Patents Assigned to Flowtec AG
  • Patent number: 11312514
    Abstract: The present disclosure recites a method for time controlled carrying out of a filling process including steps of beginning a first flow measurement before or during the start of a filling of a first container, starting the filling of the first container at a first point in time, and ending the filling of the first container at a second point in time, wherein the second point in time is predetermined by a set, first time interval. The starting and ending steps are repeated for filling a second container. The method also includes ending the first flow measurement and ascertaining a total flow of the preceding fillings, comparing an actual value ascertained from the total flow a predetermined, desired value, and-adapting the first time interval based on the comparing step. An apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a control setup for time controlled fill amount control and a flowmeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Küng, Fabio Schraner, Dominik Voglgsang
  • Patent number: 11300461
    Abstract: A measuring device for the determination of at least one thermal property of a fluid, for example, the volumetric heat capacity and the thermal conductivity, wherein the measuring device includes a thermal property sensor and an evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to determine the thermal property from a measurement signal determined by the thermal property sensor, wherein the thermal property sensor includes a heater, a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, wherein the thermal property sensor includes a mounting plate with an opening, wherein the heater, the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are arranged above or inside the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Anastasios Badarlis
  • Patent number: 11287298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetically inductive flowmeter comprising: a measuring tube; a magnet system having a coil system comprising a coil and a coil core within the coil, wherein the magnet system produces a magnetic field perpendicular to the measuring tube; at least two measuring electrodes for sensing an electrical voltage induced in the medium; and a field guide to guide the magnetic field between a side of the coil far from the measuring tube and a side of the measuring tube far from the coil, wherein the magnet system has a pole shoe to lead the magnetic field between the measuring tube and the field guide, wherein the pole shoe has a folded sheet metal piece, the field guide has a folded sheet metal piece, and the pole shoe and the field guide are magnetically and mechanically in contact in an interior of the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Beat Tschudin
  • Patent number: 11280650
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal flowmeter for measuring mass flow of a medium in a measuring tube, comprising: a measuring tube having a tube wall and a tube axis; a sensor with four probes, extending from a sensor base into the measuring tube, wherein the probes are adapted to heat medium, to determine its temperature or to influence a flow of the medium; and an electronic circuit, adapted to operate the probes and to create and to provide flow measured values. Each probe has a probe base and a probe active portion, wherein the probe active portion is adapted to heat the medium, to determine the temperature of the medium, and/or to influence a flow of the medium. The probe bases define a rhombus on a surface of the sensor base, wherein the rhombus is defined by geometric centers of cross sections of the probe bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Sascha Kamber
  • Patent number: 11271390
    Abstract: An intrinsically safe circuit arrangement for supply of electrical power to a consumer having a maximum power requirement, comprising: a voltage source; a voltage monitor for limiting an output voltage to a maximum value; an electrical current limiting resistor for limiting an output electrical current to a maximum value; and an actively controlled electrical current limiting circuit for limiting output electrical current to an electrical current limit value, wherein the electrical current limiting circuit is embodied such that it controls at least the output current to the electrical current limit value as a function of a voltage drop across a part of the electrical current limiting circuit, when a loading of the circuit arrangement above the nominal load is present, such that an adapting of the electrical current limit value occurs, preferably based on a predetermined characteristic curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Koch, Robert Lalla
  • Patent number: 11248941
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a sensor for a thermal, flow measuring device. The method includes, in such case, manufacturing a metal jacketing for a sensor core, introducing the sensor core into the metal jacketing and sintering the metal jacketing with introduced sensor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hanno Schultheis, Alexander Grün, Stephan Gaberthüel
  • Patent number: 11226222
    Abstract: A vibratory measuring device for determining a mass flow rate or a density of a medium includes: a vibratory measuring tube which is curved when in a rest position; a support body; a first bearing body; a second bearing body; two exciter units and two sensor units; and a circuit. The bearing bodies are connected to the support body such that flexural vibration modes of the measuring tube have vibration nodes on the bearing bodies, wherein the exciter units are configured to excite flexural vibrations of the measuring tube, wherein the sensor units are each configured to detect flexural vibrations of the measuring tube both in and perpendicular to the plane and to output vibration-dependent sensor signals, wherein the circuit is configured to output excitation signals to the excitation units for the selective excitation of flexural vibration modes and to receive the sensor signals of the sensor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Schwenter, Christof Huber, Christian Schütze, Achim Wiest
