Patents by Inventor Ennio Bitto

Ennio Bitto 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: 8555730
    Abstract: A measuring transducer of vibration type, especially a Coriolis mass flow meter, having a housing and a mass flow tube, wherein the mass flow tube is formed into a helix having a first loop and a second loop; wherein the mass flow tube has a securement element which affixes a peripheral point of the first loop relative to a neighboring peripheral point of the second loop; and wherein the mass flow tube has an oscillation exciter on a side lying opposite the securement element along the mass flow tube. The mass flow tube has provided between the oscillation exciter and the securement element at least one add-on part acting as a canceling mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Wolfgang Drahm, Gerhard Eckert, Dieter Mundschin
  • Patent number: 8347736
    Abstract: A measuring transducer serves for registering at least one physical, measured variable of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline and/or for producing Coriolis forces serving for registering a mass flow rate of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline. The measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing; four, straight, measuring tubes connected to flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of an inlet-side, flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings. An electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes. The exciter mechanism is embodied in such a manner, that, the measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in, in each case, a shared imaginary plane of oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber
  • Patent number: 8336396
    Abstract: A measuring transducer has a transducer housing, has a transducer housing, having a housing end is formed by means of, a flow divider having exactly four flow openings and an outlet-side, housing end is formed by means of, a flow divider having exactly four flow openings, and four straight, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers. Each measuring tube opens into one of the flow openings and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the outlet-side, flow divider. Also included is an electromechanical exciter mechanism embodied, so that the measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in, in each case, a shared imaginary plane of oscillation (XZ1, XZ2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber
  • Patent number: 8333120
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, an inlet-side, flow divider having exactly four spaced flow openings and an outlet-side, housing end by means of an outlet-side, flow divider having exactly four spaced flow openings; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the outlet-side, flow divider. Additionally, the measuring transducer includes an electromechanical exciter mechanism, wherein the exciter mechanism is embodied in such a manner, that, therewith, the measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in, in each case, a shared imaginary plane of oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber
  • Patent number: 8333119
    Abstract: A measuring transducer includes: a transducer housing with an inlet-side flow divider having exactly four flow openings and an outlet-side flow divider having exactly four flow openings; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers. Each of the four measuring tubes opens into one the flow openings of the inlet-side flow divider and into one the flow openings of the outlet-side flow divide. Additionally, the measuring transducer includes an electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the measuring tubes such that the measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in a shared imaginary plane of oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Martin Anklin-Imhof, Ennio Bitto, Christof Huber, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 8333121
    Abstract: A measuring system comprises: a measuring transducer, through which medium flows and which produces oscillatory signals dependent on medium viscosity and/or a Reynolds number of the flowing medium; and transmitter electronics for driving the measuring transducer and for evaluating oscillatory signals. The measuring transducer includes: four, mutually spaced, flow openings; an outlet-side flow divider with four, mutually spaced, flow openings; four, mutually parallel, straight, measuring tubes for conveying flowing medium, connected to the flow dividers electromechanical exciter mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber, Michael Kirst
  • Patent number: 8327719
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprising: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings spaced, in each case, from one another and an outlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings spaced, in each case, from one another; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. The measuring transducer includes an electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes. The measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in, in each case, a shared imaginary plane of oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin-Imhof, Ennio Bitto, Christof Huber
  • Patent number: 8316722
    Abstract: The measuring system comprises: a measuring transducer, through which medium flows during operation and which serves for producing oscillatory signals dependent on a viscosity of the flowing medium and/or a Reynolds number of the flowing medium; transmitter electronics for driven the measuring transducer and for evaluating oscillatory signals delivered by the measuring transducer. The measuring transducer includes: an inlet-side flow divider; an outlet-side flow divider; at least two, mutually parallel, straight, measuring tubes, connected to the flow dividers; as well as an electromechanical exciter mechanism for exciting and maintaining mechanical oscillations of the at least two measuring tubes. Each of the at least two measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side measuring tube end into a flow opening and with an outlet-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber, Michael Kirst
