Fill level measuring device

US11549838B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VEGA Grieshaber KG · DE

Inventors

• Roland Welle · Oberwolfach, DE
• Joerg Boersig · Schapbach, DE
• Steffen Waelde · Niedereschach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 4, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S19/42
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fill level measuring device for measuring a fill level of a container including a fill level measuring circuit that measures a filling level of a container, at least one transmitter/receiver that communicates with data processing circuitry, at least one fastener that fastens the fill level measuring device to a surface of the container, at least one monitoring circuit that monitors a fastening of the fill level measuring device to the container by the at least one fastener, the monitoring circuit further transmits an alarm message to the data processing circuitry via the transmitter/receiver when the monitoring circuit detects a loosening of the fastening of the fill level measuring device from the container.