Patents by Inventor Rainer Höcker

Rainer Höcker 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: 11747293
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a device for detecting a non-condensable portion of a medium, which has at least one condensable portion and is present at least partially in gaseous form, wherein in a first method step a temperature measuring device measures a temperature of the medium and a pressure measuring device measures a pressure of the medium, wherein in a second method step a ratio of the pressure to temperature is formed by means of an electronic measuring/operating circuit and this ratio is compared with a desired ratio of a desired pressure and a desired temperature, and wherein in a third method step the electronic measuring/operating circuit outputs a report in case of a minimum deviation of the ratio from the desired ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 11598657
    Abstract: A measurement system includes: a tube; a bluff body, situated in the lumen of the tube, for generating vortices in a flowing fluid such that a Karman vortex street is formed downstream of the bluff body; a vortex sensor, having a mechanical resonant frequency, for providing a vortex sensor signal which changes over time and contains a first component representing the vortex shedding frequency and which contains a second component representing the mechanical resonant frequency of the vortex sensor; and transducer electronics for evaluating the at least one vortex sensor signal and configured to do the following: to determine vortex frequency measurement values representing the shedding frequency using the first component and, if the first component is not present, not to provide flow parameter measurement values and to generate a message indicating the current flow speed is not lower than the current acoustic velocity of the flowing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Marc Hollmach, Michel Wagner, Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 11550342
    Abstract: A gas separator for separating a multiphase medium containing a gas and a liquid includes a tubular basic unit having a longitudinal axis, an intake for a gaseous medium, a liquid outlet and a gas outlet. The tubular basic unit has an intake region and a discharge region. The gas separator includes, between the intake region and the discharge region, a weir having a guiding surface, over which the medium can flow to form a shallow water region. The gas contained in the medium can escape from the medium in the shallow water region and be led away from the gas separator through the gas outlet. The disclosure is also directed to an apparatus for registering flow of at least one component of a multiphase medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Guido Horoba, Helmut Zeislmeier, Wolfgang Drahm, Rainer Höcker
  • Publication number: 20220057240
    Abstract: A measurement system includes: a tube; a bluff body, situated in the lumen of the tube, for generating vortices in a flowing fluid such that a Kármán vortex street is formed downstream of the bluff body; a vortex sensor, having a mechanical resonant frequency, for providing a vortex sensor signal which changes over time and contains a first component representing the vortex shedding frequency and which contains a second component representing the mechanical resonant frequency of the vortex sensor; and transducer electronics for evaluating the at least one vortex sensor signal and configured to do the following: to determine vortex frequency measurement values representing the shedding frequency using the first component and, if the first component is not present, not to provide such flow parameter measurement values and to generate a message indicating the current flow speed is not lower than the current acoustic velocity of the flowing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Hollmach, Michel Wagner, Rainer Höcker
  • Publication number: 20210381872
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembly comprising a pressure tapping line having a first end and a second end. A pressure measuring device registers a pressure within the pressure tapping line and the pressure tapping line is adapted to be connected using the first end to a vapor conveying pipe or tube. The pressure measuring device is adapted to be connected to the second end of the pressure tapping line and the pressure tapping line has a sectionally bent trap adapted to contain a condensate of the vapor. The assembly is adapted to be applied outside and includes a wind protector to lessen atmospherically related air movements at least in the region of the trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Rainer Höcker, Daniel Kessler
  • Patent number: 11149893
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process connection for connecting a flow measuring device, to a pipeline, the process connection including a base body having an opening for conducting a medium and a flow rectifier, wherein the flow rectifier is inserted into a first recess of the base body and fixed in place by plastic deformation of an edge region of the base body surrounding the first recess, for example, by press fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Rainer Höcker, Lars Neyerlin, Hanno Schultheis
  • Publication number: 20200355438
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a device for detecting a non-condensable portion of a medium, which has at least one condensable portion and is present at least partially in gaseous form, wherein in a first method step a temperature measuring device measures a temperature of the medium and a pressure measuring device measures a pressure of the medium, wherein in a second method step a ratio of the pressure to temperature is formed by means of an electronic measuring/operating circuit and this ratio is compared with a desired ratio of a desired pressure and a desired temperature, and wherein in a third method step the electronic measuring/operating circuit outputs a report in case of a minimum deviation of the ratio from the desired ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Rainer Höcker
  • Publication number: 20200319002
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process connection for connecting a flow measuring device, to a pipeline, the process connection including a base body having an opening for conducting a medium and a flow rectifier, wherein the flow rectifier is inserted into a first recess of the base body and fixed in place by plastic deformation of an edge region of the base body surrounding the first recess, for example, by press fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Rainer Höcker, Lars Neyerlin, Hanno Schultheis
  • Publication number: 20190196518
    Abstract: A gas separator for separating a multiphase medium containing a gas and a liquid includes a tubular basic unit having a longitudinal axis, an intake for a gaseous medium, a liquid outlet and a gas outlet. The tubular basic unit has an intake region and a discharge region. The gas separator includes, between the intake region and the discharge region, a weir having a guiding surface, over which the medium can flow to form a shallow water region. The gas contained in the medium can escape from the medium in the shallow water region and be led away from the gas separator through the gas outlet. The disclosure is also directed to an apparatus for registering flow of at least one component of a multiphase medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Guido Horoba, Helmut Zeislmeier, Wolfgang Drahm, Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 8447536
    Abstract: A measuring system for the precise measuring a density of a medium, flowing in a line. compressible. The measuring system comprises: a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor. Both sensors communicate with a measuring electronics of the system. The measuring electronics are operable to provide, based on temperature measurement and pressure measurement signal, density measured-value representing, instantaneously, a local density, of the flowing medium at a virtual density measuring point, predeterminably spaced from the pressure measuring point and/or from the temperature measuring point, along the flow axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 8370098
