Patents Assigned to Vega Grieshaber KG
  • Publication number: 20240328883
    Abstract: A protective cover for an electronic device for instance a measuring cell including a ceramic pressure measuring cell, that includes at least one connecting element that provides a data connection, the protective cover having an electrical circuit for instance an application-specific integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Joern JACOB, Thomas KOPP, Martin MELLERT, Jochen HUBER, Maximilian HAAS
  • Patent number: 12098943
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus for detecting a fill level or limit level of a filling material in a container, wherein the measuring apparatus is designed to be situated on the container and comprises a sensor for determining the fill or limit level, a power supply unit which is electrically connected to the sensor and is designed and configured to supply the sensor with electrical power, an activation unit which is connected at least to the power supply unit for signal communication and an associated method of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventor: Clemens Hengstler
  • Patent number: 12099137
    Abstract: A radar module configured for plant monitoring is provided, including: a microwave chip including a radar signal source configured to generate a radar signal; a coupling element connected to the radar signal source by a signal link; and a resonant cavity into which the coupling element projects, the coupling element being configured to couple the radar signal into the resonant cavity, and the resonant cavity being integrated in the microwave chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Daniel Schultheiss, Christoph Müller, Roland Baur
  • Publication number: 20240310476
    Abstract: A cascadable radar element for use in a radar measuring device for carrying out a digital beam transformation process, having at least one transmitting antenna and at least one receiving antenna which are integrated in the radar element, as well as an input connection and an output connection for local oscillator signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Roland WELLE, Levin DIETERLE, Joerg BOERSIG
  • Publication number: 20240302407
    Abstract: A contacting device is provided for an impedance limit switch, the contacting device including: a printed circuit board having an electrically conductive contact surface; a radially disposed annular spring configured to establish electrical contact between the electrically conductive contact surface of the printed circuit board and at least one electrode of the impedance limit switch; and a non-conductive housing element. An impedance limit switch is also provided, including the contacting device; an electronic cup; and a measuring head configured to carry out a conductive and/or capacitive measurement and to record measurement data, the contacting device being configured to transmit the measurement data from the measuring head to the electronic cup via the contacting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Frank BECHERER, Tobias BADER
  • Patent number: 12085437
    Abstract: A level measuring device for level and/or limit determination and for measuring an impedance of a filling material is provided. The level measuring device comprises a measuring probe, arranged for measuring the impedance of the filling material. Further comprising a signal generation unit, arranged for generating a first frequency signal with variable frequency, wherein the measuring probe is supplied with the first frequency signal and outputs a measuring signal. Further, a measurement converter arranged to convert the measurement signal into a mixed signal, wherein the mixed signal has a phase difference with respect to the first frequency signal. Furthermore, the level measuring device comprises a phase difference measuring unit, which is arranged to determine an amplitude-phase characteristic of the filling material measured by the measuring probe, by means of the phase and amplitude difference between the first frequency signal and the mixed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Corbe, Benjamin Schaetzle
  • Publication number: 20240288299
    Abstract: A level measuring device configured for use in high-pressure applications with an electronic measuring device and an antenna between which a first waveguide and a second waveguide are arranged, which are connected to one another in a pressure-tight manner with a plastically deformed sealing area being located between the two waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Florian OLSCHEWSKI, Juergen DIETMEIER
  • Patent number: 12072224
    Abstract: Field device for process automation in industrial or private environments, which has an operating element with a button and a luminous display, the luminous display being set up for optical feedback of the operating command issued by a user to the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Juan Garcia, Ralf Hoell
  • Patent number: 12074402
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulating connector 1 comprising a ceramic basic body for accommodating at least two electrical conductors, wherein one electrical conductor, respectively, is contacted with another electrical conductor, and the insulating connector comprises a ceramic sleeve that can assume a released position and a fixed position, wherein the electrical conductors are fixed by the sleeve to the ceramic basic body in the fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventor: Frank Becherer
  • Patent number: 12074764
    Abstract: A sensor device for transmitting a sensor parameterization between sensors. The sensor device includes a first sensor with a sensor parameterization and a second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor communicate with each other via a communication link. The first sensor sends the sensor parameterization to the second sensor via the communication link. The second sensor receives and accepts the sensor parameterization. The second sensor further provides the first sensor with the energy required to transmit the sensor parameterization via the communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Andreas Isenmann, Florian Burgert, Volker Allgaier
