Patents by Inventor Markus Munzer

Markus Munzer 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: 20240399366
    Abstract: A centrifugable sample carrier (1) having a fluidic system (2), the fluidic system having at least one chamber (3, 20, 21, 32, 44, 45, 46, 63) which has at least one inflow opening 4, the chamber (3, 20, 21, 32, 44, 45, 46, 63) having at least two mutually spaced-apart ventilation openings (6, 7), and the ventilation openings (6, 7) being mutually disposed in such a way that a connecting line between the ventilation openings (6, 7) does not run through the chamber (3, 20, 21, 32, 44, 45, 46, 63). A sample carrier (1) of this type is particularly suitable for use in analytical methods for detecting microorganisms, but is not restricted to this use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Testo bioAnalytics GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Munzer, Joel Riemer, Robert Rieger, Linda Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20240246077
    Abstract: A process for recording microparticles (1) in a receiving space (3) is provided, with the microparticles (1), preferably in a fluid (4), being transferred into the outwardly closed receiving space (3) prior to the optical recording, and the receiving space (3) being outwardly opened prior to the recording. Such a process and receiving space (3) are of interest in particular for the recording and analysis of microparticles (1) in pharmacy and the foodstuff industry, but are not restricted to these sectors of industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Testo bioAnalytics GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Munzer
  • Patent number: 11576274
    Abstract: A device (1) for the detecting and registering of measurement data, having a first housing (2) in which electronics (7) are arranged, and having at least one sensor (14), which is electrically connected to the electronics (7). The first housing (2) includes at least two housing parts (3, 4), having at least one metallic connection site and being joined together at the connection site by a gas-tight metal/metal connection. The at least one sensor (13) is arranged in a second housing (11), which encloses the first housing (2) substantially entirely, and which includes at least two housing parts (12, 15), which are detachably joined together or can be so joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Markus Munzer, Siegfried Stallmann, Meinrad Gotz, Svenja Storz
  • Patent number: 11346802
    Abstract: To increase the measuring precision of an electric measuring assembly (1) for capacitively measuring a liquid, an inner electrode (2) and an outer electrode (3) arranged concentrically to the inner electrode is provided, in which a shielding electrode (5) is arranged between the outer electrode (3) and the inner electrode (2). The potential of the shielding electrode (5) can be actively adjusted to the potential of the inner electrode (2) by a corresponding electric connection such that electric fields which are caused by dielectric displacements in parasitic capacitances are effectively shielded from the inner electrode (2) and thus from the capacitance to be measured. For this purpose, a two-part design of the inner electrode (2) is provided with sections (6) and (7) which can be moved axially relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Meinrad Gotz, Markus Munzer, Siegfried Stallmann
  • Patent number: 11287393
    Abstract: A frying oil and/or frying fat sensor (1) for determining a frying oil and/or frying fat quality, having a conductor structure (2) that is fixedly connected, at a proximal end, to an electronics part (5), wherein the conductor structure (2) has an inner conductor (6) and an outer conductor (7) that are arranged coaxially with respect to one another and are both connected fixedly to the electronics part at the proximal end. The inner conductor (6), at at least one free end, is guided so as to be able to move relative to the outer conductor (7) in the axial direction in order to compensate temperature-induced mechanical stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Siegfried Stallmann, Markus Munzer, Meinrad Gotz
  • Patent number: 11105663
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus (13) that is able to be put together from an assembly kit, wherein the assembly kit has at least two sensor units (1), which are each fashioned for measuring different variables, and at least two communication units (6), which each have different interfaces for data transmission, and each of the sensor units (1) is detachably connectable to each of the communication units (6) of the assembly kit by a mechanical coupling (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sebastian Bach, Markus Munzer, Stefan Schott, Katharina Schuler
  • Publication number: 20210140909
