Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a predetermined fill level

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9377343
APP PUB NO 20130118254A1
SERIAL NO

13811812

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An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one fill level of a medium in a container comprising: a capacitive or conductive probe unit having at least one electrode; and a control/evaluation unit. The electrode is a hollow body, that an end region of the electrode protruding into the container is embodied as an oscillatable membrane. On an inner side of the membrane a driving/receiving unit is arranged, which excites the membrane to execute mechanical oscillations and receives mechanical oscillations therefrom and converts such into an electrical, received signal. The control/evaluation unit supplies the electrode at least at times with a voltage and determines the fill level of the medium capacitively or conductively, and/or that the control/evaluation unit supplies the driving/receiving unit at least at times with an exciter signal and determines from the electrical received signal the fill level of the medium.

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ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO KGHAUPTSTR 1 MALBURG 79689

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dreyer, Volker Lorrach, DE 27 355
Pfeiffer, Helmut Steinen, DE 26 510
Urban, Martin Lorrach, DE 31 185

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