Patents by Inventor Fabrice Peter

Fabrice Peter 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: 7255006
    Abstract: A measuring instrument is provided, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected in a simple way. The measuring instrument has an electronic measuring instrument unit, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected, and having an apparatus for detecting the ultrasonic sensor that is connected, which apparatus, for detecting the ultrasonic sensor, causes the ultrasonic sensor to oscillate, picks up its oscillation behavior, and from that derives a sensor-specific variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Endress +Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Spanke, Holger Steltner, Fabrice Peter, Bernhard Ottenbreit
  • Publication number: 20050039533
    Abstract: A measuring instrument is provided, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected in a simple way. The measuring instrument has an electronic measuring instrument unit, to which various ultrasonic sensors can be connected, and having an apparatus for detecting the ultrasonic sensor 5 that is connected, which apparatus, for detecting the ultrasonic sensor, causes the ultrasonic sensor to oscillate, picks up its oscillation behavior, and from that derives a sensor-specific variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Dietmar Spanke, Holger Steltner, Fabrice Peter, Bernhard Ottenbreit