Electromagnetic Induction (e.g., Faraday Type) Patents (Class 73/861.11)
  • Patent number: 12209893
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flow meter for determining a flow velocity-dependent measurement variable induced in a flowable medium is provided, said flow meter comprising: a measuring tube for conducting the flowable medium in a flow direction, the measuring tube comprising a carrier body, the measuring tube comprising an inlet region in which the carrier body has a first recess located on an inner side of the carrier body, the first recess extending continuously in the flow direction, the measuring tube comprising a support body for stabilizing a liner, the support body being located between the carrier body and the liner, the support body extending into the first recess and thus being interlockingly connected to the carrier body; a device located on the measuring tube for generating a magnetic field that penetrates the measuring tube; and —two measuring electrodes for tapping a measuring voltage induced in the flowable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler, Werner Wohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 12117322
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter includes: a housing having first and second housing parts connected via a guide element, which is configured to enable a distance between the first and second housing parts to be linearly adjustable; an exchangeable measurement tube for guiding a flowable medium; two measurement electrodes mounted in the measurement tube; a magnetic field-generating device for generating a magnetic field permeating the measurement tube; and at least two connection contacts, each electrically connected to a measurement circuit, wherein the measurement tube is reversibly interlockingly and/or frictionally arranged between the first housing part and the second housing part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Patent number: 11913897
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for sensing fluids. A fluid sensor is configured to analyze a fluid utilizing impedance spectroscopy. Capacitive impedance of fluids is sensed and measured. Inductive impedance of suspended particles in fluids is measured. An electrochemical fingerprint of the properties of the fluid or of the particles within the fluid is generated. Fluid analytics data is generated from sensor signal data of the fluids under test. Trainable artificial intelligence algorithms are used to generate fluid analytics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FluidInsight Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrick Emokpae, David Rutledge, Richard Helfmann, Terry Greeniaus, Chris Holt, Mohammad Abdolrazzaghi, Brad Hesson, Richard Hull, Kenny Xu, Arunkumar Sundaram
  • Patent number: 11841253
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter includes a measuring tube for carrying an electrically conductive medium, a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field passing through the medium, two electrodes for tapping a measuring voltage induced in the medium, a ground element electrically connected to the medium, and an evaluation unit. The electrodes are connected to the evaluation unit via electrode lines. The ground element is connected to the evaluation unit via a first ground line for potential equalization between the medium and a reference potential of the evaluation unit. The ground element is connected to the evaluation unit at least indirectly via a second ground line. The first and second ground lines are part of a monitoring circuit for monitoring the connection between the ground element and the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is designed such that it monitors the connection between the ground element and the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: Helmut Brockhaus, Markus Dabrowski, Ralf Kaisler
  • Patent number: 11802781
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter for ascertaining flow velocity and/or volume flow of a medium includes a measuring tube for conveying the medium, a magnetic field producing apparatus and at least one electrode assembly, which is installed in the measuring tube such that it forms a galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the electrode assembly has an electrode body, wherein the electrode body is stylus-shaped and has a front end surface, characterized in that a pressure measuring transducer is coupled with the electrode body, wherein the pressure measuring transducer is contactable with the pressure acting on the front end surface, and the electrode assembly includes a temperature sensor, which is adapted to ascertain a measurement signal dependent on temperature of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Heinz Rufer, Frank Voigt, Steffen Ziegler
  • Patent number: 11703407
    Abstract: A multifunctional sensor has the a process connection housing with a process-side opening, pressure measurement cell with a measurement membrane arranged in the process connection housing, which closes the opening in the process connection housing and which has strain measurement resistors on its side facing away from the process, where a magnet assembly is arranged in the process connection housing, the magnetic field of which is concentrated on a central region of the measurement membrane and penetrates through this into the process, electrodes lying diametrically opposite one another are formed outside the central region on the side of the measurement membrane facing the process, and where the process connection housing contains electronic measuring equipment which is formed to interact with the strain measurement resistors and the electrodes for pressure measurement and magnetic-inductive flow measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Ralf Huck