  • Publication number: 20120279317
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side flow divider having eight, mutually spaced flow openings and an outlet-side housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side flow divider having eight, mutually spaced flow openings as well as a tube arrangement with eight bent measuring tubes for the conveying flowing medium, which, forming flow paths connected for parallel flow, are connected to the flow dividers, wherein each of the eight measuring tubes in each case opens with an inlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider, and in each case opens with an outlet-side measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider. An electro-mechanical exciter mechanism of the measuring transducer serves for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the measuring tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Peter Tschabold, Dieter Mundschin, Christian Schütze, Martin Anklin
  • Publication number: 20120167697
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises: a housing, with an inlet-side flow divider having four flow openings, and an outlet-side end having four flow openings; a tube arrangement having four tubes connected to the flow dividers; and a first coupling element. An exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes. The first coupling element includes a deformation body and four connecting struts, of which connected with a first strut end and with the first measuring tube, a second connecting strut is connected with a first strut end and with a second strut end with the second measuring tube, a third connecting strut and with a second strut end with the first measuring tube, and a fourth connecting strut is connected with a first strut end and with a second strut end with the fourth measuring tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Christian Schutze, Marcel Braun
  • Patent number: 8201460
    Abstract: A magnet assembly includes: a magnetic field delivering, especially rod-shaped, permanent magnet; a retaining assembly fixedly connected with the permanent magnet and having a retaining head facing the permanent magnet and serving for holding the permanent magnet, and a retaining bolt affixed to the retaining head; and a magnet cup having a cup floor and a cup wall extending from the cup floor. The retaining head of the retaining assembly is at least partially accommodated in a passageway provided in the cup floor, so that an outer contact surface of the retaining head and an inner contact surface of the passageway contact one another to form a force-based interlocking between magnet cup and retaining assembly. The magnet assembly is, especially, provided for application as an oscillation transducer and/or for use in a measuring transducer of vibration type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Gerhard Eckert, Dieter Mundschin
  • Publication number: 20120090407
    Abstract: A measuring system comprises: a measuring transducer for producing oscillation measurement signals; and transmitter electronics electrically coupled with the measuring transducer for activating the measuring transducer and for evaluating oscillation measurement signals delivered by the measuring transducer. The measuring transducer includes: a transducer housing, a first housing end housing end, first flow divider having exactly four flow openings, an outlet-side, second housing end formed by means of an outlet-side, second flow divider having exactly four flow openings mutually spaced from one another, and a tube arrangement having exactly four, straight, measuring tubes forming flow paths arranged for parallel flow and connected to the flow dividers, an electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the four measuring tubes and a vibration sensor arrangement reacting to vibrations of the measuring tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alfred RIEDER, Hao ZHU, Ennio BITTO, Christian SCHÜTZE, Christof HUBER, Marcel BRAUN
  • Patent number: 8104360
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises a measuring tube vibrating at least at times during operation, having a wall thickness (s) and at least one oscillation sensor, especially an electrodynamic oscillation sensor, for producing at least one primary signal of the measuring transducer representing vibrations of the measuring tube. In the measuring transducer at least one securement element, especially a metal securement element, fixedly encircling the measuring tube essentially along a circumferential line thereof and having a total width (B), for holding a component of the oscillation sensor, especially a magnet coil or a permanent magnet, on the measuring tube is provided. The securement element has an essentially rectangular outer perimeter with a projection protruding out therefrom by a height (h) and serving for holding the component of the oscillation sensor. The projection has a width (e), which is smaller than the total width (B) of the securement element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Christian Schütze, Martin Anklin, Vivek Kumar
  • Patent number: 8099850
