Patents by Inventor Benjamin SCHAETZLE

Benjamin SCHAETZLE 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: 20240401995
    Abstract: A field device for detecting a process parameter and being configured as a level measuring device for detecting a level of a medium is provided, the field device including: a sensor arrangement configured to detect a measurement signal correlating with a process parameter; and a computing arrangement configured to determine a measured value of the process parameter based on the measurement signal, the computing arrangement having a deterministic computer and an artificial intelligence (AI) computer based on AI, the field device being further configured to train the AI computer during operation of the AI computer. A method for training an AI computing module based on AI on a field device for detecting a process parameter is also provided. A method for operating a field device for detecting a process parameter is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Benjamin SCHAETZLE, René HERRMANN
  • 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: 20230175880
    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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Bernhard CORBE, Benjamin SCHAETZLE