Patents by Inventor Michael Mirbach

Michael Mirbach 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).

  • Apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring fill level and/or flow of a medium
    Patent number: 7861600
    Abstract: An apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring fill level and/or flow of a medium in a containment, including: at least one antenna, which radiates and/or receives high frequency signals according to a predetermined radiation characteristic along a main radiating axis in the direction of the surface of the medium; a control/evaluation unit, which evaluates the reflected high frequency signals and determines fill level on the basis of the travel time of the high frequency signals and/or flow on the basis of a Doppler frequency of the reflected high frequency signals; and at least one lens located between the antenna and the medium and having a first focal length in the direction of the antenna and a second focal length in the direction of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Winfried Mayer, Michael Mirbach
  • Apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring fill level and/or flow of a medium
    Publication number: 20100031753
    Abstract: An apparatus for ascertaining and/or monitoring fill level and/or flow of a medium in a containment, including: at least one antenna, which radiates and/or receives high frequency signals according to a predetermined radiation characteristic along a main radiating axis in the direction of the surface of the medium; a control/evaluation unit, which evaluates the reflected high frequency signals and determines fill level on the basis of the travel time of the high frequency signals and/or flow on the basis of a Doppler frequency of the reflected high frequency signals; and at least one lens located between the antenna and the medium and having a first focal length in the direction of the antenna and a second focal length in the direction of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Winfried Mayer, Michael Mirbach