Patents by Inventor Steffi Krönert

Steffi Krönert 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: 10511122
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for use in process automation, having a sensor, comprising a first coupling body, having at least one sensor element for detecting a measurement value of the process automation, and a first interface for transmitting a signal dependent upon the measurement value, a connection element for transmitting the signal to a superordinate unit, comprising a second coupling body complementary to the first coupling body, having a second interface complementary to the first interface, wherein the first and second interfaces are designed for bi-directional communication between sensor and superordinate unit, where the sensor has at least one light source for transducing the signal dependent upon the measurement value into light of a color corresponding to the measurement value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Buschnakowski, Steffi Krönert
  • Publication number: 20180034204
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for use in process automation, having a sensor, comprising a first coupling body, having at least one sensor element for detecting a measurement value of the process automation, and a first interface for transmitting a signal dependent upon the measurement value, a connection element for transmitting the signal to a superordinate unit, comprising a second coupling body complementary to the first coupling body, having a second interface complementary to the first interface, wherein the first and second interfaces are designed for bi-directional communication between sensor and superordinate unit, where the sensor has at least one light source for transducing the signal dependent upon the measurement value into light of a color corresponding to the measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan Buschnakowski, Steffi Krönert