Patents by Inventor Tobias Baur

Tobias Baur 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: 20220196450
    Abstract: A method for producing a probe of a thermal flowmeter for measuring mass flow of a medium in a measuring tube, wherein a probe core is provided arranged loosely in a probe sleeve having a longitudinal axis, wherein the probe sleeve is deformed relative to the longitudinal axis completely radially in the direction of the probe core by means of high energy rate forming, wherein a material-locking connection between probe sleeve and probe core results and a rod is formed, wherein the rod represents a base body that is used for probe production, wherein a deformation speed reaches values greater than 100 m/s, and wherein the high energy rate forming includes explosive forming or magnetic forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Anastasios Badarlis, Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur, Martin Barth, Martin Arnold, Mathieu Habert
  • Patent number: 11054293
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a probe of a thermal flow meter for measuring the mass flow rate of a medium in a measuring tube, the method having the following steps: introducing a probe core in the form of a material to be melted into a first probe casing, the first probe casing having an open first end and a closed second end facing away from the first end; melting the probe core; quenching the probe core to a temperature below the solidification temperature; attaching a thermoelement to a contact surface of the solidified probe core. The invention also relates to a probe obtained according to the production method and to a flow meter including the probes according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur, Martin Barth, Anastasios Badarlis, Lars Neyerlin, Martin Arnold, Oliver Popp
  • Patent number: 11015964
    Abstract: A thermal, flow measuring device comprising a sensor with a metal sensor housing, which has a hollow body for connecting to a plug-in apparatus and/or a tube or pipe wall, wherein the hollow body has a base area; wherein the sensor housing has at least first and second pin sleeves, which protrude starting from the base area, wherein the metal sensor housing is embodied as one piece and the pin sleeves and the hollow body are connected together seam freely, especially weld seam freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Axel Pfau, Tobias Baur
  • Patent number: 10989581
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor of a thermal, flow measuring device. The sensor includes a sensor cup having at least one protrusion on the floor of the cup that assures a constant spacing of a sensor element from the cup floor so that a good temperature transfer between the sensor element and a medium flowing around the sensor is assured. Also disclosed is a thermal, flow measuring device employing such a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur
  • Patent number: 10976188
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a probe of a thermal, flow measuring device for measuring mass flow of a liquid in a measuring tube, wherein the method includes: introducing a probe core including a hard solder and a core element into a first probe sleeve, wherein the first probe sleeve has an open first end and a closed second end away from the first end; melting the hard solder; affixing the core element by cooling the hard solder to a temperature less than the solidification temperature; and applying a thermoelement to a contact area of the core element or of the solidified hard solder. The present disclosure relates, furthermore, to a probe resulting from the manufacturing process as well as to a flow measuring device having at least one probe of the-present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur, Martin Barth, Anastasios Badarlis, Lars Neyerlin, Martin Arnold, Oliver Popp
  • Publication number: 20200191629
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a probe of a thermal flow meter for measuring the mass flow rate of a medium in a measuring tube, the method having the following steps: introducing a probe core in the form of a material to be melted into a first probe casing, the first probe casing having an open first end and a closed second end facing away from the first end; melting the probe core; quenching the probe core to a temperature below the solidification temperature; attaching a thermoelement to a contact surface of the solidified probe core. The invention also relates to a probe obtained according to the production method and to a flow meter including the probes according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur, Martin Barth, Anastasios Badarlis, Lars Neyerlin, Martin Arnold, Oliver Popp
  • Publication number: 20190376827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor of a thermal, flow measuring device, to a thermal, flow measuring device and to a method for manufacturing such a sensor, wherein the sensor has a sensor cup having at least one protrusion, which assures a constant spacing of a sensor element from a cup floor, so that a good temperature transfer between sensor and a medium flowing around the sensor is assured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Stephan GABERTHÜEL, Alexander GRÜN, Hanno SCHULTHEIS, Tobias BAUR
  • Publication number: 20190293466
