Patents by Inventor Friedrich Birner

Friedrich Birner 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A GAS VOLUME IN A UNIT FILLED WITH LIQUID
    Publication number: 20100043544
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with a liquid, where the unit has an inlet line with at least one expansion chamber, and the device includes one or more buoyant bodies floating in the liquid. The floating buoyant body is connected to a shaft, fixed in the expansion chamber and mounted pivotally relative to the shaft. The gas volume above the liquid may be recorded rapidly and with high accuracy, by measuring the torque generated by the buoyant body, or an angle to the horizontal. There is also disclosed a method for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with liquid, by way of a floating buoyant body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Friedrich Birner, Rüdiger Kutzner
  • Device and method for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with liquid
    Patent number: 7614299
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with a liquid, where the unit has an inlet line with at least one expansion chamber, and the device includes one or more buoyant bodies floating in the liquid. The floating buoyant body is connected to a shaft, fixed in the expansion chamber and mounted pivotally relative to the shaft. The gas volume above the liquid may be recorded rapidly and with high accuracy, by measuring the torque generated by the buoyant body, or an angle to the horizontal. There is also disclosed a method for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with liquid, by way of a floating buoyant body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich Birner, Rüdiger Kutzner
  • Device and method for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with liquid
    Publication number: 20070119230
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with a liquid, where the unit has an inlet line with at least one expansion chamber, and the device includes one or more buoyant bodies floating in the liquid. The floating buoyant body is connected to a shaft, fixed in the expansion chamber and mounted pivotally relative to the shaft. The gas volume above the liquid may be recorded rapidly and with high accuracy, by measuring the torque generated by the buoyant body, or an angle to the horizontal. There is also disclosed a method for monitoring a gas volume in a unit filled with liquid, by way of a floating buoyant body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Friedrich Birner, Rudiger Kutzner