Patents by Inventor Thomas Kück

Thomas Kück 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).

  • Device for ascertaining a fill level of a medium
    Patent number: 8899109
    Abstract: In the case of a device for ascertaining a fill level of a medium inside a collection container, having at least one measuring chamber, in which an ultrasonic sensor is arranged, connected to conduct media to the collection chamber, and having at least one antechamber connected upstream from the measuring chamber, which has at least one inlet opening for the medium from the collection chamber, at least one flow damper for the medium, according to the invention, is arranged in at least one subarea of the antechamber. Thereby multiple antechambers, which are connected in series one behind another to conduct media, are connected upstream from the measuring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Niemann, Jürgen Palloks, Thomas Kück, David Hessenkämper, Ingo Zoyke, Herbert Claassen
  • Device for ascertaining a fill level of a medium
    Publication number: 20120234091
    Abstract: In the case of a device for ascertaining a fill level of a medium inside a collection container, having at least one measuring chamber, in which an ultrasonic sensor is arranged, connected to conduct media to the collection chamber, and having at least one antechamber connected upstream from the measuring chamber, which has at least one inlet opening for the medium from the collection chamber, at least one flow damper for the medium, according to the invention, is arranged in at least one subarea of the antechamber. Thereby multiple antechambers, which are connected in series one behind another to conduct media, are connected upstream from the measuring chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Niemann, Jürgen Palloks, Thomas Kück, David Hessenkämper, Ingo Zoyke, Herbert Claassen
  • Device for measuring the level of a liquid in a container with an ultrasonic transducer
    Patent number: 7861587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for measuring the level of liquid in a container by means of an ultrasonic converter, comprising an ultrasonic converter which is disposed at a distance from the base such that it radiates towards the surface of the liquid and also towards a lower reflector. The ultrasonic converter is, preferably, integrated into a housing which has a large upper opening and a small lower opening. A cavity is arranged in the base of the device below the lower opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hück & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Kück, Heiko Dobrinski, Andreas Buhrdorf