Patents by Inventor Andreas Krumbholz

Andreas Krumbholz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230145032
    Abstract: A device for detachably fastening a sensor for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium to a single-use container, wherein there is a connection between the device and a wall of the single-use container, comprises a fastening unit for detachably fastening the sensor to the single-use container. Disclosed also is a single-use container having a device according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Dietmar Frühauf, Andreas Krumbholz, Ralf Leisinger
  • Publication number: 20230026285
    Abstract: A separating membrane includes: a planar edge region for the joining of the separating membrane to a diaphragm seal body; a working region offset in an axial direction relative to the edge region; and a transition region between the edge region and the working region, wherein the transition region extends over a radial region of not more than one quarter of an outer radius of the transition region, wherein the working region has a substantially planar center and an embossed pattern or undulation pattern between the center and an outer edge of the working region, wherein from the rest position to a point of deflection with a dimensionless pressure equivalent, the separating membrane has a characteristic curve in which, for a coefficient of determination R2 of a linear regression of the characteristic curve, the following applies: (1?R2)<1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Krumbholz, Davide Parrotto, Igor Getman
  • Patent number: 11519544
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measuring tube for conveying a liquid, comprising a tubular section and at least one tubular branch for accommodating at least one component of a measuring device. A first end region of the tubular branch is arranged at or in an opening in a wall along a longitudinal axis of the tubular section. According to the disclosure all points of at least a first portion of the wall, such as an inner surface of the wall, of the tubular section, which first portion defines the opening, are located in a plane. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to an arrangement for determining or monitoring at least one process variable of a liquid in a pipeline, comprising a measuring device and a measuring tube of the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Endress+HauserSE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Publication number: 20200124220
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measuring tube for conveying a liquid, comprising a tubular section and at least one tubular branch for accommodating at least one component of a measuring device. A first end region of the tubular branch is arranged at or in an opening in a wall along a longitudinal axis of the tubular section. According to the disclosure all points of at least a first portion of the wall, such as an inner surface of the wall, of the tubular section, which first portion defines the opening, are located in a plane. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to an arrangement for determining or monitoring at least one process variable of a liquid in a pipeline, comprising a measuring device and a measuring tube of the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Publication number: 20190223308
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a field device of automation technology, including a housing with an opening for accommodating field device components, wherein the housing has at an edge of the opening a first screw thread, a lid for closing the opening of the housing, wherein the lid has at an edge of the lid a second screw thread, wherein the first and second screw threads are embodied to be complementary to one another, so that the housing after closing with the lid in assembly fulfills all Ex-d requirements, wherein the first and second screw threads are embodied as multi-start threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Krumbholz, Robert Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10352754
    Abstract: A probe unit having a coaxial structure and including a probe electrode, a guard electrode and a contacting module arranged on a section of the probe electrode, which contacting module including an insulating sleeve, a flexible circuit board with a first conduction path for the electrical contacting of the probe electrode and a second conduction path for the electrical contacting of the guard electrode, and a module housing, wherein a first contact plate is provided that electrically contacts the first conduction path, the module housing including a second contact plate that electrically contacts the second conduction path, wherein the module housing has a pot-shaped geometry with a cylindrical wall, which wall substantially surrounds, protects and/or electromagnetically shields at least the probe electrode in the region in which the contacting module is arranged, at least a part of the insulating sleeve, and at least sections of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz, Armin Wernet, Kaj Uppenkamp
  • Patent number: 10302479
    Abstract: A system for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container, comprising a sensor module with an oscillatable unit, which is arranged in such a manner in the container that the oscillatable unit extends to a defined immersion depth in the medium, or that the oscillatable unit is placed at the height of the predetermined fill level, a tubular extension and/or a temperature reduction unit of a defined length, a contacting module and an electronics module, composed of an exciter/receiving unit, which excites the oscillatable unit to execute oscillations and receives the oscillations of the oscillatable unit. Two electrical coupling paths are associated with the electronics module, and a control/evaluation unit, which based on at least one oscillation variable of the oscillations or based on a change of an oscillation variable of the oscillations, provides information concerning the process variable or the reaching of the predetermined fill level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Dotsch, Franco Ferraro, Philipp Walser, Andreas Krumbholz, Robert Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20180098443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field device of automation technology, including a housing with an opening for accommodating field device components, wherein the housing has at an edge of the opening a first screw thread, a lid for closing the opening of the housing, wherein the lid has at an edge of the lid a second screw thread, wherein the first and second screw threads are embodied to be complementary to one another, so that the housing after closing by means of the lid fulfills all Ex-d requirements, wherein the first and second screw threads are embodied as multi-start screw threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Krumbholz, Robert Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170343407
    Abstract: A probe unit having a coaxial structure and including a probe electrode, a guard electrode and a contacting module arranged on a section of the probe electrode, which contacting module including an insulating sleeve, a flexible circuit board with a first conduction path for the electrical contacting of the probe electrode and a second conduction path for the electrical contacting of the guard electrode, and a module housing, wherein a first contact plate is provided that electrically contacts the first conduction path, the module housing including a second contact plate that electrically contacts the second conduction path, wherein the module housing has a pot-shaped geometry with a cylindrical wall, which wall substantially surrounds, protects and/or electromagnetically shields at least the probe electrode in the region in which the contacting module is arranged, at least a part of the insulating sleeve, and at least sections of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Endress+Hauser GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz, Armin Wernet, Kaj Uppenkamp
