Patents by Inventor Armin Rupp

Armin Rupp 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: 20230314253
    Abstract: A pressure measuring unit includes a pressure measuring cell; a rotationally symmetrical sensor bushing into which the pressure measuring cell is inserted; a rotationally symmetrical process connection having, at one end, an inwardly extending encircling stop surface intended for the sensor bushing and, at another end, an opening for receiving the sensor bushing; a ring-like process seal between the sensor bushing and the stop surface of the process connection in order to thus prevent an ingress of the process medium into the pressure measuring unit; wherein the stop surface of the process connection and/or a counterpart stop surface, which in the installed state is directed toward the stop surface, of the sensor bushing have multiple individually formed webs configured such that the process seal is not extruded into the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Nils Ponath, Armin Rupp, Dirk Lill
  • Publication number: 20230012816
    Abstract: A relative-pressure sensor determines the pressure of a medium in relation to an atmospheric pressure. The sensor includes a housing having a measuring element located in the housing, wherein the pressure to be measured acts upon an outer surface of the measuring element. The surface is in contact with the medium. The sensor also includes a reference-pressure supply, which supplies an inner surface of the measuring element with atmospheric pressure in the form of ambient air, and an evaluation unit, which determines the pressure of the medium from a variable determined using the measuring element. A drying chamber takes-up atmospheric humidity from the ambient air that is supplied via the reference-pressure supply. The drying chamber has a drying module comprising a container and a humidity-adsorbing material that is completely surrounded by the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Hügel, Frank Volz, Nils Ponath, Armin Rupp
  • Publication number: 20220412830
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a relative-pressure sensor for determining a pressure of a medium in relation to an atmospheric pressure, the sensor comprising a housing; a measuring element arranged in the housing, wherein the pressure to be measured acts upon an outer surface of the measuring element, said surface being in contact with the medium; a reference-pressure supply, which supplies an inner surface of the measuring element with atmospheric pressure in the form of ambient air; an evaluation unit, which determines the pressure of the medium from a variable determined using the measuring element; and at least one drying chamber arranged in the housing for taking up atmospheric humidity from the ambient air supplied through the reference-pressure supply. Here, a bushing is provided, which can be pressed into the housing and has a capillary-type groove, which is helical at least in sections and runs around the bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Hügel, Nils Ponath, Armin Rupp, Frank Volz
  • Patent number: 10048149
    Abstract: A relative pressure sensor (1) includes a pressure measuring cell (10) having a measuring diaphragm (12), a main body (14) which is connected to said measuring diaphragm, and a the measuring chamber between the measuring diaphragm and main body, a reference pressure being applied to the measuring chamber by a reference pressure channel (18) which runs from a rear face (16) of the main body (14) through the main body (14); a clamping ring (38); and a housing (40) which has at least one housing body (42) with a measuring cell chamber (46), wherein the pressure measuring cell (10) is clamped in the measuring cell chamber (46) by the clamping ring (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Armin Rupp, Raphael Schonhardt, Michael Hugel
  • Publication number: 20160313200
    Abstract: A relative pressure sensor (1) comprises: a pressure measuring cell (10) having a measuring diaphragm (12), a main body (14) which is connected to said measuring diaphragm, and a measuring chamber between said measuring diaphragm and main body, a reference pressure being applied to said measuring chamber by means of a reference pressure channel (18) which runs from a rear face (16) of the main body (14) through the main body (14); a clamping ring (38); and a housing (40) which has at least one housing body (42) with a measuring cell chamber (46), wherein the pressure measuring cell (10) is clamped in the measuring cell chamber (46) by the clamping ring (38), wherein the housing has a reference air opening (48) which communicates with the reference pressure channel (18) by means of a reference air path which has a path volume which is separate from the volume of the measuring cell chamber, wherein the reference air path has a section which runs along the rear face of the main body, wherein the section is bound
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Armin Rupp, Raphael Schonhardt, Michael Hugel
  • Patent number: 8434368
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a physical and/or chemical, measured variable of a medium, including a housing, especially an elongated housing, and a sensor arranged in the housing. The sensor serves for registering the measured variable, wherein the housing has at least one opening, through which the sensor comes in contact with the medium. The housing has a first housing section, in which the sensor and a sensor electronics are arranged. The sensor electronics is arranged on a first carrier element. The sensor electronics serves for changing the measured variable into an analog electrical signal. An insert is applied in the first housing section, in which the sensor electronics is arranged. The insert is tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Flögel, Thomas Uehlin, Hansjörg Brock, Armin Rupp
  • Patent number: 8218296
    Abstract: A housing comprises a first housing part, having a first bearing surface for a first contact surface of a sealing ring, and a second housing part, which can be screwed together with the first housing part and has a second bearing surface for a second contact surface of the sealing ring. The first contact surface of the sealing ring is produced from a first material having a first coefficient of friction in relation to the material of the first bearing surface, the second contact surface of the sealing ring is produced from a second material that has a second coefficient of friction in relation to the material of the second bearing surface, and the first coefficient of friction is smaller than the second coefficient of friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Armin Rupp
  • Publication number: 20110290033
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a physical and/or chemical, measured variable of a medium, including a housing, especially an elongated housing, and a sensor arranged in the housing. The sensor serves for registering the measured variable, wherein the housing has at least one opening, through which the sensor comes in contact with the medium. The housing has a first housing section, in which the sensor and a sensor electronics are arranged. The sensor electronics is arranged on a first carrier element. The sensor electronics serves for changing the measured variable into an analog electrical signal. An insert is applied in the first housing section, in which the sensor electronics is arranged. The insert is tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Flögel, Thomas Uehlin, Hansjörg Brock, Armin Rupp
  • Publication number: 20090109607
    Abstract: A housing comprises a first housing part, having a first bearing surface for a first contact surface of a sealing ring, and a second housing part, which can be screwed together with the first housing part and has a second bearing surface for a second contact surface of the sealing ring. The first contact surface of the sealing ring is produced from a first material having a first coefficient of friction in relation to the material of the first bearing surface, the second contact surface of the sealing ring is produced from a second material that has a second coefficient of fiction in relation to the material of the second bearing surface, and the first coefficient of friction is smaller than the second coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Endress + Hasuer GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Armin Rupp
  • Patent number: 6644116
    Abstract: A device for determining and/or monitoring the level of a medium in a container or for ascertaining the density of a medium in the container embodied as a vibration detector. According to the invention the vibration detector still functions reliably even under extreme process conditions and upon abrupt changes in process conditions. The vibration detector has a tubular inner part provided, which is dimensioned such that it is positioned between the housing wall and a drive/receiving unit, and that the tubular inner part is connected to the housing or to the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Igor Getman, Sergej Lopatin, Armin Rupp, Bernd Kastner
  • Publication number: 20030010114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration detector (1) for determining and/or monitoring the level of a medium in a container or for ascertaining the density of a medium in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Igor Getman, Sergej Lopatin, Armin Rupp, Bernd Kastner
  • Patent number: 6142592
    Abstract: An instrument system having at least one instrument disposed in a housing (1) the housing is to be mounted detachably on a support (3) and a user is to set a coding for each system module comprising instrument and support. Grooves (23 or 27) are provided in the support (3) for taking up coding pins (31). In the assembled state the grooves (23) of the support form groove pairs with the grooves (27). The inner spaces of the grooves of a groove pair together form an interstice for accommodating just one coding pin (31). This is fixed in either the groove (27) or in the groove (23). In this way the assignment of a housing (1) to a support (3) is established through the positions of the coding pins (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventors: Udo Grittke, Armin Rupp, Thomas Werner