Patents by Inventor Thomas Bier

Thomas Bier 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: 11821765
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetically inductive flow measuring probe for determining flow rate and/or flow velocity of a medium, which includes a front part with a front end having a center, a housing, a magnetic field producing means arranged in the housing for producing a magnetic field passing through the front end, and a measuring- and evaluation unit, and characterized in that there are arranged on the front end and forming galvanic contact with the medium three measuring electrodes, which form three measuring electrode pairs, and in that the measuring- and evaluation unit is adapted to register induced measured voltages between at least two measuring electrode pairs, especially three measuring electrode pairs, and to ascertain flow rate and/or flow velocity of the medium as a function of the registered voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20230236050
    Abstract: A magnetically inductive flow measuring probe comprises a housing that is adapted to be exposed to the medium; two measuring electrodes arranged in a housing end section for forming a galvanic contact with the medium and for sensing a voltage induced in the flowing medium; and a means for producing a magnetic field passing through the housing end section. The means includes a coil arrangement and a field guide body. The field guide body comprises two field guide body legs connected with a coil core, extending to a front section of the housing and adapted to serve as field guideback. Orthogonal projections of the measuring electrodes and the field guide body onto a cross sectional plane are disjoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Beat Tschudin, Bruno Worreth, Thomas Bier, Steffen Weiss, Simon Mariager
  • Publication number: 20230204401
    Abstract: A magnetically inductive flow meter includes a housing; at least two measuring electrodes for forming a galvanic contact with the medium and for tapping an induced voltage in the medium; a device for generating a magnetic field, wherein the device is arranged in the housing, wherein the device comprises a field guiding assembly and a coil arrangement, wherein the field guiding assembly functions as a sensor electrode for capacitively determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable, in particular a fill level of the medium in the tube line or the measuring tube. The present disclosure also relates to a method for determining a fill level of a medium in a measuring tube or in a tube line using the magnetically inductive flow measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Beat Tschudin, Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20230204396
    Abstract: A magneto-inductive flow measurement device, comprises a means for producing a magnetic field with a self-inductance, wherein the means for producing the magnetic field comprises a coil arrangement; a means for sensing a measurement voltage induced in the flowable medium; an operating circuit, which is adapted to apply an operating signal on the coil arrangement, wherein the operating signal has operating signal parameters; a measuring circuit, which is adapted to determine a coil electrical current of the coil arrangement; a control circuit, which is adapted so to control at least one of the operating signal parameters that a function dependent on a self-induction value of the self-induction and a coil electrical current value of the coil electrical current does not differ from a predetermined, first desired value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Florent Tschambser, Thomas Sulzer, Andre Spahlinger, Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20230168114
    Abstract: A magnetically inductive flow measuring probe includes a housing; at least one measuring electrode for forming a galvanic contact with the medium and for tapping an induced voltage in the medium; a device for generating a magnetic field, wherein the device is arranged in the housing, wherein the device comprises a field guide assembly and a coil arrangement, wherein the field guide assembly functions as a sensor electrode for capacitively determining and/or monitoring a fill level of the medium in the tube line or the measuring tube. The present disclosure also relates to a method for determining a fill level of a medium in a measuring tube or in a tube line using the magnetically inductive flow measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Beat Tschudin, Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20220244693
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a field device used in process automation technology, wherein the field device has an NFC/RFID transponder, wherein an operating unit comprises an operating system which has an executable operating program, in particular application software, wherein the operating unit has an NFC/RFID reader. The method is characterized in that the NFC/RFID transponder comprises a memory which has data which, when read out using the NFC/RFID reader, triggers the calling up of the operating program in the operating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Beat TSCHUDIN, Thomas BIER, Steffen WEISS, Bruno WORRETH
  • Publication number: 20220065670
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetically inductive flow measuring probe for determining flow rate and/or flow velocity of a medium, which includes a front part with a front end having a center, a housing, a magnetic field producing means arranged in the housing for producing a magnetic field passing through the front end, and a measuring- and evaluation unit, and characterized in that there are arranged on the front end and forming galvanic contact with the medium three measuring electrodes, which form three measuring electrode pairs, and in that the measuring- and evaluation unit is adapted to register induced measured voltages between at least two measuring electrode pairs, especially three measuring electrode pairs, and to ascertain flow rate and/or flow velocity of the medium as a function of the registered voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Bier