  • Patent number: 9766101
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a pipeline, which has a predetermined inner cross section, comprising a sensor and a T-shaped adapter. The adapter has a first portion and a second portion arranged essentially perpendicular to the first portion. The first portion has essentially the same inner cross section as the pipeline and the sensor is so arranged in the second portion that the end face of the sensor facing the medium is flush with the inner surface of the first portion of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Patent number: 9500512
    Abstract: A probe unit comprising a probe housing, an at least sectionally rod-shaped, probe electrode, a supplemental electrode, which surrounds the probe electrode at least sectionally coaxially and is isolated from the probe electrode by an electrical insulation. A first securement means, by means of which the supplemental electrode is secured in the probe housing is included, and a contacting module, which is mountable on a rod-shaped section of the probe electrode arranged in the probe housing, and which has a flexible circuit board having at least one first conductive trace for electrically contacting the probe electrode and at least one second conductive trace for electrically contacting the supplemental electrode, and a second securement means for securing the contacting module on the probe electrode are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Publication number: 20160305813
    Abstract: A system for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container, comprising a sensor module with an oscillatable unit, which is arranged in such a manner in the container that the oscillatable unit extends to a defined immersion depth in the medium, or that the oscillatable unit is placed at the height of the predetermined fill level, a tubular extension and/or a temperature reduction unit of a defined length, a contacting module and an electronics module, composed of an exciter/receiving unit, which excites the oscillatable unit to execute oscillations and receives the oscillations of the oscillatable unit. Two electrical coupling paths are associated with the electronics module, and a control/evaluation unit, which based on at least one oscillation variable of the oscillations or based on a change of an oscillation variable of the oscillations, provides information concerning the process variable or the reaching of the predetermined fill level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Dotsch, Franco Ferraro, Philipp Walser, Andreas Krumbholz, Robert Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9470667
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium, comprising at least one sensor element sensitive for the process variable, a process connection for securing the apparatus to a container or pipeline and a housing connected with the process connection. The apparatus has at least one, first component of metal and at least one, second component of synthetic material, wherein the first component and the second component are embodied as hollow bodies. An annular, first connection region is formed on the first component, wherein on the second component an annular second connection region is formed, whose outer diameter corresponds at least sectionally to the inner diameter of the first connection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Krumbholz, Volker Dreyer
  • Publication number: 20150338252
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a pipeline, which has a predetermined inner cross section, comprising a sensor (2) and a T-shaped adapter (1), wherein the adapter has a first portion (3) and a second portion (4) arranged essentially perpendicular to the first portion (3), wherein the first portion (3) has essentially the same inner cross section (A1) as the pipeline (7) and wherein the sensor (2) is so arranged in the second portion (4) that the end face (5) of the sensor (2) facing the medium is flush with the inner surface (6) of the first portion (3) of the adapter (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Publication number: 20140260709
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium, comprising at least one sensor element sensitive for the process variable, a process connection for securing the apparatus to a container or pipeline and a housing connected with the process connection. The apparatus has at least one, first component of metal and at least one, second component of synthetic material, wherein the first component and the second component are embodied as hollow bodies. An annular, first connection region is formed on the first component, wherein on the second component an annular second connection region is formed, whose outer diameter corresponds at least sectionally to the inner diameter of the first connection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Krumbholz, Volker Dreyer
  • Patent number: 8746059
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium. The apparatus includes: at least one probe unit; and at least one electronics unit, which supplies the probe unit with an operating signal and which receives from the probe unit a received signal. The probe unit includes at least one probe electrode and at least one guard electrode; and the probe electrode and the guard electrode are surrounded, at least partially, by at least one insulating unit. The the insulating unit has, in the region of the guard electrode, a smaller thickness than in the region of the probe electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Armin Wernet, Roland Dieterle, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Publication number: 20130333466
    Abstract: A probe unit comprising a probe housing, an at least sectionally rod-shaped, probe electrode, a supplemental electrode, which surrounds the probe electrode at least sectionally coaxially and is isolated from the probe electrode by an electrical insulation. A first securement means, by means of which the supplemental electrode is secured in the probe housing is included, and a contacting module, which is mountable on a rod-shaped section of the probe electrode arranged in the probe housing, and which has a flexible circuit board having at least one first conductive trace for electrically contacting the probe electrode and at least one second conductive trace for electrically contacting the supplemental electrode, and a second securement means for securing the contacting module on the probe electrode are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Schmidt, Andreas Krumbholz
  • Publication number: 20100194383
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium. The apparatus includes: at least one probe unit; and at least one electronics unit, which supplies the probe unit with an operating signal and which receives from the probe unit a received signal. The probe unit includes at least one probe electrode and at least one guard electrode; and the probe electrode and the guard electrode are surrounded, at least partially, by at least one insulating unit. The the insulating unit has, in the region of the guard electrode, a smaller thickness than in the region of the probe electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Dieterle, Armin Wernet, Andreas Krumbholz