Patents by Inventor Dominique Wiederkehr

Dominique Wiederkehr 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).

  • Patent number: 10948322
    Abstract: In a sensor assembly, a deformation body has two oppositely lying surfaces, an outer edge segment and a sensor blade extending from a surface outward. A protective apparatus protects the deformation body from pressure surges or abrupt changes of temperature on its surface. The protective apparatus includes at least one plate, extending radially inwardly so that a cavity is formed, which accommodates a region of the sensor blade adjoining the deformation body and remote from the distal end of the sensor blade, forming a gap between the plate and sensor blade. A sensor formed by the sensor assembly and a transducer element coupled therewith can be used for registering pressure fluctuations in a flowing fluid, such as steam having a temperature of 400 C and/or, a pressure of greater than 140 bar in order to measure flow parameters of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Christian Lais, Andreas Strub, Dominique Wiederkehr
  • Patent number: 10948321
    Abstract: The sensor assembly comprises: a bowl shaped, namely at least sectionally dished, membrane, with a curved surface and an oppositely lying surface; and a sensor blade extending from curved surface of the membrane. The membrane is so formed that at least one region of the curved surface adjoining the sensor blade is convex. A sensor formed by means of such a sensor assembly and by means of a transducer element coupled therewith and serving for generating a sensor signal representing movements of the sensor blade changing as a function of time and/or deformations of the membrane changing as a function of time, or a measuring system formed by means of the sensor and a measuring electronics connected thereto, can be used for registering pressure fluctuations in a flowing fluid, such as, for instance, a 400 C hot steam, for instance, in order to measure a flow parameter of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Christian Lais, Andreas Strub, Dominique Wiederkehr
  • Patent number: 10845222
    Abstract: A sensor assembly has a deformation body having two oppositely lying surfaces and an outer edge segment as well as a sensor blade extending from the surface to a distal end and having a left side, first lateral surface and a right side, second lateral surface. An overload protection apparatus protects the deformation body against plastic deformation and has a support stirrup led with lateral separation around the sensor blade and a first stop and a second stop located on opposite sides of the sensor blade. The stops are so arranged that an intermediate space formed therebetween receives only a portion of the sensor blade. The deformation body and the sensor blade are excitable to oscillate about a shared static resting position and to be moved in such a manner that the sensor blade executes pendulum-like movements elastically deforming the deformation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Christian Lais, Andreas Strub, Dominique Wiederkehr
  • Publication number: 20190094054
    Abstract: A sensor assembly comprises a deformation body with two oppositely lying surfaces and an outer edge segment as well as a sensor blade extending from the surface out to a distal end. Furthermore, the sensor assembly comprises a protective apparatus for protection of the deformation body from pressure surges exerted against its surface and/or for protection of the deformation body from abrupt changes of temperature on its surface, The protective apparatus includes, adjoining the edge segment of the deformation body, at least one plate, which extends radially inwardly in the direction of the sensor blade in such a manner that, between plate and deformation body, a cavity is formed, formed, which accommodates a region of the sensor blade adjoining the surface of the deformation body and remote from the distal end of the sensor blade, and that a gap is formed between the plate and sensor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christian LAIS, Andreas STRUB, Dominique WIEDERKEHR
  • Publication number: 20180266857
    Abstract: A sensor assembly comprises a deformation body having two oppositely lying surfaces and an outer edge segment as well as a sensor blade extending from the surface to a distal end and having a left side, first lateral surface and a right side, second lateral surface. An overload protection apparatus extending from the edge segment to a distal end for protecting the deformation body against plastic, i.e. irreversible, deformation and having a support stirrup led with lateral separation around the sensor blade as well as two stops held by the support stirrup for limiting movement of the sensor blade, of which a first stop is located on the left side of the sensor blade and a second stop is located on the right side of the sensor blade. The stops are so dimensioned and arranged that an intermediate space formed therebetween receives only a portion (112a) of the sensor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Lais, Andreas Strub, Dominique Wiederkehr