  • Patent number: 11486748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic flowmeter. The present invention provides an electromagnetic flowmeter for measuring flow of fluid flowing in a conduit of the electromagnetic flowmeter, wherein the electromagnetic flowmeter comprises: a pair of electrodes mounted on the conduit for measuring potential difference generated by the interaction of electromagnetic field in the fluid to determine the flow of fluid in the electromagnetic flowmeter; a processing unit, wherein the processing unit acquires signals from the pair of electrodes and processes the signal for measurement, a set of coils comprising at least two coils mounted on a surface of the conduit and excited by an excitation unit for generating an electromagnetic field, wherein a first coil from the set of coils is concentrically positioned with a second coil from the set of coil, and the second coil is placed within the enclosed surface area of the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Subhashish Dasgupta, Simon Draper, Graham Watson
  • Patent number: 11473948
    Abstract: A magnetically inductive flowmeter includes a measuring tube having a tube axis and a tube wall; a magnet system for producing a magnetic field that extends perpendicularly to the tube axis; at least one pair of measuring electrodes for sensing an electrical voltage induced in the medium by the magnetic field; and an electronic measuring/operating circuit for operating the magnet system and the measuring electrodes. The magnet system includes a coil system having a coil having a coil core and further includes two pole shoes. The coil system includes a field guide-back, wherein a tangential fraction of the magnetic field in the coil relative to the measuring tube axis amounts to at least 90% of the total magnetic field. The field guide-back has a guide-back part that extends through the coil and forms the coil core of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Simon Triebenbacher, Raphael Hess, Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 11287298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetically inductive flowmeter comprising: a measuring tube; a magnet system having a coil system comprising a coil and a coil core within the coil, wherein the magnet system produces a magnetic field perpendicular to the measuring tube; at least two measuring electrodes for sensing an electrical voltage induced in the medium; and a field guide to guide the magnetic field between a side of the coil far from the measuring tube and a side of the measuring tube far from the coil, wherein the magnet system has a pole shoe to lead the magnetic field between the measuring tube and the field guide, wherein the pole shoe has a folded sheet metal piece, the field guide has a folded sheet metal piece, and the pole shoe and the field guide are magnetically and mechanically in contact in an interior of the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Beat Tschudin
  • Patent number: 11067525
    Abstract: An electrical conductivity meter comprises a measurement tube formed of an electrical insulation material and through which a fluid of a measurement target flows, a first electrode formed on an outer peripheral surface of the measurement tube, a second electrode connected to a common potential and in contact with the fluid, a resistor in which one end is connected to the first electrode, a voltage detecting portion that detects voltages of a signal generated in the first electrode due to an input of an AC signal to the other end of the resistor, and an electrical conductivity calculating portion that calculates an electrical conductivity of the fluid based on an amplitude of the voltages detected by the voltage detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Momose
  • Patent number: 10753776
    Abstract: A method for determining the flow profile in the measuring tube of a magnetic-inductive flowmeter and magnetic inductive flowmeter with which the method is performed, the method having the steps of supplying a first coil with current for generating a first magnetic field with a first exciting current, supplying a second coil with current for generating a second magnetic field with a second exciting current, measuring a first voltage at a first electrode as compared to a generated reference potential, measuring a second voltage at a second electrode as compared to the reference potential generated, and determining vertical and/or horizontal asymmetry of the flow profile from the first measured voltage value and from the second measured voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: KROHNE AG
    Inventor: Maarten Hijbrand Bos
  • Patent number: 10712184
    Abstract: A magnetic flow meter assembly having a tubular body that has two opposing ends that define a fluid flow path therebetween for a conductive fluid. The magnetic flow meter assembly further includes a pair of coil assemblies which are configured to pass current as received from voltage regulators via a first and second coil driver. The coil assemblies can therefore generate a magnetic field wherein a pair of measuring electrodes detect a voltage induced by the conductive fluid passing through said magnetic field. Moreover, the coil assemblies are each electrically coupled with at least one sensor that provides feedback to a respective voltage regulator via a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller configured to minimize the error between a respective measured current and a target current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Signet LLC
    Inventors: Calin Ciobanu, Jeffrey Lomibao
  • Patent number: 10532162