  • Patent number: 11003169
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field device of measuring and automation technology. The field device has a radio module for providing access to an operating electronics of the field device. Such access enables the exchange of information between the operating electronics and a user. The radio module can be turned on by a first input signal sequence composed of accelerations of the field device housing and can be turned off by a second input signal sequence. A field device of the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Steffen Weiss, Beat Tschudin, Bruno Worreth, Thomas Bier, Christian Matt
  • Publication number: 20190219988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a field device of measuring and automation technology. The field device has a radio module for providing access to an operating electronics of the field device. Such access enables the exchange of information between the operating electronics and a user. The radio module can be turned on by a first input signal sequence composed of accelerations of the field device housing and can be turned off by a second input signal sequence. A field device of the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Steffen Weiss, Beat Tschudin, Bruno Worreth, Thomas Bier, Christian Matt
  • Patent number: 8174312
    Abstract: Signal processing circuit for voltage signals from electrodes of a magneto-inductive, flow measuring device, wherein two measuring electrodes are connected with a fully differentially working amplifier having two inputs and two outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20100231294
    Abstract: Signal processing circuit for voltage signals from electrodes of a magneto-inductive, flow measuring device, wherein two measuring electrodes are connected with a fully differentially working amplifier having two inputs and two outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Thomas Bier
  • Patent number: 7540202
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring flow of a medium through a measuring tube directed along a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20080110280
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring flow of a medium through a measuring tube directed along a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Thomas Bier
  • Patent number: 6851568
    Abstract: A lid-seal for a metal container constituted by fixing, through a beading process, on the upper edge of a metal container (1) made of sheet metal, an assembly formed by a plastic membrane (2) and a stamped metal ring (3). The plastic membrane (2) has a peripheral portion (9), followed internally by a recess having therein a ring-like recess (10) and a perimetral ring-like reinforcement (11) and with a lower ring-shaped thin breaking line (12) which breaks when pulled, after the breaking of the short breaking portion (13) of the incorporated pulling ring (14). The stamped metal ring (3) has a flat inner section (4) with a central circular opening (5) with the inner edge beaded inwards (6) and an elevation to form an upper bed (7) and a peripheral edge turned downwards (8) so that, jointly with the peripheral portion (9) of the membrane (2) it can be beaded in the container (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Renner Herrmann S.A.
    Inventor: Thomas Bier Herrmann
  • Patent number: 6689207
    Abstract: The concentration d3 is alumina AL2O3, —A—, and the concentration d4 in lime CaO, —C—, in the initial mixture are such that d3/d4 ranges between 1.15 and 1.40. Grinding produces a cement with a size distribution as represented in a Rosin Rammler diagram has a gradient ranging between 0.75 and 0.90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: LafargeSaluminates
    Inventors: Bruno Espinosa, Thomas Bier
  • Publication number: 20030075545
    Abstract: An “IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED IN A LID-SEAL OF METAL CONTAINERS FOR POWDER FOOD OR OTHERS” constituted by fixing, through a beading process in the upper edge of a metal container (1) made of sheet metal with the set formed by a plastic membrane (2) forming a peripheral portion (9), followed internally of a recess with ring like recess (10) and a perimetral ring like reinforcement (11) and with a lower ring shaped thin line for the breaking (12) when pulled, after the breaking of the short breaking portion (13) of the incorporated pulling ring (14) and a stamped metal ring (3) forming a flat inner section (4) with a central circular opening (5) with the inner edge beaded inwards (6) and an elevation to form an upper bed (7) and a peripheral edge turned downwards (8) so that, jointly with the peripheral portion (9) of the membrane (2) be beaded in the container (1), the development of which has the purpose of obtaining a seal-lid assuring the necessary sealing and the consequent quality of the packaged
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Renner Herrmann S.A.
    Inventor: Thomas Bier Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20030070587
    Abstract: The concentration d3 is alumina AL2O3, —A—, and the concentration d4 in lime CaO, —C—, in the initial mixture are such that d3/d4 ranges between 1.15 and 1.40. Grinding produces a cement with a size distribution as represented in a Rosin Rammler diagram has a gradient ranging between 0.75 and 0.90.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: LAFARGE ALUMINATES
    Inventors: Bruno Espinosa, Thomas Bier