Patents by Inventor Rudiger Settelmeyer

Rudiger Settelmeyer 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).

  • Method for safe filling in valve-controlled filling systems
    Patent number: 8220501
    Abstract: A method for the safe filling of a product in valve-controlled filling systems having, at individual filling stations, flow measuring devices for determining the amount of filling of the product being filled, a flow value D(ti) is determined for a number of time intervals at opened filling valve and checked for significant deviations brought about by air bubble formation in the product being filled. If significant deviations occur, then the pertinent filling valve is closed prematurely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Settelmeyer, Richard Heyne
  • Method for Safe Fillig in Valve-Controlled Filling Systems
    Publication number: 20100108178
    Abstract: In a method for safe filling in valve-controlled filling systems having, at individual filling stations (a-p), flow measuring devices (52) for determining amount of filling of the product being filled, the flow value D(ti) is determined for a number of time intervals t1, t2, . . . tn at opened filling valve (54) and checked for significant deviations brought about by air bubble formation in the product being filled. If significant deviations occur, then the pertinent filling valve is closed prematurely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG
    Inventors: Rudiger Settelmeyer, Richard Heyne