    Abstract: A method for determining an injection process of an injection appliance includes injecting a fluid with the injection appliance and applying an electrical signal to at least one helical spring of the injection appliance coupled to a dosing wheel of the injection appliance. The method also comprises detecting an inductance value of the at least one helical spring. A number of windings of the at least one helical spring is dependent on a set rotation angle of the dosing wheel. The set rotation angle corresponds to a dose quantity of the fluid that is preselected for the injection process. The method moreover includes making available a determination signal representing the determined injection process, using the detected inductance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Merz, Fabian Utermoehlen, Michael Stumber, Stefan Leidich
  • Patent number: 10480983
    Abstract: A washer fluid level indication system of a vehicle determines a present volume of washer fluid present within a washer fluid reservoir. A flowrate module is configured to determine a volume of washer fluid dispensed based on a measured voltage applied to a washer fluid pump and a predetermined volumetric flowrate of dispensing washer fluid calibrated based on a predetermined voltage. The flowrate module is configured to subtract the volume of washer fluid dispensed from the present volume. A level module is configured to determine a present level of washer fluid within the washer fluid reservoir based on the present volume and a predetermined maximum volume of the washer fluid reservoir. A display control module is configured to display the present level of washer fluid within the washer fluid reservoir using a washer level indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Norman J. Weigert, Ralph G. Brown, Benjamin M. Ekola
  • Patent number: 10386213
    Abstract: An excitation circuit includes a second switch and a third switch that are respectively connected between a third signal line and a first end of an excitation coil and between the first end of the excitation coil and a fourth signal line and that are switched in accordance with intervals at which an excitation polarity is switched, a fourth switch and a fifth switch that are respectively connected between the third signal line and a second end of the excitation coil and between the second end of the excitation coil and the fourth signal line and that are switched in accordance with the intervals at which the excitation polarity is switched, a switching control circuit that controls a first switch connected between a first signal line and the third signal line at intervals shorter than the intervals at which the excitation polarity is switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Momose
  • Patent number: 9696188
    Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter comprises a pipe section for process flow, a coil for generating a magnetic field across the pipe section, a current source for energizing the coil to generate the magnetic field at a coil drive frequency, and electrodes for sensing voltage induced across the process flow by the magnetic field. A processor calculates a function of the sensed voltage and generates a flow output based on the function. The processor adjusts an operating parameter of the flowmeter, such as electrode voltage sampling period, the coil drive frequency, or a phase shift, as a function of a sensed electrode-to-electrode or electrode-to-ground complex impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Bruce Rogers, Bruce D. Rovner, Scot Ronald Foss
  • Patent number: 9689725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic-inductive flowmeter having a measuring tube (1), a magnetic field generator (2) and a measuring electrode (3). Thereby, the measuring tube (1) has a measuring section (4) that is flat on one side having a planar measuring tube portion, called portion (5) in the following, and the magnetic field generator (2) has a pole shoe (7). A flowmeter that allows a high measuring accuracy, even under high pressure loads is achieved in that a support rib (9) is implemented on the planar measuring tube portion (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Krohne AG
    Inventors: Freek Beerling, Alexander Marnix Heijnsdijk, Josef Neven, Christian Nicolas
  • Patent number: 9534943
    Abstract: A measuring tube for magneto-inductive flowmeter systems, having a measuring tube for the flow of an electrically conductive medium and a magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field, at least two measuring electrodes which tap the measurement voltage induced in the electrically conductive medium and preferably an evaluation unit. The measuring electrodes have externally accessible measuring contacts, wherein the measuring tube forms a first functional unit with the measuring electrodes, and mating contacts corresponding to the measuring contacts of the measuring electrodes, the magnetic field generating device and an evaluation unit, if present, form a second functional unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Krohne AG
    Inventors: Christine Perfetti, Josef Neven
  • Patent number: 9404788
    Abstract: A system of verifying an operation of an electromagnetic flow meter, includes a plurality of comparing modules configured to compare a plurality of parameters respectively obtained from modules of the electromagnetic flow meter with threshold values respectively, to output compared results, and a determining module configured to determine in real time an operation state of a block in the electromagnetic flow meter based on at least one of the compared results output from the plurality of comparing modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Tanabe, Norio Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9316516
