X2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Drahm, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 9322423
    Abstract: A bolt sleeve for insulating a bolt or machine screw, wherein the bolt sleeve is so embodied that it axially shortens by a predetermined amount in the case of a force of predetermined size acting axially on it, whereupon the bolt sleeve assumes at least partially the shape of a bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20160103005
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer, comprising a coupling element which has a first recess, the first recess being provided for the arrangement of a piezoelectric element which feeds an ultrasound signal into the coupling element, and there being disposed between the piezoelectric element and the coupling element an intermediate layer which comprises a metal disc, the metal disc comprising retaining elements each with a first segment lying on the same plane as the metal disc and projecting radially from the perimeter of the metal disc and each having a second segment which adjoins the first segment, projects from the plane of the metal plate and is connected to the first segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Achim Wiest, Andreas Berger
  • Patent number: 9304025
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises at least one measuring tube for carrying a flowing medium as well as a transducer housing mechanically coupled with the at least one measuring tube. The transducer housing includes: an inner shell forming a cavity accommodating the at least one measuring tube; and an outer cladding formed at least partially by means of yarn, namely cladding placed outside of the cavity and surrounding the inner shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Michael Schuker