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a probe (10) of a thermal, flow measuring device for measuring mass flow of a liquid in a measuring tube, wherein the method comprises steps as follows: introducing a probe core comprising a hard solder and a core element into a first probe sleeve, wherein the first probe sleeve has an open first end and a closed second end away from the first end; melting the hard solder; affixing the core element by cooling the hard solder to a temperature less than the solidification temperature; applying a thermoelement to a contact area of the core element or of the solidified hard solder. The invention relates, furthermore, to a probe resulting from the manufacturing process as well as to a flow measuring device having at least one probe of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Alexander Grün, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur, Martin Barth, Anastasios Badarlis, Lars Neyerlin, Martin Arnold, Oliver Popp
  • Publication number: 20190025103
    Abstract: A thermal, flow measuring device comprising a sensor with a metal sensor housing, which has a hollow body for connecting to a plug-in apparatus and/or a tube or pipe wall, wherein the hollow body has a base area; wherein the sensor housing has at least first and second pin sleeves, which protrude starting from the base area, wherein the metal sensor housing is embodied as one piece and the pin sleeves and the hollow body are connected together seam freely, especially weld seam freely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephan Gaberthüel, Axel Pfau, Tobias Baur
  • Patent number: 9810586
    Abstract: A temperature sensor comprising a housing having a housing body and a housing chamber, in which housing chamber are arranged terminally two temperature sensor elements, which are especially embodied as thin-film resistance thermometers, one of the temperature sensor elements is heatable, and from each temperature sensor element at least one connection wire leads away, which is connected with a circuit board. The circuit board is arranged in the housing chamber. The circuit board is positioned in the housing chamber by a snap-in connection. A connection wire of a first temperature sensor element is led with strain relief in a first direction through the circuit board and connected with such. The housing chamber contains at least a first elastic body. The circuit board has a first number of cavities, for connection of connection wires and/or cables and a second number of cavities, for reducing thermal expansion of the circuit board. Also presented is a thermal, flow measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Endres + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alexander Grun, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur
  • Patent number: 9696191
    Abstract: A thermal, flow measuring device for determining and/or monitoring a mass flow of a measured medium through a measuring tube, comprising a sensor having a first heatable resistance thermometer and at least a second heatable resistance thermometer, wherein the sensor has a longitudinal axis and an end face, which is divided into at least two adjoining segments, wherein a surface normal vector of at least a first segment forms with the longitudinal axis of the sensor an angle of at least 5°; and use of a thermal, flow measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Axel Pfau, Panagiotis Papathanasiou, Stephan Gaberthuel, Tobias Baur, Hanno Schultheis
  • Patent number: 9671266
    Abstract: A method for determining mass flow of a gas by means of a mass flow meter, which has a first and a second temperature sensor, which can be flowed around by the gas. The first temperature sensor is heated with a heating power Q, wherein the mass flow of the medium is determined by means of a power coefficient PC=Q/?T as a function of a heating power Q and a temperature difference ?Tm=T1?T2 between the measured values of the temperature sensor. A corrected power coefficient PCcorr is determined, wherein at least one correction occurs by means of at least one recovery correction term Ki, wherein the recovery correction term Ki has the form Ki=?x·u2/(2·cp), wherein u is the flow velocity and cp the heat capacity of the medium, ?x is an element of the set {?1; ?2; ?12}, ?1:=e1?cr, ?2:=e2?cr and ?12:=e1?e2=?1??2, e1 and e2 are the recovery factors of the first, respectively second, temperature sensors, and wherein cr is a constant reference value, for which holds cr?1, especially cr=1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Anastasios Badarlis, Tobias Baur, Axel Pfau, Hanno Schultheis
  • Patent number: 9182262
    Abstract: A temperature sensor and a flow measuring device. The temperature sensor comprising: a housing which comprises a housing body from which at least a first shell and a second shell protrude, each of which shells comprises a first end section, a second end section and a longitudinal axis. A temperature sensor element is arranged, which has especially a thin-film resistance thermometer, wherein one of the temperature sensor elements is heatable, and which shells have outsides, which interface the housing with the environment. From each temperature sensor element at least one connection wire leads away, which is connected with a circuit board. The housing body has a housing chamber, which is connected with inner hollow spaces of the shells, wherein the circuit board is arranged in the housing chamber, and wherein the circuit board is positioned in the housing chamber by a snap-in connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Achim Wiest, Heinerich Hagenmeyer, Roy Senn, Tobias Baur
  • Publication number: 20150300856
