Patents Assigned to WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
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Publication number: 20230375414Abstract: A temperature sensor having a support tube with a distal end having a first distal opening, with a proximal end having a first proximal opening and with a channel extending between the openings. The temperature sensor further comprises a sensing element, which is inserted through the first proximal opening into the channel and passes through it, so that a measuring tip of the sensing element passes through the first distal opening and protrudes beyond the distal end of the support tube, at least in sections. The support tube has a first fastening area on or near the distal end and a second fastening area on or near the proximal end. The sensing element is directly or indirectly tightly sealed to the support tube by solder joints on the first and second fastening areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Juergen BRAEUTIGAM, Andreas COHRS, Joachim EISENTRAEGER, Alexander PAULITSCH
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Patent number: 11815408Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a temperature sensing device having a plurality of thermocouple arrangements, each of the thermocouple arrangements having a forward conductor and a plurality of return conductors electrically connected with the forward conductor, the return conductors having a different conductive material than the respectively associated forward conductor, electrical junctions or groups of electrical junctions of the return conductors to the respectively associated forward conductor being arranged at different longitudinal positions of the respectively associated forward conductor, and consecutive longitudinal positions of the electrical junctions or of groups of the electrical junctions of all thermocouple arrangements in the longitudinal direction of all forward conductors alternating between different forward conductors. Further, the present disclosure relates to a method of producing a temperature sensing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Robert Francis Poteet, Jr., Dale Eugene Dutcher
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Publication number: 20230349776Abstract: A sensor body for receiving a pressurized fluid or for absorbing a force, having a membrane and at least one strain sensitive measuring element disposed on the membrane, comprising, a semiconductor substrate and at least one piezo resistive resistance track, wherein the resistance track is formed in the semiconductor substrate by means of doping. According to the invention, the measuring element is connected to the membrane by means of a lead-free glass solder and the measuring element is arranged, at least in sections, sunk into the glass solder. A measuring element, a pressure sensor, a force measuring device, a method for manufacturing a sensor body and the use of a measuring element is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Andre ROTHER, Alexander WILL, Achim STICH, Juergen PLEYER
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Publication number: 20230225071Abstract: A radio sensor module having a sensor base module having at least one sensor circuit board that has a sensor, and/or having a terminal for connection to a sensor external to the radio sensor module; a process terminal and/or an extended sensor terminal; a housing portion that accommodates the sensor base module and the sensor circuit board; and a radio sensor unit having a structural carrier that carries therein a radio circuit board and an energy store that supplies the radio circuit board with electrical energy. The energy store has an electrical battery and an electrical condenser which are electrically connected in parallel. A modular system is also provided for forming such a radio sensor module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Johannes ECK, Arno KLUG, Gabriel BACHMANN, Christian MUESSIG, Michael HEIDER, Christian FROHMADER, Sebastian GUTSCH, Thomas EIFERT, Christian WIRL, Lars GOETTL, Heiko KERN
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Patent number: 11652305Abstract: An electrical assembly having a housing with a housing pot and a housing cover closing the housing pot and at least two connection terminals provided for the electrical connection of the assembly. The connection terminals each comprise a base plate, a clamping plate, which can be arranged on the base plate, for clamping at least one electrical conductor between the base plate and the clamping plate, a contact pin protruding into the housing pot, and a screw for fastening the clamping plate to the base plate. The housing pot is a hollow cylinder with a closed bottom and the electrical connection terminals are arranged along an imaginary circular line on the housing. The base plates and/or the clamping plates each have a trapezoidal base area.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Sebastian Binder, Ulrich Staab
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Publication number: 20230016861Abstract: A protective tube for sealed introduction into a process vessel at a process vessel port, the protective tube comprising a sealing base element which is connected onto the process vessel port and an elongate body with a bore. The elongate body comprises a closed distal end and an open proximal end, which is sealingly connected onto the sealing base element. The protective tube also comprises a receiving part, which is connected or attached onto the elongate body inside the process vessel so as to receive and hold a secondary temperature sensor from inside the process vessel. In addition, a reference temperature sensor is insertable into the bore from outside the process vessel. Also provided is a temperature measurement arrangement and a method for a temperature measurement in a process vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Yunbo LIU, Song ZHANG, Tao LIN
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Publication number: 20220307914Abstract: A temperature sensor, having a first conductor made of a first material comprising an end section, a second conductor made of a second material, which differs from the first material, comprising an end section, and a casing for receiving the end sections of the two conductors and for positioning in a process atmosphere or in a process fluid and/or on a surface of a process structure. According to the invention, a measuring point body structure is provided, which is arranged within the casing or on the casing, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor directly or indirectly form a thermocouple in or on the measuring point body structure and the measuring point body structure comprises a barrier material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventor: Ulrich STAAB
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Publication number: 20220200173Abstract: An electrical assembly having a housing with a housing pot and a housing cover closing the housing pot and at least two connection terminals provided for the electrical connection of the assembly. The connection terminals each comprise a base plate, a clamping plate, which can be arranged on the base plate, for clamping at least one electrical conductor between the base plate and the clamping plate, a contact pin protruding into the housing pot, and a screw for fastening the clamping plate to the base plate. The housing pot is a hollow cylinder with a closed bottom and the electrical connection terminals are arranged along an imaginary circular line on the housing. The base plates and/or the clamping plates each have a trapezoidal base area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Sebastian BINDER, Ulrich STAAB