    Abstract: To increase the measuring precision of an electric measuring assembly (1) for capacitively measuring a liquid, an inner electrode (2) and an outer electrode (3) arranged concentrically to the inner electrode is provided, in which a shielding electrode (5) is arranged between the outer electrode (3) and the inner electrode (2). The potential of the shielding electrode (5) can be actively adjusted to the potential of the inner electrode (2) by a corresponding electric connection such that electric fields which are caused by dielectric displacements in parasitic capacitances are effectively shielded from the inner electrode (2) and thus from the capacitance to be measured. For this purpose, a two-part design of the inner electrode (2) is provided with sections (6) and (7) which can be moved axially relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Meinrad Gotz, Markus Munzer, Siegfried Stallmann
  • Patent number: 10725009
    Abstract: For the monitoring of an oil situated in a tank 19, it is provided that an oil measurement device 1 be equipped with a rigid or flexible probe 2 such that, by the use of a pump 5 integrated in the oil measurement device 1, oil can be delivered out of the tank 19 via an inlet opening 3 at the proximal end of the probe 2 into a measurement chamber 4, which is connected to the probe, of the oil measurement device 1. Here, the oil measurement device 1 has a measurement sensor for determining the quality of oil situated in the measurement chamber 4, and the pump 5, in conjunction with the probe 2, is configured such that oil can be returned from the measurement chamber 4 to the inlet opening 3 and thus to the tank 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Meinrad Gotz, Markus Munzer
  • Publication number: 20200187373
    Abstract: A device (1) for the detecting and registering of measurement data, having a first housing (2) in which electronics (7) are arranged, and having at least one sensor (14), which is electrically connected to the electronics (7). The first housing (2) includes at least two housing parts (3, 4), having at least one metallic connection site and being joined together at the connection site by a gas-tight metal/metal connection. The at least one sensor (13) is arranged in a second housing (11), which encloses the first housing (2) substantially entirely, and which includes at least two housing parts (12, 15), which are detachably joined together or can be so joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Markus MUNZER, Siegfried STALLMANN, Meinrad GOTZ, Svenja STORZ
  • Publication number: 20200132614
    Abstract: A frying oil and/or frying fat sensor (1) for determining a frying oil and/or frying fat quality, having a conductor structure (2) that is fixedly connected, at a proximal end, to an electronics part (5), wherein the conductor structure (2) has an inner conductor (6) and an outer conductor (7) that are arranged coaxially with respect to one another and are both connected fixedly to the electronics part at the proximal end. The inner conductor (6), at at least one free end, is guided so as to be able to move relative to the outer conductor (7) in the axial direction in order to compensate temperature-induced mechanical stresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Siegfried STALLMANN, Markus MUNZER, Meinrad GOTZ
  • Publication number: 20200041317
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus (13) that is able to be put together from an assembly kit, wherein the assembly kit has at least two sensor units (1), which are each fashioned for measuring different variables, and at least two communication units (6), which each have different interfaces for data transmission, and each of the sensor units (1) is detachably connectable to each of the communication units (6) of the assembly kit by a mechanical coupling (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sebastian Bach, Markus Munzer, Stefan Schott, Katharina Schuler
  • Publication number: 20180113956
    Abstract: A data capture system (1) having a measuring apparatus (5) for capturing measured values of a measured variable and having an announcement apparatus (7) for announcing information has a reading apparatus (4) for reading identifiers (502) and a data processing apparatus (2) for executing at least one sequential program that can be controlled by measured values of the measuring apparatus (5) and/or by identifiers (502).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Markus Munzer, Jens Schaumann
  • Publication number: 20170367535
    Abstract: For the monitoring of an oil situated in a tank 19, it is provided that an oil measurement device 1 be equipped with a rigid or flexible probe 2 such that, by the use of a pump 5 integrated in the oil measurement device 1, oil can be delivered out of the tank 19 via an inlet opening 3 at the proximal end of the probe 2 into a measurement chamber 4, which is connected to the probe, of the oil measurement device 1. Here, the oil measurement device 1 has a measurement sensor for determining the quality of oil situated in the measurement chamber 4, and the pump 5, in conjunction with the probe 2, is configured such that oil can be returned from the measurement chamber 4 to the inlet opening 3 and thus to the tank 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Testo SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Meinrad Gotz, Markus Munzer