    Abstract: A thermal, flow measuring device for determining and/or monitoring a mass flow of a measured medium through a measuring tube, comprising a sensor having a first heatable resistance thermometer and at least a second heatable resistance thermometer, wherein the sensor has a longitudinal axis and an end face, which is divided into at least two adjoining segments, wherein a surface normal vector of at least a first segment forms with the longitudinal axis of the sensor an angle of at least 5°; and use of a thermal, flow measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Axel Pfau, Panagiotis Papathanasiou, Stephan Gaberthuel, Tobias Baur, Hanno Schultheis
  • Publication number: 20150276503
    Abstract: A temperature sensor comprising a housing having a housing body and a housing chamber, in which housing chamber are arranged terminally two temperature sensor elements, which are especially embodied as thin-film resistance thermometers, one of the temperature sensor elements is heatable, and from each temperature sensor element at least one connection wire leads away, which is connected with a circuit board. The circuit board is arranged in the housing chamber. The circuit board is positioned in the housing chamber by a snap-in connection. A connection wire of a first temperature sensor element is led with strain relief in a first direction through the circuit board and connected with such. The housing chamber contains at least a first elastic body. The circuit board has a first number of cavities, for connection of connection wires and/or cables and a second number of cavities, for reducing thermal expansion of the circuit board. Also presented is a thermal, flow measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Grun, Hanno Schultheis, Tobias Baur
  • Publication number: 20150075277
    Abstract: A method for determining mass flow of a gas by means of a mass flow meter, which has a first and a second temperature sensor, which can be flowed around by the gas. The first temperature sensor is heated with a heating power Q, wherein the mass flow of the medium is determined by means of a power coefficient PC=Q/?T as a function of a heating power Q and a temperature difference ?Tm=T1?T2 between the measured values of the temperature sensor. A corrected power coefficient PCcorr is determined, wherein at least one correction occurs by means of at least one recovery correction term Ki, wherein the recovery correction term Ki has the form Ki=?x·u2/(2·cp), wherein u is the flow velocity and cp the heat capacity of the medium, ?x is an element of the set {?1; ?2; ?12}, ?1:=e1?cr, ?2:=e2?cr and ?12:=e1?e2=?1??2, e1 and e2 are the recovery factors of the first, respectively second, temperature sensors, and wherein cr is a constant reference value, for which holds cr?1, especially cr=1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Anastasios Badarlis, Tobias Baur, Axel Pfau, Hanno Schultheis
  • Publication number: 20140366624
    Abstract: A spacer for a thermal, flow measuring device, wherein the spacer has a planar bearing surface for a thin-film resistance thermometer and an otherwise circularly cylindrical, lateral surface, wherein the bearing surface is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Tobias Baur, Fanos Christodoulou, Martin Barth, Axel Pfau
  • Publication number: 20130269428
    Abstract: A measurement transducer of a thermal mass flow meter for determining the flow rate of a medium that flows through a pipe, which comprises at least one thin film resistance thermometer, which is arranged in a sheath, wherein the sheath comprises a first open end, out of which at least one cable for electrical contact with the resistance thermometer is led out of the sheath, wherein the cable in the sheath is embedded in a first fill material, at least in sections, and wherein the thin film resistance thermometer is at least partially covered by a second fill material, which is a gaseous, liquid, semi-liquid, powder or solid and in the case cited last, comprises a hardness of at most Shore A 90, and that the first fill material comprises a hardness of at most Shore D 98.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Tobias Baur, Fanos Christodoulou, Axel Pfau, Martin Barth, Arno Lang
  • Patent number: 8529127
    Abstract: Thermal flow measuring device and method for the manufacture of a thermal flow measuring device with a spacer having a first cavity for accommodating a resistance thermometer, wherein the spacer has at least a first planar area, which faces the first cavity, and a second cavity, through which the resistance thermometer can be pressed by means of a hold-down onto the first planar area of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alex Pfau, Martin Barth, Tobias Baur
  • Patent number: 8408525
    Abstract: A carburetor assembly (1) has an intake channel section (30) and an air channel section (31). In the intake channel section (30), a throttle element and a choke element are arranged. An air control element is arranged in the air channel section (31). A first coupling unit (25) is provided which defines the position of the throttle element in at least one start position of the carburetor assembly (1). A second coupling unit (26) couples the position of the air control element in at least one operating state to the position of the throttle element. To ensure a reliable start, the choke element is held in at least one start position by the first coupling unit (25) and the second coupling unit (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner Gräter, Tobias Baur, Birger Loew