Patents by Inventor Heinz Rufer

Heinz Rufer 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: 11860013
    Abstract: A magnetically inductive flowmeter for determining flow velocity and/or volume flow of a medium includes a measuring tube for conveying the medium, a magnetic field generating device and at least one electrode assembly, which is installed in the measuring tube in such a manner that it forms a galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the electrode assembly has an electrode body, wherein the electrode body is stylus shaped and has a front end surface, wherein a pressure measuring transducer is coupled with the electrode body, and wherein the pressure measuring transducer is contactable with the pressure acting on the front end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Patent number: 11802781
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter for ascertaining flow velocity and/or volume flow of a medium includes a measuring tube for conveying the medium, a magnetic field producing apparatus and at least one electrode assembly, which is installed in the measuring tube such that it forms a galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the electrode assembly has an electrode body, wherein the electrode body is stylus-shaped and has a front end surface, characterized in that a pressure measuring transducer is coupled with the electrode body, wherein the pressure measuring transducer is contactable with the pressure acting on the front end surface, and the electrode assembly includes a temperature sensor, which is adapted to ascertain a measurement signal dependent on temperature of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20230213367
    Abstract: A method for operating a magnetically-inductive flowmeter, wherein the magnetically-inductive flowmeter includes: a measuring tube for guiding a flowable medium; at least two measuring electrodes for detecting a flow velocity-dependent measuring voltage induced in the medium; and a magnetic field-generating device for generating a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube, wherein the magnetic field-generating device includes a coil system with at least one coil, includes determining a deviation ? of a reactance of the coil system or of a variable dependent upon the reactance of the coil system from a desired value. A magnetically inductive flowmeter is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Schmalzried, Heinz Rufer, Wolfgang Drahm, Thomas Küng
  • Publication number: 20230015365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a magneto-inductive flowmeter, wherein the magneto-inductive flowmeter has a measuring tube for conducting a flowable medium, at least two measurement electrodes for detecting a flow speed-based measurement voltage induced in the medium, and a magnetic field-generating device for generating a magnetic field which passes through the measuring tube, said magnetic field generating device having a coil. The method has the steps of applying a control voltage to the coil in order to generate a change in the coil current over time, and determining the change in the coil current over time in a change-over region, wherein the coil current is changed in the change-over region until a target coil current target is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Andre Spahlinger, André Schaubhut, Heinz Rufer, Thomas Küng
  • Publication number: 20220074769
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetic inductive flow sensor for determining the flow or the flow speed of a liquid medium in a measurement tube and comprises a housing, a front part which is situated in the end of the housing and has a front end which can be loaded by the medium, at least two measuring electrodes which form a galvanic contact with the medium, and a magnetic-field-generating device situated in the housing for generating a magnetic field extending through the front end. The sensor for determining a process parameter of the medium is situated in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20220026250
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter for ascertaining flow velocity and/or volume flow of a medium includes a measuring tube for conveying the medium, a magnetic field producing means and at least one electrode assembly, which is installed in the measuring tube in such a manner that it forms a galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the electrode assembly has an electrode body, wherein the electrode body is stylus-shaped and has a front end surface, characterized in that a pressure measuring transducer is coupled with the electrode body, wherein the pressure measuring transducer is contactable with the pressure acting on the front end surface, and the electrode assembly includes a temperature sensor, which is adapted to ascertain a measurement signal dependent on temperature of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20210396557
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetically inductive flowmeter for determining flow velocity and/or volume flow of a medium, the flowmeter including a measuring tube for conveying the medium, a magnetic field producing means and at least one electrode assembly, which is installed in the measuring tube in such a manner that it forms a galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the electrode assembly has an electrode body, wherein the electrode body is stylus shaped and has a front end surface, wherein a pressure measuring transducer is coupled with the electrode body, and wherein the pressure measuring transducer is contactable with the pressure acting on the front end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20200183346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a field device in the field of automation engineering using an operating appliance with a homogeneously produced, application-specific user interface, the method including: a) connecting the operating appliance to the field device; b) inputting an application-specific request in the operating appliance; c) transmitting the specific request to the interpreter; d) sending data and procedures corresponding to the specific request back to the operating appliance; e) forwarding the data and procedures corresponding to the specific request from the operating appliance to the field device; f) implementing the data and procedures corresponding to the specific request in the field device; and g) the method continues with method steps b) to f), the specific request being determined by the interpreter according to the operator input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang Drahm, Heinz Rufer, Ulrich Kaiser, Nikolai Fink, Hartmut Breithaupt, Martine Lefebvre
  • Publication number: 20180364081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magneto-inductive flow measuring device for measuring flow velocity or volume flow of a medium in a pipeline as well as to a method for implementing the magneto-inductive flow measuring device. In such case, the remanent magnetic field of at least one permanent magnet is applied for flow monitoring and flow measurement, wherein the flow measurement is performed upon achievement of criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Nikolai Fink, Frank Schmalzried, Heinz Rufer, Wolfgang Drahm
  • Patent number: 8046194
    Abstract: A method for predictive maintenance for a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device and/or to a method for determining electrical conductivity of a medium flowing through a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device, wherein the magneto-inductive flow-measuring device includes a magnet system, which produces a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube essentially transversely to a measuring tube axis; at least two measuring electrodes coupled with the medium, having a defined rest potential and being arranged in a region of the measuring tube lying essentially perpendicularly to the magnetic field; and a control/evaluation unit, which delivers information concerning volume- or mass-flow of the medium on the basis of measurement voltage induced in the measuring electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Wolfgang Drahm, Frank Schmalzried
  • Publication number: 20080262796
    Abstract: A method for predictive maintenance for a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device and/or to a method for determining electrical conductivity of a medium flowing through a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device, wherein the magneto-inductive flow-measuring device includes a magnet system, which produces a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube essentially transversely to a measuring tube axis; at least two measuring electrodes coupled with the medium, having a defined rest potential and being arranged in a region of the measuring tube lying essentially perpendicularly to the magnetic field; and a control/evaluation unit, which delivers information concerning volume- or mass-flow of the medium on the basis of measurement voltage induced in the measuring electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Wolfgang Drahm, Frank Schmalzried