Patents by Inventor Joerg Gebhardt

Joerg Gebhardt 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).

  • Publication number: 20170023415
    Abstract: A surface temperature sensor has a first geometric contact surface for determining the temperature in a vessel and a second geometric contact surface, wherein the first geometric contact surface and the second geometric contact surface are in point and/or linear contact and at least partially spaced variably from this. For improvement of thermal contact an adapter between the first geometric contact surface and the second geometric contact surface may be made of metal, whereby the process vessel facing side has a polygonal surface structure and the temperature sensor facing side of a sack-shaped recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Decker, Joerg Gebhardt, Paul Szasz, Stephan Wildermuth
  • Publication number: 20170016775
    Abstract: A surface temperature sensor has a first geometric contact surface for determining the temperature in a vessel and a second geometric contact surface, wherein the first geometric contact surface and the second geometric contact surface are in point—and/or linear contact and at least partially spaced variably from this. For a long-term stability, low heat transfer resistance a metal foam is provided between the first geometric contact surface and the second geometric contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Decker, Joerg Gebhardt, Paul Szasz, Stephan Wildermuth
  • Publication number: 20160223411
    Abstract: A thermometer has at least one temperature sensor, having a physical variable which changes in a characteristic manner depending on temperature, at least one electrical output for emitting a signal which is a measure for the value of the variable, a transmitter for a sound wave or an electromagnetic wave, which transmitter can be coupled to the temperature sensor and controlled thereby depending on the variable's value, or can radiate the wave at least in part towards the temperature sensor, the wave-temperature sensor interaction depending on the variable's value, and either a wave receiver, which reconverts the wave into an electrical signal, or another unit for converting the wave-temperature sensor interaction into an electrical signal, connected to the electrical output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Joerg Gebhardt, Ulf Ahrend, Kai Koenig, Andreas Decker, Stephan Wildermuth, Paul Szasz, Tilo Merlin, Horst Schwanzer
  • Publication number: 20160047697
    Abstract: An application temperature pickup device is provided for autonomously measuring the temperature of a thermal-energy-having container, with a housing to be secured to the container, a temperature sensor which measures the temperature of a measuring surface of the outer wall of the container and rests thereon, and associated electronics which are arranged in the housing, as well as a thermoelectric generator which conducts away through the flow of heat the thermal energy of a tapping surface of the outer wall of the container and which has the purpose of supplying energy to the temperature sensor and the electronics, wherein the measuring surface is arranged separated from the tapping surface by a distance in order to reduce the exchange of heat with the tapping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Decker, Joerg Gebhardt, Paul Szasz, Stephan Wildermuth
  • Patent number: 7689372
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for operating a measurement device of the vibration type in which at least one exciter arrangement excites the system to vibration and from the vibration parameters, a measurement quantity of a measurement medium in a tube system is determined. A time-dependent force f(t)=F sin(?t)+g(t) with at least one sinusoidal component with an adjustable frequency ? can be used which acts on at least one vibration-capable part of the measurement device of the vibration type. A response signal of the vibration-capable part, (e.g., its time dependent velocity v(t)=V sin(?t+?)+h(t)) can be measured, and a phase shift ? between the response signal and the force f of a signal component which oscillates with a frequency ? is determined. The phase shift ? can be used as the input for a frequency controller so that the excitation frequency is automatically adjusted as a function of ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rene Friedrichs, Lothar Deppe, Steffen Keller, Joerg Gebhardt, Frank Kassubek
  • Publication number: 20100011882
    Abstract: A method for operation of a vibratory measurement instrument comprises flowing a fluid through at least one measurement tube; causing the measuring tube to oscillate mechanically using an oscillation production unit; detecting an oscillation behavior of the tube using at least one oscillation sensor; determining at least one of a mass flow, a viscosity, and a density in a narrowband frequency range based on the oscillation behavior; evaluating at least one of the mass flow, the viscosity, and the density using signal processing of an electronics unit; and evaluating the oscillation behavior at least at times in a broadband frequency range using the electronics unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Gebhardt, Frank Kassubek, Lothar Deppe, Steffen Keller, Rene Friedrichs
  • Patent number: 7448283
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vibration-type measuring device for measuring at least one process variable, in particular a mass flow rate, a density, a viscosity, a pressure or the like, in particular in a process line through which a medium can flow, which device comprises at least one measurement sensor which provides a measurement signal that can be influenced by the process variable, the measured value determined for the process variable by the measuring device being able to be determined from a functional relationship in conjunction with measurement parameters from the measurement signal, and the measurement parameters having a temperature-dependent cross-sensitivity with respect to the temperature distribution in the measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Kassubek, Joerg Gebhardt, Rene Friedrichs, Guenter Petri, Lothar Deppe, Steffen Keller
  • Publication number: 20080141787
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for operating a measurement device of the vibration type in which at least one exciter arrangement excites the system to vibration and from the vibration parameters, a measurement quantity of a measurement medium in a tube system is determined. A time-dependent force f(t)=F sin(?t)+g(t) with at least one sinusoidal component with an adjustable frequency ? can be used which acts on at least one vibration-capable part of the measurement device of the vibration type. A response signal of the vibration-capable part, (e.g., its time dependent velocity v(t)=V sin(?t+?)+h(t)) can be measured, and a phase shift ? between the response signal and the force f of a signal component which oscillates with a frequency ? is determined. The phase shift ? can be used as the input for a frequency controller so that the excitation frequency is automatically adjusted as a function of ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Rene Friedrichs, Lothar Deppe, Steffen Keller, Joerg Gebhardt, Frank Kassubek
  • Publication number: 20080127745
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vibration-type measuring device for measuring at least one process variable, in particular a mass flow rate, a density, a viscosity, a pressure or the like, in particular in a process line through which a medium can flow, which device comprises at least one measurement sensor which provides a measurement signal that can be influenced by the process variable, the measured value determined for the process variable by the measuring device being able to be determined from a functional relationship in conjunction with measurement parameters from the measurement signal, and the measurement parameters having a temperature-dependent cross-sensitivity with respect to the temperature distribution in the measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Frank KASSUBEK, Joerg Gebhardt, Rene Friedrichs, Guenter Petri, Lothar Deppe, Steffen Keller