Patents by Inventor Jörg Uhle
Jörg Uhle 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).
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Patent number: 11585461Abstract: Disclosed is an armature for receiving a sensor for measuring a medium in a container. The armature includes a hollow cylindrical housing designed to connect the armature to the container at least sectionally in the container. The housing includes first and second openings through which medium flows in or out; a service chamber formed in the interior of the housing between the first and second openings; a rotationally movable closing element in the housing, which, in a first position, opens the first and second openings to the medium and, in a second position, blocks a flow through the first and second openings; a sensor holder; and the sensor arranged on or in the sensor holder. The sensor holder is designed such that the sensitive element is arranged in the service chamber in the measuring/service position.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Arne Kleinpeter, Jens Bindrich, Angela Eubisch, Melanie Ullrich, Jörg Uhle, Carsten Schippan, Thomas Pfauch
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Patent number: 11495997Abstract: A method for transmitting energy to a sensor comprises transferring energy from a primary side having a primary coil to a secondary side having a secondary coil, wherein the sensor is arranged on the secondary side, wherein transfer of energy occurs via the two coils, wherein the two coils are designed to transmit data bidirectionally; acquiring a measured variable using the sensor; transmitting the measured variable from the secondary side to the primary side; requesting an energy pulse from the primary side when an event occurs that requires more energy; interrupting transmission of the measured variable; transmitting an energy pulse from the primary side to the secondary side; and returning to the normal mode upon acquisition of the measured variable; and transmitting to the primary side the measured variable. Also disclosed is a corresponding sensor arrangement for carrying out the method.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Jörg Uhle, Hendrik Zeun
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Patent number: 11428610Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a retractable assembly for immersion, flow and mounted measuring systems in analytical process technology for receiving a sensor which is designed to measure at least one measurement variable of a medium in a container, comprising: a substantially hollow-cylindrical housing comprising a housing wall, a service chamber which is formed in the interior in a region of the housing, and a dip tube which is axially movable in the housing between a service position moved out of the medium and a process position moved into the medium, the dip tube being positioned in the service chamber in the service position, the sensor being receivable in the dip tube, wherein at least one optical window is arranged in the housing wall in the region of the service chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER CONDUCTA GMBH+CO. KGInventors: Thomas Pfauch, Jens Bindrich, Angela Eubisch, Arne Kleinpeter, Carsten Schippan, Jörg Uhle, Melanie Ullrich
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Publication number: 20220190644Abstract: A method for transmitting energy to a sensor comprises transferring energy from a primary side having a primary coil to a secondary side having a secondary coil, wherein the sensor is arranged on the secondary side, wherein transfer of energy occurs via the two coils, wherein the two coils are designed to transmit data bidirectionally; acquiring a measured variable using the sensor; transmitting the measured variable from the secondary side to the primary side; requesting an energy pulse from the primary side when an event occurs that requires more energy; interrupting transmission of the measured variable; transmitting an energy pulse from the primary side to the secondary side; and returning to the normal mode upon acquisition of the measured variable; and transmitting to the primary side the measured variable. Also disclosed is a corresponding sensor arrangement for carrying out the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Jörg Uhle, Hendrik Zeun
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Publication number: 20220042621Abstract: Disclosed is an armature for receiving a sensor for measuring a medium in a container. The armature includes a hollow cylindrical housing designed to connect the armature to the container at least sectionally in the container. The housing includes first and second openings through which medium flows in or out; a service chamber formed in the interior of the housing between the first and second openings; a rotationally movable closing element in the housing, which, in a first position, opens the first and second openings to the medium and, in a second position, blocks a flow through the first and second openings; a sensor holder; and the sensor arranged on or in the sensor holder. The sensor holder is designed such that the sensitive element is arranged in the service chamber in the measuring/service position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Arne Kleinpeter, Jens Bindrich, Angela Eubisch, Melanie Ullrich, Jörg Uhle, Carsten Schippan, Thomas Pfauch
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Patent number: 11187735Abstract: An assembly with a secondary coil arranged on a coil carrier for a field device is described, wherein the field device comprises an electronics and an inductive interface connected to the electronics, and wherein the assembly can be used in the field device such that the field device can be connected via its interface to an inductive interface of a superordinate unit such that the secondary coil of the assembly, with a primary coil of the inductive interface of the superordinate unit, form a transformer for transmitting data and/or energy, which makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of field devices equipped with it and also contributes to increased operational safety, in that an assembly circuit formed by the secondary coil and at least one electronic component connected to the secondary coil via lines connected to it and arranged on the coil carrier is arranged on the coil carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Torsten Pechstein, Stefan Paul, Jörg Uhle, Sven-Matthias Scheibe, Thomas Nagel, Christian Fanselow, Alexander Serfling
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Publication number: 20210190642Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a retractable assembly for immersion, flow and mounted measuring systems in analytical process technology for receiving a sensor which is designed to measure at least one measurement variable of a medium in a container, comprising: a substantially hollow-cylindrical housing comprising a housing wall, a service chamber which is formed in the interior in a region of the housing, and a dip tube which is axially movable in the housing between a service position moved out of the medium and a process position moved into the medium, the dip tube being positioned in the service chamber in the service position, the sensor being receivable in the dip tube, wherein at least one optical window is arranged in the housing wall in the region of the service chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Thomas Pfauch, Jens Bindrich, Angela Eubisch, Arne Kleinpeter, Carsten Schippan, Jörg Uhle, Melanie Ullrich