    Abstract: A magnetic excitation circuit is used as a circuit for providing a magnetic excitation electric current based on a magnetic excitation power supply voltage to a magnetic excitation coil of an electromagnetic flow meter. The magnetic excitation circuit includes four voltage storing circuits that store and output a driving voltage that is charged by a common driving voltage. The voltage storing circuits are connected respectively between the control terminals and the output terminals of four switching elements. When the four switching elements are turned ON in relation to a positive interval or a negative interval, the four switching elements operate by the driving voltages that are outputted from the respective voltage storing circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Momose, Ichiro Mitsutake, Shinsuke Matsunaga, Taka Inoue, Masahide Ushiyama
  • Patent number: 9227010
    Abstract: A portable therapeutic fluid delivery device with a flow detector comprising a heating element and two temperature sensors is presented. Upon activation of the heating element, a flow condition of the fluid inside the delivery tube is determined based on a signal provided by the temperature sensors. A temperature gradient within the therapeutic fluid is detected. The determined flow condition can be one of: air bubbles within the delivery tube, occlusion within the delivery tube, or leakage within the delivery tube. The device can have two parts, for example, a reusable part and a disposable part. Upon pairing of these parts, the heating element and the temperature sensors touch the delivery tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Avraham Neta, Konstantin Tsypko, Nikolay Tsypko, Ofer Yodfat
  • Patent number: 9175992
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flow meter provided with a resin lining portion has a lining locking frame composed of a cylindrical plate with openings and a plurality of belt shaped ring plates. The cylindrical plate with openings is provided with not less than two cutout portions from an end which are provided alternately from the both ends in the pipe axis direction and so as to lap in the pipe axis direction. A first gap is provided between the inner face of the measuring pipe and the outer circumference face of the cylindrical plate with openings. The resin to be lined is filled between the measuring pipe and the lining locking frame via gaps formed by the cutout portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Takuya Iijima
  • Publication number: 20150135848
    Abstract: A base (41) includes a plurality of flow channels (33, 34) and detection sections (531, 541) for detecting the flow volumes of fluids flowing in the flow channels (33, 34). In the base (41), a blocking section (57) for blocking heat conduction between the flow channels (33, 34) is provided between the flow channels (33, 34). The blocking section (57) is configured of groove (58) formed in the base (41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: AICHI TOKEI DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150114133
    Abstract: A measuring tube for a flow measuring device, wherein the measuring tube has a lining, wherein the lining has at least one sealing lip, which sealing lip serves to provide a sealing action between the measuring tube and a pipeline section adjoining the measuring tube in the installed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Roger Kerrom, Beat Tschudin, Raphael Hess
  • Publication number: 20150082906
    Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter includes circuitry for sensing coil current, coil voltage, or coil resistance. Based on the sensed coil current, voltage, or resistance, a digital processor determines whether a power limit or a coil current limit is exceeded and either halts operation until it receives a new configuration with a new coil current setpoint, or determines a new coil current setpoint itself and adjusts the magnetic flowmeter to that new coil current setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Ronald Foss, Jared James Dreier, Samuel Ethan Messenger, Kirk Allan Hunter
  • Publication number: 20150082908
    Abstract: A flowtube assembly for a magnetic flowmeter is provided. The flowtube assembly includes a flowtube configured to receive a flow of process fluid therethrough. A magnetic core is mounted relative to the flowtube and includes a stem extending from the flowtube to a pair of arms. Each of the arms extends away from the stem. A spool having a plurality of magnetic windings is disposed about the stem and spaces the plurality of windings from the flowtube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Bruce Rogers, Michael John Mayer, Samuel Ethan Messenger, Michael Jeffrey Mikolichek
  • Publication number: 20150027232
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic induction sensor that is used with a position indicator and includes coils for electromagnetic coupling with the position indicator. The electromagnetic induction sensor includes: a sensor board main body that includes an insulating substrate and a surface sheet attached to a side of a first surface of the insulating substrate, on which side a position is indicated by the position indicator; at least part of conductors forming the coils being formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate opposite from the first surface; and an overlay member that includes a magnetic powder material layer and is adhered to the side of the second surface of the sensor board main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140331784
    Abstract: A measuring transducer comprises at least one measuring tube for carrying a flowing medium as well as a transducer housing mechanically coupled with the at least one measuring tube. The transducer housing includes: an inner shell forming a cavity accommodating the at least one measuring tube; and an outer cladding formed at least partially by means of yarn, namely cladding placed outside of the cavity and surrounding the inner shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Schuker
  • Patent number: 8875379