    Abstract: The measuring transducer includes at least one measuring tube communicating with a line connected during operation for conveying a medium to be measured, and a support element oscillatably holding the at least one measuring tube. Additionally, it is provided that the support element contains at least two passageways, via which the at least one measuring tube communicates with the line, and that the at least one measuring tube is affixed, especially releasably, at least one end to the support element by means of a screwed-fitting at one of the passageways. Alternatively or in supplementation thereof, it is further provided that the at least one measuring tube is, at least in part, made of cold-strengthened, for instance cold-stretched or autofrettaged, material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Rainer Lorenz, Holger Bernhard
  • Publication number: 20110265580
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings spaced from one another and an outlet-side formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider having exactly four flow openings from one another; a tube arrangement having exactly four, curved, or bent, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider. Two flow dividers are arranged in the measuring transducer. An electromechanical exciter mechanism is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Christof Huber, Ennio Bitto, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schutze
  • Publication number: 20110259123
    Abstract: A measuring transducer includes: a transducer housing with an inlet-side flow divider having exactly four flow openings and an outlet-side flow divider having exactly four flow openings; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers. Each of the four measuring tubes opens into one the flow openings of the inlet-side flow divider and into one the flow openings of the outlet-side flow divide. Additionally, the measuring transducer includes an electromechanical exciter mechanism for producing and/or maintaining mechanical oscillations of the measuring tubes such that the measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in a shared imaginary plane of oscillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber
  • Patent number: 7992452
    Abstract: A measuring transducer of vibration type for registering, on the basis of the Coriolis principle, at least one measured variable of a medium flowing through a pipeline. The measuring transducer includes: a measuring tube, which is connectable with the pipeline via an inlet and an outlet, wherein the measuring tube includes a first measuring tube arc and a second measuring tube arc; an oscillation exciter for exciting oscillations of the measuring tube arcs; at least one oscillation sensor for registering resulting oscillations of the measuring tube arcs; and a transducer housing surrounding the measuring tube arcs. The measuring tube arcs are elastically coupled to the transducer housing. In this way, a robust and reliable measuring operation is guaranteed, which is little influenced by oscillatory in-couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Martin Anklin-Imhof, Gerhard Eckert, Dieter Mundschin
  • Publication number: 20110167907
    Abstract: The measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of a flow divider including four flow openings spaced, and an outlet-side, formed by means of a flow divider including four flow openings spaced, from one another. A tube arrangement including four curved measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel. Each measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one of the flow openings of the flow divider and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the flow divider. The two flow dividers are embodied and arranged in the measuring transducer, so that the tube arrangement extends both between a first and a second of the measuring tubes and between a third and a fourth of the measuring tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Christof Huber, Marcel Braun, Alfred Rieder, Christian Schütze
  • Publication number: 20110146416
    Abstract: The measuring transducer serves for registering at least one physical, measured variable of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline and/or for producing Coriolis forces serving for registering a mass flow rate of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline. For such purpose, the measuring transducer comprises: A transducer housing (71), of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider (201) having exactly four flow openings (201A, 201B, 201C, 201D) spaced, in each case, from one another and an outlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider (202) having exactly four flow openings (202A, 202B, 202C, 202D) spaced, in each case, from one another; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes (181, 182, 183, 184) connected to the flow dividers (201, 202) for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber
  • Publication number: 20110146383
    Abstract: The measuring transducer serves for registering at least one physical, measured variable of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline and/or for producing Coriolis forces serving for registering a mass flow rate of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline. For such purpose, the measuring transducer comprises: A transducer housing (71), of which an inlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an inlet-side, flow divider (201) having exactly four flow openings (201A, 201B, 201C, 201D) spaced, in each case, from one another and an outlet-side, housing end is formed by means of an outlet-side, flow divider (202) having exactly four flow openings (202A, 202B, 202C, 202D) spaced, in each case, from one another; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes (181, 182, 183, 184) connected to the flow dividers (201, 202) for guiding flowing medium along flow paths connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Ennio Bitto, Alfred Rieder, Martin Anklin, Christof Huber