Patents by Inventor Sabine Hinkel

Sabine Hinkel 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 an IR-radiation—based temperature measurement and IR-radiation—based temperature measuring device
    Patent number: 8368021
    Abstract: In a temperature measuring device (1) an IR-radiation detector (2) and a reference element (3) are provided, connected to a surface (6) of an object (7) in a heat-conducting fashion, with a first area (4) with high emissivity and a second area (5) with high reflectivity formed at the reference element (3), and the IR-radiation detector (2) is equipped for a separate detection of IR-radiation (9, 10, 11) from the first and second areas (4, 5) and a surface area (12) of the object (7). A computer (13) in the IR-radiation detector (2) is equipped to deduct a temperature measurement for the object (7), corrected for emissions and reflections from the detected IR-radiations (9, 10, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Testo AG
    Inventors: Martin Stratmann, Sabine Hinkel, Daniel Auer, Patrick Zahn, Andreas Messerschmid
  • METHOD FOR AN IR-RADIATION -- BASED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND IR-RADIATION -- BASED TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110235918
    Abstract: In a temperature measuring device (1) an IR-radiation detector (2) and a reference element (3) are provided, connected to a surface (6) of an object (7) in a heat-conducting fashion, with a first area (4) with high emissivity and a second area (5) with high reflectivity formed at the reference element (3), and the IR-radiation detector (2) is equipped for a separate detection of IR-radiation (9, 10, 11) from the first and second areas (4, 5) and a surface area (12) of the object (7). A computer (13) in the IR-radiation detector (2) is equipped to deduct a temperature measurement for the object (7), corrected for emissions and reflections from the detected IR-radiations (9, 10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: TESTO AG
    Inventors: Martin Stratmann, Sabine Hinkel, Daniel Auer, Patrick Zahn, Andreas Messerschmid