  • Publication number: 20170284841
    Abstract: The sensor assembly (11) comprises: a bowl shaped, namely at least sectionally dished, membrane (111), with a curved surface (111+) and an oppositely lying surface (111#); and a sensor blade (12) extending from the surface (111+) of the membrane. The membrane (11) is so formed that at least one region of the surface (111+) adjoining the sensor blade is convex. A sensor formed by means of such a sensor assembly and by means of a transducer element (12) coupled therewith and serving for generating a sensor signal representing movements of the sensor blade changing as a function of time and/or deformations of the membrane changing as a function of time, respectively a measuring system formed by means of the sensor and a measuring electronics connected thereto, can be used for registering pressure fluctuations in a flowing fluid, such as, for instance, a 400 C hot steam, for instance, in order to measure a flow parameter of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Endress+ Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Christian Lais, Andreas Strub, Dominique Wiederkehr
  • Patent number: 9719819
    Abstract: A vortex flow transducer for measuring the flow velocity of a fluid flowing in a measuring tube as well as to a vortex flow sensor for the vortex flow transducer. In such case, the vortex flow sensor includes a housing having a central axis and a connecting section, on which a shoulder is embodied, which has a bearing area. In a plane of the shoulder a membrane is arranged, whose edge is positioned over the bearing area and is axially spaced therefrom. The vortex flow sensor includes, furthermore, a flange shaped support system having a radial edge section and a cylindrical axial section, wherein the radial edge section lies with its surface against the shoulder of the platform and the cylindrical axial section extends parallel to the central axis, so that the membrane is supported against the support system upon application of a predetermined pressure on the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Strub, Natalie Witkowski, Dominique Wiederkehr, Sascha Kamber
  • Publication number: 20160123783
    Abstract: A vortex flow transducer for measuring the flow velocity of a fluid flowing in a measuring tube as well as to a vortex flow sensor for the vortex flow transducer. In such case, the vortex flow sensor includes a housing having a central axis and a connecting section, on which a shoulder is embodied, which has a bearing area. In a plane of the shoulder a membrane is arranged, whose edge is positioned over the bearing area and is axially spaced therefrom. The vortex flow sensor includes, furthermore, a flange shaped support system having a radial edge section and a cylindrical axial section, wherein the radial edge section lies with its surface against the shoulder of the platform and the cylindrical axial section extends parallel to the central axis, so that the membrane is supported against the support system upon application of a predetermined pressure on the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Strub, Natalie Witkowski, Dominique Wiederkehr, Sascha Kamber
  • Patent number: 9291485
    Abstract: A sensor module serves for registering a flow velocity and/or a volume flow rate, of a fluid flowing in a pipeline. The sensor module comprises a platform (PS) having, extending therein from an inlet opening to a drain opening remote therefrom and communicating with the lumen of the pipeline, a flow path for guiding a fluid volume portion branched from the fluid flowing in the pipeline and a transducer element for producing at least one sensor signal influenced by the fluid guided in the flow path. The flow path is additionally so embodied that an imaginary central axis (LB) of the intermediate region is not parallel to an imaginary central axis of the intake region and/or not parallel to an imaginary central axis of the drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Dominique Wiederkehr, Andreas Strub
  • Publication number: 20140174197
    Abstract: A sensor module serves for registering a flow velocity and/or a volume flow rate, of a fluid flowing in a pipeline. The sensor module comprises a platform (PS) having, extending therein from an inlet opening to a drain opening remote therefrom and communicating with the lumen of the pipeline, a flow path for guiding a fluid volume portion branched from the fluid flowing in the pipeline and a transducer element for producing at least one sensor signal influenced by the fluid guided in the flow path. The flow path is additionally so embodied that an imaginary central axis (LB) of the intermediate region is not parallel to an imaginary central axis of the intake region and/or not parallel to an imaginary central axis of the drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Dominique Wiederkehr, Andreas Strub