Patents by Inventor Thomas Kung

Thomas Kung 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).

  • Publication number: 20180209828
    Abstract: A magneto-inductive flow measuring device for ascertaining flow of a measured medium through a measuring tube having a measuring tube axis, comprising: at least a first coil component having a coil body for accommodating a coil core of a coil. The coil is wound on the coil body and the coil core is arranged in a first passageway of the coil body with a longitudinal axis of the coil core coaxial with the coil. At least two cable strands are arranged between the coil core and the coil body, wherein the cable strands serve for tapping the signal of two or more measuring electrodes arranged on the measuring tube. The cable strands extend within the coil component essentially along a cutting plane, which extends perpendicular to the measuring tube axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Gunther Bahr, Thomas Kung
  • Patent number: 9893611
    Abstract: A method for controlling coil current of a magneto inductive, flow measuring device with a first value representing an overvoltage UO and a second value representing a holding voltage UH, wherein the first value is greater than the second value, characterized by steps as follows: setting a first switching point IS for the electrical current level, up to which a coil should be supplied with the overvoltage UO; applying an overvoltage UO until the electrical current level rises to the switching point IS set for the electrical current level; switching from the overvoltage UO to the holding voltage UH, in order to hold the electrical current level at a constant electrical current end value IH. Also intended is a magneto inductive, flow measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventors: Markus Rufenacht, Andre Spahlinger, Thomas Kung
  • Publication number: 20170219399
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring flow of a fluid flowing using the magneto-inductive measuring principle, comprising a measuring tube having at least two subsections, wherein the subsections differ in diameter and/or geometry of cross sectional area; at least one magnet system having at least two coils for producing a magnetic field directed essentially perpendicularly to the flow direction of the fluid; at least two measuring electrode pairs for sensing induced voltage, wherein at least one measuring electrode pair is arranged in a first subsection and a second measuring electrode pair in a second subsection, wherein each measuring electrode pair includes first and second measuring electrodes, which lie opposite one another in the measuring tube and the respective connecting lines of the measuring electrodes are perpendicular to the tube axis and perpendicular to the magnetic field, and an electronics unit for signal registration and/or evaluation and for power supply of the coils, wherein the electronics unit is
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Kung, Gunther Bahr, Frank Voigt
  • Patent number: 9341506
    Abstract: A method for controlling excitation energy in a coil arrangement of a flow measuring device having an energy buffer system for storing energy and embodied as a two-conductor field device is provided for producing a magnetic field B passing through a medium as a function of the excitation energy. The wherein the flow measuring device has a plurality of operating states, between which it transfers and which describe an excitation current pulsed in a time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Andre Spahlinger, Thomas Kung, Markus Rufenacht
  • Patent number: 9304021
    Abstract: A measuring electronics serves for ascertaining a potential difference (??12) between a first measuring electrode and a second measuring electrode. For such purpose, the measuring electronics comprises a reference electrode, an input circuit having two circuit inputs electrically connectable with the first, respectively second, measuring electrodes and two signal voltage outputs, a compensation circuit, a measuring and control circuit having two signal voltage inputs, two signal voltage inputs electrically and a compensation control output. The compensation circuit is adapted to provide on the first compensation voltage output a compensation voltage, namely an adjustable direct voltage referenced to the reference potential, and on the second compensation voltage output a compensation voltage, namely a direct voltage referenced to the reference potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kung, Andre Spahlinger, Markus Rufenacht
  • Publication number: 20160073456
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating circuit for an LED series, having: a converter, particularly a DC-DC converter, having a controllable switch (S1) and an inductor (LBUCK) for converting an input voltage (Vin)fed to the operating circuit into a supply voltage for the LED series;—a control unit (SR) for driving the switch (Si);—a secondary-side inductor (L2) coupled to the inductor (LBUCK);—an envelope curve demodulator (30) for detecting the envelope curve of the voltage (V?LED) present at the secondary-side inductor (L2); and—a compensating circuit (31) for compensating an error caused by the envelope curve demodulator (30) relating to the detection of the envelope curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas KUNG
  • Publication number: 20150247747
    Abstract: A measuring electronics serves for ascertaining a potential difference (?12) between a first measuring electrode and a second measuring electrode. For such purpose, the measuring electronics comprises a reference electrode, an input circuit having two circuit inputs electrically connectable with the first, respectively second, measuring electrodes and two signal voltage outputs, a compensation circuit, a measuring and control circuit having two signal voltage inputs, two signal voltage inputs electrically and a compensation control output. The compensation circuit is adapted to provide on the first compensation voltage output a compensation voltage, namely an adjustable direct voltage referenced to the reference potential, and on the second compensation voltage output a compensation voltage, namely a direct voltage referenced to the reference potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Kung, Andre Spahlinger, Markus Rufenacht
  • Publication number: 20150188416
    Abstract: A method for controlling coil current of a magneto inductive, flow measuring device with a first value representing an overvoltage UO and a second value representing a holding voltage UH, wherein the first value is greater than the second value, characterized by steps as follows: setting a first switching point IS for the electrical current level, up to which a coil should be supplied with the overvoltage UO; applying an overvoltage UO until the electrical current level rises to the switching point IS set for the electrical current level; switching from the overvoltage UO to the holding voltage UH, in order to hold the electrical current level at a constant electrical current end value IH. Also intended is a magneto inductive, flow measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Rufenacht, Andre Spahlinger, Thomas Kung
  • Publication number: 20150185056
    Abstract: A method for controlling excitation energy in a coil arrangement of a flow measuring device having an energy buffer system for storing energy and embodied as a two-conductor field device is provided for producing a magnetic field B passing through a medium as a function of the excitation energy. The wherein the flow measuring device has a plurality of operating states, between which it transfers and which describe an excitation current pulsed in a time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Andre Spahlinger, Thomas Kung, Markus Rufenacht
  • Publication number: 20080295608
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring and/or monitoring the flow of a medium to be measured, which is flowing through a measuring tube in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube. The apparatus includes: A magnet arrangement which produces a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube and running essentially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube; two measuring electrodes which are galvanically or capacitively coupled with the medium to be measured and which are arranged in such a manner that a measurement voltage is induced in them, evoked by the medium to be measured; an evaluation control unit, which, on the basis of the measurement voltage induced in the measurement electrodes, provides information concerning the volume flow of the medium to be measured in the measuring tube; wherein connecting lines, or signal lines, as the case may be, are provided, by way of which the measurement signals are led between the measurement electrodes and the control/evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Fred Kappertz, Thomas Kung, Gunther Bahr
  • Publication number: 20050272444
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method (300) for directing users to coverage. The method includes the steps of detecting (314) when a signal strength parameter of a mobile unit (112) falls below a predetermined threshold, acquiring (316) positional information about the mobile unit and directing (322) a user of the mobile unit to a reestablishing coverage area (110) that has a signal strength that would cause the signal strength parameter to meet the predetermined threshold. In addition, the method can include the step of calculating (320) positional parameters between the mobile unit and the reestablishing coverage area in which the reestablishing coverage area is a coverage area (110) that is physically closest to the mobile unit in comparison to other coverage areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Heffield, Craig Bishop, Kevin Eldred, Jose Korneluk, Vijay Ram, Thomas Kung, Victor Nguyen