Patents by Inventor Ralf Thies

Ralf Thies 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).

  • Process variable measurement system with secondary seal
    Patent number: 10620056
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a process variable, includes a housing and a process variable sensor that has an electrical characteristic that changes with a process variable. A first sealed portion is configured to be exposed to a process fluid. The process variable sensor is mounted relative to the first sealed portion. A second sealed portion couples the first sealed portion to the housing. The second sealed portion has at least one seal that fluidically isolates the first sealed portion from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Ralf Thies, Richard Llagas, Ulrich Thiel, Dirk W Bauschke
  • PROCESS VARIABLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH SECONDARY SEAL
    Publication number: 20170131150
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a process variable, includes a housing and a process variable sensor that has an electrical characteristic that changes with a process variable. A first sealed portion is configured to be exposed to a process fluid. The process variable sensor is mounted relative to the first sealed portion. A second sealed portion couples the first sealed portion to the housing. The second sealed portion has at least one seal that fluidically isolates the first sealed portion from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Ralf Thies, Richard Llagas, Ulrich Thiel, Dirk W. Bauschke