  • Patent number: 11204270
    Abstract: A flow measuring device comprising a measurement signal-generating sensor element and a metal connection element, especially one manufactured in a generative manufacturing method, for connecting the measurement signal-generating sensor element with an opening or sensor nozzle of a tube, where the connection element is connected with a pressure-bearing component comprising a sleeve and a wall, which extends over the entire cross section in parallel projection in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the sleeve, wherein the pressure bearing component has at least one electrical cable guide and a potting compound, wherein the potting compound fills the sleeve partially or completely, and wherein the pressure bearing component is arranged in the opening or in the sensor nozzle of the tube radially behind the connection element with reference to the longitudinal axis of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün
  • Patent number: 11193920
    Abstract: A method for automated in-line detection of deviations of an actual state of a fluid from a reference state is disclosed wherein measured values captured at the same time are evaluated in a combined manner with respect to at least three measurement variables that are different measurement quantities of the fluid and/or a measurement quantity of the fluid measured at different measuring points. The method includes creating a reference data set, wherein reference measured values are mapped to a reference vector of a vector space using a neural network; in-line measurement, wherein measured values at all times are mapped to a measurement vector using the neural network; comparing the measurement vector with the reference vectors using a kernel density estimator of a predefinable window width; and creating an assessment with respect to a deviation of the actual state from the reference state on the basis of the kernel density estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Rebecca Page, Peter Huggenberger, Stefan Wiesmeier, Daniel Waldmann
  • Patent number: 11193804
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a magnetoinductive flowmeter as well as to such a flowmeter, wherein a disturbance superimposed on a measurement signal is at least partially compensated for by negative feedback of the disturbance to the measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Frank Schmalzried
  • Patent number: 11187562
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a housing for a flow measuring device and a flow measuring device. The housing includes a housing body having a housing wall and a housing chamber, where the housing wall has a first wall element and a second wall element. The first wall element and the second wall element enclose the housing chamber, and the housing chamber is configured to receive a measuring tube. The housing wall has first and second openings configured to support the measuring tube at first and second measuring tube ends. The first wall element has a first leaf and a second leaf, and the second wall element has a third leaf and a fourth leaf, where the first leaf and the second leaf and also the third leaf and the fourth leaf engage flush in one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler, Roland Huber
  • Patent number: 11175167
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermal flowmeter comprising at least one measurement sensor having at least one sensor element for determining a measured value for determining the flow rate of a medium. A measurement transducer determines the flow rate using the determined measured value. A tubular connecting element connects the measurement sensor to the measurement transducer and a protective sleeve is provided, which is mechanically connected to the tubular connecting element. The protective sleeve has a sleeve casing having at least two openings, an inflow opening through which the medium can be delivered to the measurement sensor and an outflow opening through which the medium can flow out of the measurement sensor. The connection between the protective sleeve and the tubular connecting element is a connection which is positively engaged at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Stephan Gaberthüel
  • Patent number: 11156487
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measuring assembly comprising: a metallic measuring tube open on both sides for carrying a medium, wherein the measuring tube has an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, and at least two apertures, wherein the two apertures extend from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface; a dielectric cladding layer, which rests on the inner circumferential surface of the measuring tube; a first microwave antenna, which is arranged in the measuring tube and with which contact can be made through the first aperture; a second microwave antenna which is arranged in the measuring tube and with which contact can be made through the second aperture; wherein the dielectric cladding layer forms a dielectric waveguide, via which microwaves can, at least to some extent, reach from the first microwave antenna to the second microwave antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stefan Pflüger, Steffen Ziegler, Frank Voigt
