Patents by Inventor Bettina Scherer

Bettina Scherer 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).

  • Valve having a sensor system within a valve housing that includes a sensor arranged on a groove attached to a valve plate
    Patent number: 9810346
    Abstract: A valve includes a valve housing, which has at least one first connection and a second connection; at least one valve plate arranged in the valve housing; a passage opening arranged between the first connection and the second connection; and at least one valve seat surrounding the passage opening. The valve plate can be brought into contact with the valve seat in order to disconnect a fluid link between the first connection and the second connection. In order that the function of the valve, in particular the position of the valve plate, can be reliably detected, the valve includes a sensor system arranged within the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH
    Inventors: Bettina Scherer, Bernd Porath
  • VALVE
    Publication number: 20160377193
    Abstract: A valve includes a valve housing, which has at least one first connection and a second connection; at least one valve plate arranged in the valve housing; a passage opening arranged between the first connection and the second connection; and at least one valve seat surrounding the passage opening. The valve plate can be brought into contact with the valve seat in order to disconnect a fluid link between the first connection and the second connection. In order that the function of the valve, in particular the position of the valve plate, can be reliably detected, the valve includes a sensor system arranged within the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Bettina Scherer, Bernd Porath