Patents by Inventor Thomas Deck

Thomas Deck 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: 11803215
    Abstract: A detachable display and operating module for a field device with an energy storage device, an energy supply interface and a radio interface for wireless communication with the field device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas Deck, Winfried Rauer, Juergen Motzer, Holger Staiger
  • Patent number: 11387543
    Abstract: A field device having a metal housing, a connection line guided through a cable bushing and a radio module having an antenna, wherein the antenna extends, at least in sections, outside of the housing parallel to the connection line and in the cable bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas Deck, Karl Griessbaum, Juergen Motzer, Daniel Schultheiss
  • Publication number: 20220164008
    Abstract: A detachable display and operating module for a field device with an energy storage device, an energy supply interface and a radio interface for wireless communication with the field device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas DECK, Winfried RAUER, Juergen MOTZER, Holger STAIGER
  • Patent number: 11231492
    Abstract: A radar fill level measurement device for determining a fill level of a medium is provided, including a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission signal towards the medium; a receiver configured to receive a reception signal reflected by the medium; and a controller configured to determine the fill level of the medium based on the reception signal and based on at least one evaluation parameter, the radar fill level measurement device being configured to vary a transmitting power of the transmission signal, the controller being further configured to determine a current transmitting power of the transmission signal, and the controller being further configured to vary, based on the determined current transmitting power, a value of the at least one evaluation parameter and/or at least one measurement signal that correlates with the reception signal, such that the fill level is determined taking into account the transmitting power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Christian Hoferer, Joachim Benz, Thomas Deck, Johannes Franz, Martin Gaiser, Karl Griessbaum, Juergen Haas, Andreas Isenmann, Manuel Kaufmann, Juergen Motzer, Daniel Schultheiss, Roland Welle
  • Publication number: 20210218122
    Abstract: A field device having a metal housing, a connection line guided through a cable bushing and a radio module having an antenna, wherein the antenna extends, at least in sections, outside of the housing parallel to the connection line and in the cable bushing
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Deck, Karl Griessbaum, Juergen Motzer, Daniel Schultheiss
  • Patent number: 10424930
    Abstract: There is provided a level measuring device including at least two electrical circuits connected in series with respect to an external power supply of the level measuring device. A decoupling circuit is disposed between the electrical circuits and is configured to distribute available power between the two electrical circuits according to requirements. At least the second electrical circuit includes an energy store as an energy buffer configured to equalize a fluctuating energy consumption of the second electrical circuit such that a start time of the level measuring device can be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Guenter Kech, Thomas Deck, Karl Griessbaum
  • Patent number: 10411323
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement for a measuring device, having an antenna with an emission surface, and an antenna holder for pivotably fastening the antenna to a fastening apparatus for the purpose of arranging the antenna arrangement on a container or another fastening possibility, for example via a material heap, wherein the antenna holder is connected to the fastening apparatus by means of a clamping arrangement, wherein the antenna holder is in the form of a spherical layer of a sphere wherein the spherical layer has top and bottom surfaces running parallel to one another, and contains the center of the sphere, and the emission surface is arranged inside the spherical layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Josef Fehrenbach, Daniel Schultheiss, Fritz Lenk, Klaus Kienzle, Jürgen Motzer, Thomas Deck, Johannes Falk, Jürgen Skowaisa, Clemens Hengstler
  • Publication number: 20190033116
    Abstract: A radar fill level measurement device for determining a fill level of a medium is provided, including a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission signal towards the medium; a receiver configured to receive a reception signal reflected by the medium; and a controller configured to determine the fill level of the medium based on the reception signal and based on at least one evaluation parameter, the radar fill level measurement device being configured to vary a transmitting power of the transmission signal, the controller being further configured to determine a current transmitting power of the transmission signal, and the controller being further configured to vary, based on the determined current transmitting power, a value of the at least one evaluation parameter and/or at least one measurement signal that correlates with the reception signal, such that the fill level is determined taking into account the transmitting power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Christian HOFERER, Joachim Benz, Thomas Deck, Johannes Franz, Martin Gaiser, Karl Griessbaum, Juergen Haas, Andreas Isenmann, Manuel Kaufmann, Juergen Motzer, Daniel Schultheiss, Roland Welle
  • Publication number: 20170170659
    Abstract: There is provided a level measuring device including at least two electrical circuits connected in series with respect to an external power supply of the level measuring device. A decoupling circuit is disposed between the electrical circuits and is configured to distribute available power between the two electrical circuits according to requirements. At least the second electrical circuit includes an energy store as an energy buffer configured to equalize a fluctuating energy consumption of the second electrical circuit such that a start time of the level measuring device can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Guenter KECH, Thomas DECK, Karl GRIESSBAUM
  • Publication number: 20170162928
    Abstract: An antenna array for a measuring device, having an antenna with an emission surface, and an antenna holder for pivotably fastening the antenna to a fastening apparatus for the purpose of arranging the antenna array on a container or another fastening possibility, for example via a material heap, wherein the antenna holder is connected to the fastening apparatus by means of a clamping arrangement, wherein the antenna holder is in the form of a spherical layer of a sphere wherein the spherical layer has top and bottom surfaces running parallel to one another, and contains the center of the sphere, and the emission surface is arranged inside the spherical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Josef Fehrenbach, Daniel Schultheiss, Fritz Lenk, Klaus Kienzle, Jürgen Motzer, Thomas Deck, Johannes Falk, Jürgen Skowaisa, Clemens Hengstler
