Patents by Inventor Josef Hubensteiner

Josef Hubensteiner 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: 12104940
    Abstract: A vibronic measurement sensor includes two measuring tubes for conveying the medium and two temperature sensors, each arranged on a surface portion of the measuring tubes, respectively, wherein: centroids of the two surface portions relative to an intersection line between a longitudinal plane of symmetry and the transverse plane of symmetry of the sensor are rotationally symmetrical to one another; the first centroid lies in a first section plane running perpendicular to a measuring tube center line of the first measuring tube, wherein an intersection point of the measuring tube center line with the first intersection plane is defined; and the first centroid is arranged relative to the intersection point of the measuring tube center line such that a measurement accuracy of the sensor is largely independent of the installation position, even when inhomogeneous temperature distributions are formed over measuring tube cross-sections at low Reynolds numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Vivek Kumar, Josef Hubensteiner, Mattia Alioli
  • Patent number: 12044559
    Abstract: A method for monitoring flow of a medium by means of a pressure difference measuring device and a Coriolis mass flowmeter having two oscillators, which comprise, in each case, a bent measuring tube pair, which are arranged on top of one another and connected for parallel flow between the two pressure measuring points of the pressure difference measuring device, comprising steps as follows: Registering a pressure difference between the first pressure measuring point and the second pressure measuring point; registering a first density measured value based on at least a first oscillation frequency of the first oscillator; registering a second density measured value based on at least a second oscillation frequency of the second oscillator; ascertaining a flow measured value based on the pressure difference, when a difference between the first density measured value and the second density measured value is less than a density difference limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Josef Hubensteiner
  • Publication number: 20230032534
    Abstract: A method for monitoring flow of a medium by means of a pressure difference measuring device and a Coriolis mass flowmeter having two oscillators, which comprise, in each case, a bent measuring tube pair, which are arranged on top of one another and connected for parallel flow between the two pressure measuring points of the pressure difference measuring device, comprising steps as follows: Registering a pressure difference between the first pressure measuring point and the second pressure measuring point; registering a first density measured value based on at least a first oscillation frequency of the first oscillator; registering a second density measured value based on at least a second oscillation frequency of the second oscillator; ascertaining a flow measured value based on the pressure difference, when a difference between the first density measured value and the second density measured value is less than a density difference limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Josef Hubensteiner
  • Publication number: 20220065676
    Abstract: A vibronic measurement sensor includes two measuring tubes for conveying the medium and two temperature sensors, each arranged on a surface portion of the measuring tubes, respectively, wherein: centroids of the two surface portions relative to an intersection line between a longitudinal plane of symmetry and the transverse plane of symmetry of the sensor are rotationally symmetrical to one another; the first centroid lies in a first section plane running perpendicular to a measuring tube center line of the first measuring tube, wherein an intersection point of the measuring tube center line with the first intersection plane is defined; and the first centroid is arranged relative to the intersection point of the measuring tube center line such that a measurement accuracy of the sensor is largely independent of the installation position, even when inhomogeneous temperature distributions are formed over measuring tube cross-sections at low Reynolds numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Vivek Kumar, Josef Hubensteiner, Mattia Alioli
  • Patent number: 10371553
    Abstract: transducer apparatus comprises a transducer housing, a tube, a temperature sensor as well as a temperature sensor. The tube is arranged within a cavity of the transducer housing, in such a manner that an intermediate space is formed between a wall of the transducer housing facing the cavity inner surface and an outer surface of a wall of the tube facing the cavity. Furthermore, the tube is adapted to guide a fluid in its lumen, in such a manner that an inner surface of the wall of the tube facing the lumen is contacted by fluid guided in the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Hao Zhu, Ennio Bitto, Gerhard Eckert, Josef Hubensteiner, Michael Wiesmann, Yaoing Lin
  • Publication number: 20170074701
    Abstract: transducer apparatus comprises a transducer housing, a tube, a temperature sensor as well as a temperature sensor. The tube is arranged within a cavity of the transducer housing, in such a manner that an intermediate space is formed between a wall of the transducer housing facing the cavity inner surface and an outer surface of a wall of the tube facing the cavity. Furthermore, the tube is adapted to guide a fluid in its lumen, in such a manner that an inner surface of the wall of the tube facing the lumen is contacted by fluid guided in the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Hao Zhu, Ennio Bitto, Gerhard Eckert, Josef Hubensteiner, Michael Wiesmann, Yaoing Lin