Patents by Inventor Michael Dotsch

Michael Dotsch 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: 10302479
    Abstract: A system for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container, comprising a sensor module with an oscillatable unit, which is arranged in such a manner in the container that the oscillatable unit extends to a defined immersion depth in the medium, or that the oscillatable unit is placed at the height of the predetermined fill level, a tubular extension and/or a temperature reduction unit of a defined length, a contacting module and an electronics module, composed of an exciter/receiving unit, which excites the oscillatable unit to execute oscillations and receives the oscillations of the oscillatable unit. Two electrical coupling paths are associated with the electronics module, and a control/evaluation unit, which based on at least one oscillation variable of the oscillations or based on a change of an oscillation variable of the oscillations, provides information concerning the process variable or the reaching of the predetermined fill level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Dotsch, Franco Ferraro, Philipp Walser, Andreas Krumbholz, Robert Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10067081
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one limit value of a process variable of a medium in a container, comprising at least one sensor unit for registering a measured value dependent on the process variable and at least one electronics unit for producing a measurement signal dependent on the process variable. The invention is distinguished by features including that the apparatus is embodied to draw energy via a voltage output and a digital input of a recorder apparatus or a process control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Schleith, Michael Dotsch
  • Publication number: 20160305813
    Abstract: A system for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container, comprising a sensor module with an oscillatable unit, which is arranged in such a manner in the container that the oscillatable unit extends to a defined immersion depth in the medium, or that the oscillatable unit is placed at the height of the predetermined fill level, a tubular extension and/or a temperature reduction unit of a defined length, a contacting module and an electronics module, composed of an exciter/receiving unit, which excites the oscillatable unit to execute oscillations and receives the oscillations of the oscillatable unit. Two electrical coupling paths are associated with the electronics module, and a control/evaluation unit, which based on at least one oscillation variable of the oscillations or based on a change of an oscillation variable of the oscillations, provides information concerning the process variable or the reaching of the predetermined fill level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Dotsch, Franco Ferraro, Philipp Walser, Andreas Krumbholz, Robert Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150107356
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one limit value of a process variable of a medium in a container, comprising at least one sensor unit for registering a measured value dependent on the process variable and at least one electronics unit for producing a measurement signal dependent on the process variable. The invention is distinguished by features including that the apparatus is embodied to draw energy via a voltage output and a digital input of a recorder apparatus or a process control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Schleith, Michael Dotsch