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a fluid flow measuring device are provided. In an embodiment of the present invention, shields are disposed to prevent or reduce circulating electrical currents from causing a voltage difference that would adversely affect the measured voltage difference between two adjacent electrodes. Groups of sensors, e.g., two or more, may be placed within the shield. The shields may have any cross-section shape. A magnetic field source is disposed proximate the electrodes such that the magnetic field source is oriented to generate a magnetic field substantially orthogonal to an imaginary line intersecting each pair of electrodes. A voltage measuring circuit is electrically coupled to the plurality of electrodes and configured to measure a voltage difference between each pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: REM Scientific Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Maute
  • Publication number: 20140311252
    Abstract: Circuit and method for grid synchronization of a magneto inductive flow measuring device having a measuring transducer and a power supply. A direct current signal for supplying the measuring transducer with power is transmitted from the power supply to the measuring transducer via two signal conductors, characterized by method steps as follows: producing at the power supply a differential synchronization signal for synchronizing the flow measurement with the grid frequency; transmitting the differential synchronization signal to the measuring transducer via the two signal conductors; separating at the measuring transducer the differential synchronization signal from the direct current signal; and processing the differential synchronization signal for synchronizing the flow measurement with the grid frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Matthias Brudermann
  • Publication number: 20140262983
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to medical fluid sensors and related systems and methods. In some aspects, a circuit includes a radio frequency coil tuned to at least one frequency and at least one switching circuit directly connected to the radio frequency coil. The radio frequency coil is characterized by a high impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Mark David Tuckwell
  • Publication number: 20140230564
    Abstract: A coil system for a magneto inductive, flow measuring device, which comprises: a coil and core sheets led through the coil. The core sheets have equal shape and size, wherein each core sheet has a first and a second leg, which are connected together to form an L shape. At least a first core sheet and a second core sheet are so led through the coil that the first leg of the first core sheet and the first leg of the second core sheet extend parallel to one another and that the second leg of the first core sheet and the second leg of the second core sheet extend parallel to one another, wherein the second leg of the first core sheet and the second leg of the second core sheet are arranged at different ends of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Endress & Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20140230566
    Abstract: A bolt sleeve for insulating a bolt or machine screw, wherein the bolt sleeve is so embodied that it axially shortens by a predetermined amount in the case of a force of predetermined size acting axially on it, whereupon the bolt sleeve assumes at least partially the shape of a bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20140230565
    Abstract: A magneto inductive flow measuring device comprising a measuring tube and coil systems arranged thereon, wherein each coil system includes a coil and a coil core so led through the coil that the coil core protrudes from the coil, wherein two coil systems are so arranged on the measuring tube on a line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube that a pole shoe is arranged between the measuring tube and the coil cores protruding from the coil systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20140208865
    Abstract: A flow meter apparatus comprising: at least two magnets polarized in substantially opposite directions, mechanically coupled to a mechanical element mounted in a flow conduit and movable by a substance flowing through the flow conduit, for imparting movement from the mechanical element to the magnets, and at least two magnetic field sensors, each of the sensors deployed in a respective position next to the magnets, configured to sense a direction of a magnetic field in the position and to generate a signal indicative of the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: M.T.R. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
    Inventors: Shlomo ISICOVICH, Erez BEN-ENOSH
  • Publication number: 20140202257
    Abstract: An L-shaped sealing ring comprising two legs connected with one another to form an L-shape in cross section. A length of a first leg is part of a lateral surface of revolution about an axis of the L-shaped sealing ring. The first leg lies between the first length and the axis of revolution. A second leg is bounded toward the environment by a second length, wherein the first and second lengths are connected with one another via a connection contour. An intersection of first and second lines, forms a corner of a triangle, wherein the respective end points of the first and second lengths form other vertices of the triangle. The L-shaped sealing ring is so embodied that the surface area of the cross sectional area of the body of the L-shaped sealing ring in the triangle amounts to, at most, 60% of the areal content of the triangle, wherein the area of the L-shaped sealing ring in the triangle is non-concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Günther Bähr, Frank Voigt
  • Publication number: 20140157910