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Publication number: 20220196484Abstract: A thermocouple assembly for surface temperature measurement, comprising a sheathed thermocouple sensor cable, a positioning pad, receiving and/or securing a thermocouple sensor end at a desired measuring point, an insulation body, and a shielding, wherein the positioning pad is mechanically connected to the shielding. Additionally methods for the installation of a thermocouple assembly are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Dale Eugene DUTCHER, Michael STREBEL
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Patent number: 11268863Abstract: A gauge including a housing, a measuring port, an opening formed in the housing and a cover for covering the opening. The cover of the gauge is selected from a range of flexible and translucent materials.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventor: Sasha Handach
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Publication number: 20220049980Abstract: A flow meter for determining the flow velocity of a fluid in a media line, having a sensor base having a bluff body and a sensor body, an electronics unit and a signal interface. The bluff body is arranged substantially upstream of the sensor body in the direction of flow. The sensor body has a carrier part and a substrate arrangement having at least one ceramic substrate, and an anemometer sensor unit and a vortex meter sensor unit are arranged on the substrate arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Fabian PFEIFER, Andre ROTHER, Juergen PLEYER, Alexander WILL
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Publication number: 20220042867Abstract: A sensor for detecting pressure, filling level, density, temperature, mass and/or flow rate, wherein at least one central sensor component is coupled to a further component by nanowires and wherein the sensor component is stiffened, fixed and/or electrically contacted this way.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventor: Alexander WIEGAND
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Publication number: 20220034732Abstract: A sensor for detecting pressure and/or filling level and/or flow rate and/or density and/or mass and/or temperature, wherein a sensor component is coupled to a further sensor component by nanowires, and wherein the sensor components are fixed, sealed or electrically contacted to one another. For example, a sensor component is connected directly to a printed circuit board through nanowires.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Alexander WIEGAND, Paul HANESCH, Franz-Josef LOHMEIER, Juergen PLEYER, Alexander WILL, Andreas BROENNER, Joachim CIBA, Andre ROTHER, Jens KRESSBACH, Ullrich STAAB
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Publication number: 20210404898Abstract: A flow-through pressure transducer comprising a cylindrical diaphragm positionable to allow fluid to flow therethrough which responds to variations in fluid pressure to generate an electrical signal proportional to such variations and which is incorporated in a housing for interconnecting with fluid delivery tubing. The diaphragm is made of relatively thin resilient metal, shaped to be a tube, elliptical in cross-section, with transducers, located on the elliptical major and minor axes which change their electrical state in response to movement of the diaphragm walls, and which are coupled in a bridge circuit for signal measurement. The housing is constructed for either gage or absolute fluid pressure measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Markus DIENER, Lukas SPIELER, Rolf BLOECHER, Thomas ROTHENBACH
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Publication number: 20210389188Abstract: A thermocouple sensing structure for measurement of a temperature distribution inside of a vessel (10) filled fully or partially with multi-phase fluid consisting of residue oil, hydrogen, cracked oil/gas products, sulfur, catalyst particles or catalyst droplets, etc., the thermocouple sensing structure consists of a support structure (1) and a number of thermocouple sensing elements (3), the thermocouple sensing elements (3) are partially or fully covered by the support structure (1), and wherein the closed tip (3B,3C,3D,3M) of the thermocouple sensing element (3) is passed through the support structure (1) to the inside of the vessel (10). And a support structure (1) for fixation of a thermocouple sensing element (3) in a vessel (10), in particular suitable for use in thermocouple sensing structure, the support structure (1) has a protection portion for protection of at least a lower portion of at least one thermocouple sensing element (3) relative to an upward flow direction of a fluid in the vessel (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicants: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG, WIKA Instrumentation Suzhou Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunbo LIU, Michael TIER, Scott COOTS, Robert TORGERSON, Robert Francis POTEET, Song ZHANG
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Patent number: 11175819Abstract: A system for detecting, analyzing and manipulating devices, wherein a virtual graphics component displays an operating state of the device and is integrated in a moving image of the device as a complete image, and wherein the complete image is updated at regular time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Ulrich Demuth, Thomas Rothenbach, Paul Hanesch
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Patent number: 11105697Abstract: A measuring system for detecting pressure and/or density, having at least one process connector, a diaphragm, a measuring unit, a housing and a display, wherein a process pressure acts via the process connector on the diaphragm and the measuring unit converts a stroke of the diaphragm caused thereby into a rotational movement of a pointer when the process pressure is changed via the measuring unit, and the pointer on the display shows the pressure applied on the diaphragm on a scale. The measuring system includes a connecting piece which includes the process connector, a meter base and a tubular extension.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Jeff Christian, Thomas Simon, Anton Voelker
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Publication number: 20210178322Abstract: A service system for gas compartments with a gas treatment device for treating a gas present in at least one gas compartment, at least one sensor device for monitoring at least one gas property of the gas, at least one connection coupled to the gas treatment device and the at least one sensor device, which connection is intended for coupling to the gas compartment, at least one conveying device for conveying a gas from the gas compartment into the gas treatment device and from the gas treatment device at least indirectly back into the gas compartment, and at least one control unit which is connected at least to the sensor device and monitors and controls at least the conveying device and/or the gas treatment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG, Westnetz GmbHInventors: Daniel FUCHS, Klaus FRANZ, Dominik HULLER, Christoph REZUN, Thomas SAEWE
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Publication number: 20210164842Abstract: A protective tube, in particular for sealed introduction into a process space having a flow directed in a direction, having a hollow body, which is closed at its lower end, an opening at its upper end for introducing a temperature sensor; and at its upper end has a contour for sealing to a process space. The hollow body is cylindrical inwardly, an outer contour of the hollow body tapers toward the closed lower end, and at least in sections, at least one helix structure is arranged on the outer contour and/or at least in sections, at least one helix structure is arranged in the outer contour. A gas sample collector for introduction into a process space is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Kai GRABENAUER, Adam DELANCEY
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Patent number: D961673Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KGInventors: Ulrich Demuth, Peter Bretz, Sandra Hefner