Patent number: 10233417
Abstract: A container (2) has flexible walls surrounding a container interior (6). At least one electrical sensor (3, 3?, 3?, 3??, 3??) projects into the container interior (6) and has at least first and second electrically conductive plates (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??) for determining the conductivity or impedance of a medium that surrounds the plates (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??). The plates (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??) are connected via connecting lines (10, 11) to a control and regulating unit (4) outside the container interior (6). At least the first plate (8, 8?) is on a closed free end of a sheathing (5, 5?, 5??) and has a contact area exposed to the surrounding medium. The sheathing (5, 5?, 5??, 17, 17??) is a flexible hose (7) or bellows (19, 19??) through which the electrical connecting line (10, 11) of the plate (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??) is routed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 21, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 19, 2019
Assignee:
Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
Inventors:
Heinz-Ruediger Keitel, Bernward Husemann, Wolfgang Kahlert
Publication number: 20160215248
Abstract: A container (2) has flexible walls surrounding a container interior (6). At least one electrical sensor (3, 3?, 3?, 3??, 3??) projects into the container interior (6) and has at least first and second electrically conductive plates (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??) for determining the conductivity or impedance of a medium that surrounds the plates (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??). The plates (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??) are connected via connecting lines (10, 11) to a control and regulating unit (4) outside the container interior (6). At least the first plate (8, 8?) is on a closed free end of a sheathing (5, 5?, 5??) and has a contact area exposed to the surrounding medium. The sheathing (5, 5?, 5??, 17, 17??) is a flexible hose (7) or bellows (19, 19??) through which the electrical connecting line (10, 11) of the plate (8, 8?, 9, 9?, 9??) is routed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 21, 2014
Publication date:
July 28, 2016
Inventors:
Heinz-Ruediger Keitel, Bernward Husemann, Wolfgang Kahlert