  • Publication number: 20240272623
    Abstract: A controller and display for identifying a field device is provided, including: an internal register configured to store an identification of the field device; and a representation device configured to provide a coded representation of the identification, the coded representation of the identification including an identifier. A method of representing an identification of a field device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Stefan KASPAR, Florian BURGERT, Christian LANGENSIEPEN
  • Patent number: 12061943
    Abstract: The invention relates to measuring devices or display devices and a method for operating these devices, in particular instruments for level measurement, for level detection, for detecting the topology of a product surface or for displaying the measured values of these instruments. A measuring device or display device has an RFID unit. The RFID unit is set up to exchange data with a memory on an external command from an external communication device, to switch a controllable switch on and off, and/or to transfer energy to an energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Roland Welle, Joerg Boersig, Steffen Waelde
  • Patent number: 12063619
    Abstract: A field device having at least one radio communication means with at least two different operating modes, wherein the different operating modes can be activated as a function of the operating location of the field device, wherein the field device has at least one position determination means and is configured in order to determine an operating mode of the radio communication means from the position data and to make a selection according to predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Patrick Heizmann, Florian Krämer, Stefan Allgaier
  • Publication number: 20240266724
    Abstract: A radio frequency unit for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere is provided, including: a carrier element, on which a radio frequency element is arranged, the radio frequency element being configured to transmit and/or receive a radio frequency signal; a housing, which delimits the radio frequency element at least in sections; and an excitation element arranged on the radio frequency element and configured to transmit the radio frequency signal, an inside of the housing being potted with a potting compound. A fill level measuring device including the radio frequency unit , and a method of manufacturing the radio frequency unit, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Christian WEINZIERLE, Christoph MUELLER, Steffen WAELDE
  • Patent number: 12052639
    Abstract: A measuring device and method for process automation in an industrial environment. The measuring device includes a radio module having a first radio channel that transmits measurement data, a second radio channel that transmits the measurement data, and control circuitry that controls the first radio channel and the second radio channel in such a way that identical measurement data is transmitted by the two radio channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventor: Holger Staiger
  • Publication number: 20240247965
    Abstract: A radar circuit for a level measuring device is provided, including: a first application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC); and a second ASIC, the first ASIC having a first structure size and/or being manufactured by a first semiconductor technology, the second ASIC having a second structure size and/or being manufactured by a second semiconductor technology, the first structure size being different from the second structure size, and/or the first semiconductor technology being different from the second semiconductor technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Christoph MUELLER, Roland WELLE, Daniel SCHULTHEISS
  • Publication number: 20240248192
    Abstract: A radar circuit for a measuring device is provided, including: a radar chip, configured to generate a radar measurement signal; an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC); and a processor, configured to determine a measured value, the ASIC and the radar chip being separate components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Daniel SCHULTHEISS, Roland WELLE, Christoph MUELLER
  • Patent number: 12045045
    Abstract: A radar measuring device for process automation in an industrial environment with integrated safety area monitoring having a controller which is set up to adjust the direction of the radar transmission signal emitted in such a way that the safety area around the object is completely irradiated even if the object moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Stefan Allgaier, Patrick Heizmann, Manfred Sum, Stefan Sum
  • Publication number: 20240240982
    Abstract: A method for signal diagnosis, in particular for noise detection, of a radiometric sensor, that includes detecting of a first pulse rate by way of a first discriminator and a first counting circuit, detecting of at least a second pulse rate by way of a second discriminator and a second counting circuit, wherein the amplitude sensitivity of the first discriminator is different from the amplitude sensitivity of the second discriminator, determining a ratio between the detected pulse rate of the second discriminator and the detected pulse rate of the first discriminator , and comparing the determined ratio with an expected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Winfried RAUER, Matthias HARTER
  • Patent number: 12038305
    Abstract: A display device for an industrial sensor is provided, including an electronic display configured to display encoded information, the encoded information being information for retrieving device-related information about the sensor. An industrial sensor system, and a method for retrieving device-related information about a sensor of an industrial sensor, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventor: Florian Burgert