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Patent number: 10862297Abstract: The invention discloses an intrinsically safe field device for process automation technology, comprising: at least one sensor element for detecting at least one measurand; a secondary coil for transmitting and receiving data—in particular, values derived from the measurand—from a primary coil, and for receiving power from the primary coil, wherein the secondary coil comprises first and second connections; a second coupling body that is designed to be complementary to a first coupling body, wherein the second coupling body comprises the secondary coil; and a circuit assembly that is arranged downstream of the secondary coil. Within the circuit assembly, Zener diodes are connected upstream of rectifier diodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Stefan Pilz, Jörg Uhle, Stefan Paul, Hendrik Zeun
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Patent number: 10712309Abstract: The present application relates to an electrochemical reference half-cell, in particular, for an electrochemical sensor for measuring a measurand of a medium surrounding the sensor, including a housing with a chamber that is filled with a reference electrolyte and compressed air, wherein the reference electrolyte is in electrolytic contact with a medium surrounding the chamber across a junction in particular, a diaphragm arranged in a wall of the chamber, and a pickup electrode in particular, comprising an electric conductor immersed in the reference electrolyte, wherein the reference half-cell has a measuring device capable of generating an electrical signal that can be traced back to the pressure in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Stefan Paul, Jörg Uhle, Michael Hanko, Frederick J. Kohlmann, Aaron Osland
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Publication number: 20200081046Abstract: An assembly with a secondary coil arranged on a coil carrier for a field device is described, wherein the field device comprises an electronics and an inductive interface connected to the electronics, and wherein the assembly can be used in the field device such that the field device can be connected via its interface to an inductive interface of a superordinate unit such that the secondary coil of the assembly, with a primary coil of the inductive interface of the superordinate unit, form a transformer for transmitting data and/or energy, which makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of field devices equipped with it and also contributes to increased operational safety, in that an assembly circuit formed by the secondary coil and at least one electronic component connected to the secondary coil via lines connected to it and arranged on the coil carrier is arranged on the coil carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Torsten Pechstein, Stefan Paul, Jörg Uhle, Sven-Matthias Scheibe, Thomas Nagel, Christian Fanselow, Alexander Serfling
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Publication number: 20190296544Abstract: The invention discloses an intrinsically safe field device for process automation technology, comprising: at least one sensor element for detecting at least one measurand; a secondary coil for transmitting and receiving data—in particular, values derived from the measurand—from a primary coil, and for receiving power from the primary coil, wherein the secondary coil comprises first and second connections; a second coupling body that is designed to be complementary to a first coupling body, wherein the second coupling body comprises the secondary coil; and a circuit assembly that is arranged downstream of the secondary coil. Within the circuit assembly, Zener diodes are connected upstream of rectifier diodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Stefan Pilz, Jörg Uhle, Stefan Paul, Hendrik Zeun
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Publication number: 20180180574Abstract: The present application relates to an electrochemical reference half-cell, in particular, for an electrochemical sensor for measuring a measurand of a medium surrounding the sensor, including a housing with a chamber that is filled with a reference electrolyte and compressed air, wherein the reference electrolyte is in electrolytic contact with a medium surrounding the chamber across a junction in particular, a diaphragm arranged in a wall of the chamber, and a pickup electrode in particular, comprising an electric conductor immersed in the reference electrolyte, wherein the reference half-cell has a measuring device capable of generating an electrical signal that can be traced back to the pressure in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Stefan Paul, Jörg Uhle, Michael Hanko, Frederick J. Kohlmann, Aaron Osland
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Publication number: 20110072913Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining a physical or chemical process variable of a liquid in a process plant having at least one pipeline (3), in which the liquid flows, at least at times. The apparatus comprises: At least one sensor (1) and at least one communication unit (2). The sensor (1) comprises: At least one sensor element (11) for taking measurement data representing the process variable; a first electronics unit (12) for storing the measurement data taken with the sensor element (11); and a first coil arrangement (13) having at least a first coil. The communication unit (2) comprises: A second electronics unit (22) and a second coil arrangement (23) having at least a second coil. The first coil arrangement (13) and the second coil arrangement (23) form an inductive interface, which serves for transmission of measurement data from the sensor (1) to the communication unit (2) and/or transmission of energy from the communication unit (2) for the sensor (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventor: Jörg Uhle
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Publication number: 20100281987Abstract: A device for determining or monitoring one or more physical and/or chemical, process variables and having a vibration sensor comprising, a plug-in element and a socket element, which are releasably connected by a pluggable connection and which communicate with one another via an interface, wherein, in the plug-in element or the socket element, a transducer is provided for determining or monitoring a process variable, and wherein the element not having the transducer has the vibration sensor, and the element having the vibration sensor is connectable with a superordinated unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft fur Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KGInventors: Stephan Buschnakowski, Jörg Uhle
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Publication number: 20100109636Abstract: A measuring apparatus having a measurement voltage input with at least one input contact for an input voltage of a measuring element and a method for detecting moisture on the measurement voltage input of such a measuring apparatus are provided, wherein the measuring apparatus includes a supplemental voltage source, which delivers at least one supplemental voltage and is connected with a supplemental contact arranged in the region of the at least one input contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KGInventors: Herman Straub, Martin Lohmann, Stephan Buschnakowski, Jörg Uhle