  • Patent number: 9459132
    Abstract: To detect a limit level, a multi-limit level measuring device is employed, which uses two different measured data evaluation methods. The measured data to be evaluated is acquired by a multi-limit level sensor arrangement which can use different physical measurement principles. In this manner, the likelihood of the limit level being erroneously detected may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Josef Fehrenbach, Thomas Deck, Martin Mellert
  • Publication number: 20140360263
    Abstract: To detect a limit level, a multi-limit level measuring device is employed, which uses two different measured data evaluation methods. The measured data to be evaluated is acquired by a multi-limit level sensor arrangement which can use different physical measurement principles. In this manner, the likelihood of the limit level being erroneously detected may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Josef FEHRENBACH, Thomas DECK, Martin MELLERT
  • Patent number: 8843329
    Abstract: A method for filling level measuring includes generating an echo curve. The echo curve is analyzed by at least one analysis method selected from analysis methods including analyzing the echo curve by at least two parallel tasks or is analyzed by comparing the echo curve with a spurious-echo curve at the IF-level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Karl Griessbaum, Josef Fehrenbach, Thomas Deck, Winfried Rauer, Martin Gaiser
  • Patent number: 8800378
    Abstract: The invention is for a method and apparatus for a pressure measuring cell for measuring a metered pressure, with a base body having at least one base body electrode and with a membrane body connected to the base body to form a sensor chamber, which has at least one membrane electrode and can be subjected to the pressure of a medium that is below the measurement pressure, wherein both the wall of the sensor chamber that is formed by the base body and the wall of the sensor chamber that is formed by the membrane body is covered with a protective layer; according to the invention, the protective layer is fashioned as a glass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kopp, Jörn Jacob, Martin Mellert, Josef Fehrenbach, Thomas Deck
  • Patent number: 8700357
    Abstract: A transit-time fill-level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a filling material in a container is stated, in which transit-time fill-level measuring device information about the topography of the filling material surface is determined on the basis of the shape of a single echo curve of the receiving signal. From this the fill volume can then be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Josef Fehrenbach, Thomas Deck, Roland Welle, Karl Griessbaum
  • Patent number: 8553052
    Abstract: Display device, with a plurality of display elements arranged in the shape of a bar, wherein each display element can represent at least one first display state (off) and one second display state (on), and a value being shown can be indicated by the second display state (on) of at least one display element assigned to the value, so that an intermediate value between the value being displayed and a succeeding or preceding value can be represented by activating the preceding or succeeding display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Siegbert Wöhrle, Daniel Schultheiss, Josef Fehrenbach, Thomas Deck, Michael Fischer
  • Patent number: 8439670
    Abstract: The device according to the invention for separating a solid material and a gas substantially comprises an ascending conduit for conducting a gas-solid material suspension having a solid material supply port for feeding in a solid material and a gas supply port for feeding in a gas, a descending helical and/or spiral conduit, in which the gas-solid material suspension is separated into a solid material flow and a gas flow by centrifugal forces, a diverter head that connects the ascending conduit with the helical and/or spiral conduit, wherein in the region of the diverter head at least one bend is provided in the conduit configuration, connected to the end of the helical and/or spiral conduit a solid material conduit for discharging the flow of solid material and also connected to the end of the helical and/or spiral conduit a gas conduit for discharging the flow of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Polysius AG
    Inventors: Verena Georg, Detlev Kupper, Luis Lagar Garcia, Andreas Hoppe, Heinz-Werner Thiemeyer, Daniel Klegraf, Thomas Deck, Stefanie Richter
  • Patent number: 8435453
    Abstract: A device for performing chemical and/or physical reactions between a solid material and a gas, especially for preheating, cooling and/or calcining fine-grained materials has at least three stages arranged one above the other, each stage comprising the following components: a. a gas-solids suspension duct for conducting a gas-solids suspension, b. means for separating the delivered solid material from the delivered gas, c. a solids duct for discharging the separated solid material, d. and a gas duct for discharging the separated gas, the gas duct of one stage merging into the gas-solids suspension duct of the next-higher stage and the solids duct of one stage joining the gas-solids suspension duct of the next lower stage. In addition, the junction of the solids duct and the gas-solids suspension duct of the third or a higher stage is provided below the highest point of the gas-solids suspension duct arranged two stages lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Polysius AG
    Inventors: Verena Georg, Detlev Kupper, Andreas Hoppe, Heinz-Werner Thiemeyer, Daniel Klegraf, Thomas Deck, Stefanie Richter, Luis Lagar Garcia
  • Patent number: 8332182
    Abstract: A transit-time fill-level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a filling material in a container is stated, in which transit-time fill-level measuring device information about the topography of the filling material surface is determined on the basis of the shape of a single echo curve of the receiving signal. From this the fill volume can then be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: VEGA Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Josef Fehrenbach, Thomas Deck, Roland Welle, Karl Griessbaum
  • Publication number: 20120221261
    Abstract: A transit-time fill-level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a filling material in a container is stated, in which transit-time fill-level measuring device information about the topography of the filling material surface is determined on the basis of the shape of a single echo curve of the receiving signal. From this the fill volume can then be derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Josef FEHRENBACH, Thomas DECK, Roland WELLE, Karl GRIESSBAUM