    Abstract: A measuring system for precise measuring a density of a medium flowing in a pipe line. The measuring system comprises a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor. Both sensors communicate with a measuring electronics of the system. The measuring electronics are operable to provide, based on temperature measurement and pressure measurement, a provisional density measured value, especially according to one of the industrial standards AGAR, AGN NX-19, SGERG-88 IAWPS-IF97, ISO 12213:2006. Further, the measuring electronics provides, based on the provisional density measured value and a density correction value, which is dependant on a flow velocity of the medium, and temperature measurement, a density measured value, which differs from the provisional density measured value, and which represents the density to be measured more accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 8200450
    Abstract: A measuring system precisely for measuring the density of a medium flowing in a pipe line. The measuring system comprises a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor. Both sensors communicate with measuring electronics of the system. The measuring electronics are operable to provide, based on temperature measurement, pressure measurement, and a numerical compensation factor a density measured-value, representing, a density of the flowing medium at a virtual density measuring point. The compensation factor corresponds with a locational variability of at least one thermodynamic variable of the medium, occurring along the flow axis of the measuring system and/or a locational variability of the Reynolds number of the flowing medium along the flow axis of the measuring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 8079271
    Abstract: A measuring system includes a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium and a sensor arrangement and measuring electronics communicating with the measuring transducer and using the at least one measurement signal for producing, at least at times, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable. The measuring tube has, a smaller flow cross section than a supply segment of the process line connected to the inlet end of the measuring system. To this end, the measuring system further includes a flow conditioner arranged at the inlet end of the measuring tube and mediating between the measuring tube and the supply segment of the process line. The flow conditioner has a lumen tapering in the direction of the measuring tube. During operation, medium flows through the lumen of the flow conditioner. The flow conditioner includes at least one inner edge arranged upstream of its outlet end and protruding into the lumen of the flow conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Hoecker
  • Patent number: 8024136
    Abstract: A method for signal processing of measurement signals of a vortex flow transducer for measuring flow of a medium through a measuring tube. The method is characterized by low needs as regards computing power and memory space. The transducer includes a bluff body arranged in the measuring tube and a sensor for registering pressure fluctuations arising at the bluff body and for converting such pressure fluctuations into an electrical measurement signal. In the method, at least a portion of the measurement signal is sampled and digitized, an autocorrelation of the digitized measurement signal is calculated, and the flow is derived on the basis of at least one characteristic of the autocorrelation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Saso Jezernik, Ole Koudal, Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 8010312
    Abstract: A measuring system includes at least one temperature sensor placed at a temperature measuring point, to deliver at least one temperature measurement signal influenced by the local temperature of a medium to be measured. At least one pressure sensor is placed at a pressure measuring point, and delivers at least one pressure measurement signal influenced by the local pressure in the medium. At least one flow sensor is placed at a flow measuring point, and delivers at least one flow measurement signal influenced by the local flow parameter. Measuring electronics calculates, based on the temperature measurement signal, the pressure measurement signal, and the flow measurement signal, at least one density measured-value, representing, instantaneously, a local density of the medium at a virtual density measuring point, the virtual density measuring point being spaced from the pressure measuring point and/or from the temperature measuring point along the flow axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Höcker
  • Patent number: 7946186
    Abstract: The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium being measured and a sensor arrangement, which has at least one sensor element reacting primarily to the measured variable to be registered, and which delivers by means of at least one sensor element at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable. Further, the measuring system includes a measuring electronics communicating with the measuring transducer and using the at least one measurement signal for producing, at least at times, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Hoecker
  • Patent number: 7926361
    Abstract: A measuring system for registering a measured variable of a flowing medium. A measuring transducer, a sensor arrangement, measuring electronics, a measuring tube and a flow conditioner are included. The sensor arrangement has at least one sensor element which delivers at least one measurement signal. The measuring electronics communicates with the measuring transducer and using the at least one measurement signal produces at least one measured value representing the measured variable. The flow conditioner has lumen tapering in the direction of the measuring tube. During operation, medium flows through the lumen and against an impingement surface of the flow conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Hoecker
  • Patent number: 7882751
    Abstract: A measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line for a flowing medium and includes a measuring transducer with a measuring tube for conveying the medium and with a sensor arrangement for generating at least one measurement signal influenced by a measured variable of the medium. The measuring tube shows a smaller flow cross section than a supply segment of the process line, connected to the inlet end of the measuring system. The measuring system further includes a flow conditioner, arranged at the inlet end of the measuring tube and mediating between the measuring tube and the supply segment. The flow conditioner shows a lumen tapering towards the measuring tube, and includes at least two inner edges arranged upstream of its outlet end and protruding into the lumen of the flow conditioner. Between the first inner edge and the second inner edge, there extends additionally, a first guide surface of the flow conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Hoecker
  • Patent number: 7878073
    Abstract: The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium being measured and a sensor arrangement, which has at least one sensor element reacting primarily to the measured variable to be registered, and which delivers by means of at least one sensor element at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable. Further, the measuring system includes a measuring electronics communicating with the measuring transducer and using the at least one measurement signal for producing, at least at times, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Hoecker
  • Publication number: 20100043566
    Abstract: The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium being measured and a sensor arrangement, which has at least one sensor element reacting primarily to the measured variable to be registered, and which delivers by means of at least one sensor element at least one measurement signal influenced by the measured variable. Further, the measuring system includes a measuring electronics communicating with the measuring transducer and using the at least one measurement signal for producing, at least at times, at least one measured value instantaneously representing the measured variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Hoecker