Patents by Inventor Vittorino Carobbio

Vittorino Carobbio 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).

  • Method to determine the contents level of a first fluid in a container and to determine a presence of a second fluid below the first fluid and level measurement apparatus to execute said method
    Patent number: 7477059
    Abstract: A level measurement device to measure the fill level of a fluid in a container, and a method to determine the contents level of a first fluid in a container and a presence of a second fluid below the first fluid. Microwave signals generated in the level measurement device are guided on a wave guide that is immersed in the first liquid. The measurement curve from received measurement signals is scanned for a first signal peak indicating a first fluid surface. The measurement curve is also scanned for a potential second signal peak having the same polarity as the first signal peak and thus indicating an interface between the first and a second fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Endress & Hauser GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Vittorino Carobbio
  • Method to determine the contents level of a first fluid in a container and to determine a presence of a second fluid below the first fluid and level measurement apparatus to execute said method
    Publication number: 20070194799
    Abstract: A level measurement device to measure the fill level of a fluid in a container, and a method to determine the contents level of a first fluid in a container and a presence of a second fluid below the first fluid. Microwave signals generated in the level measurement device are guided on a wave guide that is immersed in the first liquid. The measurement curve from received measurement signals is scanned for a first signal peak indicating a first fluid surface. The measurement curve is also scanned for a potential second signal peak having the same polarity as the first signal peak and thus indicating an interface between the first and a second fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Vittorino Carobbio