    Abstract: A magneto inductive, flow measuring device including a measuring tube and, arranged on the measuring tube, at least one magnet system, which includes a pole shoe. The measuring tube has at least one planar area and an otherwise cylindrical lateral surface, which border the measuring tube from its environment. The pole shoe is so formed relative to the measuring tube that it contacts the planar area of the measuring tube and has a predetermined minimum separation for the otherwise cylindrical lateral surface of the measuring tube. The pole shoe surrounds the measuring tube with a circular arc angle of at least 10°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Gunther Bahr, Diego Uerlings, Werner Wohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 8746078
    Abstract: A wave ring spring is provided between a top face of a battery case and an inner wall of an equipment case. A plurality of silicone rubber pieces is provided between a bottom face of the battery case and an inner wall of the equipment case. A plurality of elastic tabs is provided between the outer peripheral surfaces that connect between the top face and the bottom face of the battery case and inner walls of the equipment case. The elastic tabs are formed integrally with the outer peripheral surfaces of the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Azbil Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Mizutori, Ichiro Mitsutake, Takashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140150567
    Abstract: A magneto inductive flow measuring device having a measuring tube and at least one magnet system arranged on the measuring tube, wherein the measuring tube has at least one planar area and an otherwise cylindrical lateral surface, which border the measuring tube from its environment, against which planar area the magnet system is prestressed The magnet system is prestressed against the planar area of the measuring tube by means of a screwed connection between measuring tube and magnet system and/or the magnet system is prestressed against the planar area of the measuring tube by means of a mounting clip, which is secured shape-interlocked to the measuring tube. A method for manufacturing the magneto inductive, flow measuring device is also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Frank Voigt, Gunther Bahr, Diego Uerlings, Werner Wohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20140144246
    Abstract: A method and flow measuring device for ascertaining flow of a medium through a measuring tube based on at least a first measurement signal, which depends at least on the flow velocity of the medium in the measuring tube, wherein the first measurement signal is registered, wherein an additional, second measurement signal is registered, which depends on the flow cross sectional area of the medium in the measuring tube and is independent of the flow velocity of the medium in the measuring tube, and wherein flow is ascertained as a function of the first and second measurement signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Drahm, Alfred Rieder, Stefan Heidenblut, Frank Schmalzried, Thomas Sulzer
  • Patent number: 8707800
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flow meter has a lining locking frame provided in a measuring pipe composed of a cylindrical plate with openings and a belt shaped spiral plate, and a resin lining portion embedded in the lining locking frame. The belt shaped spiral plate is spirally around the outer circumference of the cylindrical plate with openings. A first gap is set between the inner face of the measuring pipe and the outer circumference face of the cylindrical plate with openings, and the belt shaped plate forming the belt-shaped spiral plate is wound around the cylindrical plate with openings in the pipe axis direction of the measuring pipe with a prescribed interval so as to provide a spiral third gap. When pressure molding the resin lining portion, the resin can be filled in gaps between the measuring pipe and the lining locking frame via the first gap and the third gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takuya Iijima
  • Publication number: 20140109685
    Abstract: A magneto inductive, flow measuring device comprising a measuring tube and at least one magnet system arranged on the measuring tube. The magnet system has two coil systems, which lie opposite one another on or in the measuring tube, and each coil system includes at least one pole shoe. A first of the two coil systems is connected via at least one flux return, sheet metal length with the second or an additional coil system, and wherein each of the at least two coil systems has at least two coils, which are arranged peripherally distributed relative to the measuring tube on the pole shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Beat Tschudin, Simon Stingelin, Roger Kerrom
  • Publication number: 20140090483
    Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter for sensing process fluid flow is provided. The flowmeter includes a tube configured to receive the process fluid flow therethrough. A plurality of electrodes is disposed to contact process fluid. At least one electromagnetic coil is disposed proximate the tube. Flowmeter electronics are configured to drive a current through at least one electromagnetic coil and to sense a signal developed across a plurality of electrodes disposed to contact process fluid. A flexible circuit module is disposed proximate the tube, and has at least one flexible circuit containing a plurality of electrical traces electrically coupled to the flowmeter electronics. The at least one electromagnetic coil includes a first coil in the flexible circuit module that is coupled to the electrical traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Alan Smith, Steven Bruce Rogers, Michael John Mayer, Nelson Mauricio Morales, Brian Scott Junk
  • Publication number: 20140007697