  • Patent number: 11150115
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a housing for a field device in measuring and automation technology for monitoring and/or determining at least one process variable of a medium, wherein the housing includes at least one housing body which has, in the interior thereof, a housing chamber which is defined by a housing wall, wherein the housing wall has at least one opening, into which opening a threaded element is inserted in a releasably fastened manner, which threaded element is set up to receive a cover, wherein the opening can be tightly closed by means of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Thiérry Moser, Niklaus Hänggi
  • Patent number: 11149893
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process connection for connecting a flow measuring device, to a pipeline, the process connection including a base body having an opening for conducting a medium and a flow rectifier, wherein the flow rectifier is inserted into a first recess of the base body and fixed in place by plastic deformation of an edge region of the base body surrounding the first recess, for example, by press fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Rainer Höcker, Lars Neyerlin, Hanno Schultheis
  • Patent number: 11150106
    Abstract: A measuring device comprising at least two output units for output of measured values, wherein the output units are optically coupled. The optical coupling effects a lessening of the manufacturing effort as well as a galvanic isolation of the output units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Matthias Brudermann, Nikolai Fink, Christoph Schweizer, Michael Kirst
  • Patent number: 11125596
    Abstract: A measuring system includes a measuring and operation electronic unit (ME) and a transducer device electrically coupled thereto. The transducer device (MW) has at least one tube, through which fluid flows during operation and which is caused to vibrate meanwhile, a vibration exciter, two vibration sensors for generating vibration signals, and two temperature sensors for generating temperature measurement signals (?1, ?2). The temperature sensors are coupled to a wall of the tube in a thermally conductive manner. The ME is designed to feed electrical power into the at least one vibration exciter to cause mechanical vibrations of the tube by an electrical excitation signal. The ME generates a mass flow sequence representing the instantaneous mass flow rate (m) of the fluid, so that, at least for a reference mass flow rate, the mass flow measurement values are independent of the temperature difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Christof Huber, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 11112340
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas analyzer for measuring density and/or viscosity of a medium. The gas analyzer includes a connection panel having first and second media openings, each of which extends from a first surface to a second surface of the connection panel. A sensor panel is joined together with the connection panel on a first joint plane, and a cover panel is joined together with the sensor panel on a second joint plane, on a sensor panel face facing away from the connection panel. The cover panel has a cover panel cavity which communicates with the first and second media openings, and the sensor panel has at least one oscillator cavity which communicates with the first and second media openings. The sensor panel has a micromechanical oscillator arranged in the oscillator cavity and excitable to mechanically vibrate perpendicularly to the joint planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Christof Huber, Patrick Reith, Anastasios Badarlis
  • Patent number: 11092469
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetically inductive flow measuring device comprising: a measuring tube; a magnet system having a coil system, wherein the magnet system has a coil holder that holds the coil system; a pair of measuring electrodes; a field guide-back that passes around the measuring tube and comprises a first part and an equal second part each with a first planar end, a second planar end and a central region, wherein the first part and second part are adapted to be brought together via their ends, wherein each of the first ends and the second ends has an engagement opening and an engagement means, wherein the engagement means of each end is adapted upon bringing together of the equal parts to engage in an engagement opening of an end of the other equal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Beat Tschudin
  • Patent number: 11092631
    Abstract: In a driver circuit having a signal generator, end stage and amplitude control, the signal outputs an analog signal to a signal input of the end stage, with an amplitude predetermined by an amplitude control value. A load output of the end stage is connected with a voltage measurement input of the amplitude control providing a load current having an electrical current level dependent on an electrical input signal applied on signal input and a load voltage having a voltage level dependent on the electrical current level of the load current. The amplitude control ascertains an amplitude deviation between actual and desired amplitude values for ascertaining an indicator value, which signals that a magnitude of a measurement voltage input is too high, if a threshold value has been exceeded and, if so, to ascertain an amplitude control value lessening further amplitude control values outputted to the amplitude control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Robert Lalla