Patents by Inventor Manfred Suesser

Manfred Suesser 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).

  • Mass flow sensor and method for determining the mass flow in a pipe
    Patent number: 8746079
    Abstract: A sensor for determining a mass flow of a fluid in a pipe includes a wall element adapted for insertion into a cutout in a wall of the pipe through which a mass flow can flow, so that at least one gap remains between the wall element and the wall of the pipe, and so that the wall element is positionable on the outside facing away from the mass flow. A sealed chamber is adapted to enclose the wall element on the outside of the pipe. At least one expandable connection is located in the sealed chamber and is clamped in between the wall element and one wall of the chamber. At least one strain gauge comprising a fiber Bragg grating sensor is located on a section of the expandable connection that is clamped in between the wall of the chamber and the wall element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
    Inventors: Holger Neumann, Rajini Kumar Ramalingam, Manfred Suesser
  • MASS FLOW SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE MASS FLOW IN A PIPE
    Publication number: 20130014594
    Abstract: A sensor for determining a mass flow of a fluid in a pipe includes a wall element adapted for insertion into a cutout in a wall of the pipe through which a mass flow can flow, so that at least one gap remains between the wall element and the wall of the pipe, and so that the wall element is positionable on the outside facing away from the mass flow. A sealed chamber is adapted to enclose the wall element on the outside of the pipe. At least one expandable connection is located in the sealed chamber and is clamped in between the wall element and one wall of the chamber. At least one strain gauge comprising a fiber Bragg grating sensor is located on a section of the expandable connection that is clamped in between the wall of the chamber and the wall element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Karlsruhe Institute fuer Technologie
    Inventors: Holger Neumann, Rajini Kumar Ramaligam, Manfred Suesser