Inventor · Steinen, DE

Dietmar Spanke

35Patents
8h-index
48Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 2000 → Aug 28, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7255006B2 Measuring instrument Physics 36 Expired
US6415660B1 Method and apparatus for the highly accurate determination of the filling level of a product in a container Physics 27 Expired
US7046189B2 Fill level measuring device and method for fill level measurement using the travel time principle Physics 13 Expired
US6954717B2 Device for determining and/or monitoring a process variable Physics 12 Expired
US8159386B2 Method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container by a travel time measuring method Physics 11 Active
US8276444B2 Method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container using a travel time, measuring method Physics 10 Active
US7826309B2 Filling level measurement device and filling level measurement and monitoring method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US6634228B2 Method of measuring level in a vessel Physics 8 Expired
US8639457B2 Method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container using a travel time measuring method Physics 7 Active
US8567243B2 Method for fill level measurement Physics 6 Active
US6734819B2 Level measuring device operating with microwaves Physics 6 Expired
US7966141B2 Method for evaluating and correcting total measurement signals Physics 6 Active
US7819002B2 Filling level measurement method according to the running time principle Physics 4 Expired
US7010974B2 Method for measuring a fill level Physics 4 Expired
US7209073B2 Method and device for determining the filling level of a medium in a container Physics 3 Expired
US11192276B2 Method for manufacturing a sensor element or an active component of a sensor element Electricity 3 Active
US8065912B2 Filling level sensor and method for measuring filling level Physics 2 Expired
US9903909B2 Process measuring device for a measuring and control technology Physics 1 Active
US9442000B2 Method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container by means of a fill-level measuring device using a travel time measuring method Physics 1 Active
US6877372B2 Method and device for determining the filling level of a medium in a container Physics 1 Expired
US10295394B2 Method and measuring device for fill level measurement Physics 1 Active
US9081087B2 Method for ascertaining and/or evaluating fill-state of a container containing at least one medium Physics 1 Active
US8683366B2 Field device with means for performing diagnostic methods Physics 1 Active
US8311651B2 Process automation system for determining, monitoring and/or influencing different process variables and/or state variables Physics 1 Active
US8223035B2 Method for commissioning and/or operating a communication system Electricity 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.