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flow meter comprises: an excitation member (5) in which a plurality of magnets (5a, 5b, 5c) are arranged spaced apart from one another along an outer circumferential surface of a flow channel (1) through which liquid metal flows, and in which a magnetic field is formed in a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the flow channel (1); and electrodes (6a, 6b) provided between the magnets (5a, 5b, 5c) of the excitation member (5), for measuring the voltage generated when the liquid metal crosses the magnetic field. A pulse excitation electric-current supply device (7a) for supplying a pulsed excitation current to the excitation member (5) is provided, whereby a flow speed distribution can be suppressed from being generated in the circumferential direction of the channel (1) even when the flow speed of the liquid metal is low, and the flow rate can be accurately measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Daigo Kittaka, Ryoichi Sugawara, Noriyuki Takeshima, Masafumi Komai, Mitsuhiro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20140000382
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flow meter provided with a resin lining portion in which resin is lined in a measuring pipe by pressure molding, including the measuring pipe to flow liquid to be measured, a lining locking frame provided in the measuring pipe composed of a cylindrical plate with openings and a plurality of divided belt-like ring plates, and the resin lining portion formed by embedding the lining locking frame. Here, in case of pressure molding the resin lining portion, the resin to be lined can be filled easily in gaps between the measuring pipe and the lining locking frame via gaps formed by a first gap provided between the inner face of the measuring pipe and the outer circumference face of the cylindrical plate with openings and second gaps of the adjacent divided belt-like ring plates in the outer circumference direction of the measuring pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takuya IIJIMA
  • Patent number: 8615872
    Abstract: A flow measurement device and a method of manufacturing a flow measurement device having a measurement tube made from plastic or at least a plastic liner are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment, the measurement tube can be fabricated from plastic in an injection molding apparatus. Thereafter, electrical components of the measurement tube, such as electrodes and a coil holder, for example, can be concomitantly injection molded in a common, separate injection molding process. The electrical components can there be installed easier and more reliably in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Rackebrandt, Klaus Schäfer, Marco Ehrenberg
  • Patent number: 8590395
    Abstract: A flow meter for measurement of a metered fluid has a sensor element that receives a flow input of a metered fluid and outputs a flow output of the metered fluid, and a battery element. The sensor element has an inductor element and a magnetic element coupled to the inductor element. In response to movement of the magnetic element relative to the inductor element caused by a fluid pressure differential of the metered fluid, the inductive value of the inductor element changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Henry Ge
  • Patent number: 8590396
    Abstract: This velocimeter for measuring the speed of flow of an electrically conducting fluid comprises: —two sensors (16, 19) disposed in such a way that, in the absence of flow of the electrically conducting fluid (4), the difference between the current strengths measured by the two sensors (16, 19) is non zero, —a processing unit (18) is able to calculate the speed of flow of the fluid in a direction parallel to the first measurement direction (7) on the basis of the difference between the current strengths measured by the two sensors (16, 19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Pinton, Nicolas Plihon, Gautier Verhille, Sophie Miralles
  • Publication number: 20130263675
    Abstract: A flow meter apparatus comprising: at least two magnets polarized in substantially opposite directions, mechanically coupled to a mechanical element mounted in a flow conduit and movable by a substance flowing through the flow conduit, for imparting movement from the mechanical element to the magnets, and at least two magnetic field sensors, each of the sensors deployed in a respective position next to the magnets, configured to sense a direction of a magnetic field in the position and to generate a signal indicative of the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Shlomo Isicovich, Erez Ben-Enosh
  • Patent number: 8464595
    Abstract: A plastic is manufactured on the basis of at least four starting components (A, B, C, F) of which at least a first primary component (A) and a second primary component (B) can react with one another. A chemical reaction of the two primary components (A, B) is accelerated in such case by addition of at least one secondary component (C) serving as a catalyst. Additionally, according to the method, a tertiary component (F) serves as a filler, especially a color-giving filler. Initially a first multicomponent system (BF; CF; BCF), especially also a storable system, serving as an intermediate component, is formed, which contains, at least in part, both the secondary component (C) as well as also the tertiary component (F). Additionally, on the basis of the first multicomponent system (BF; CF; BCF) a flowable, especially liquid, second multicomponent system (ABCF) is formed, which contains the four starting components (A, B, C, F) in concentrations enabling the chemical reaction of the primary components (A, B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brobeil, Sven Aenishänslin, Johannes Ruchel, Alexander Stünzi