Patent · US Expired

Method and device for measuring levels

US6943566B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

18Claims

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Assignee

Abertax Research & Development Ltd. · MT

Inventors

Martin Florin · Bad Berleburg, DE
Werner Schmidt · Chemnitz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2001
Grant date	Sep 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/268
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensor is applied to the wall of a container or is integrated into the wall. An alternating voltage is applied to the sensor in order to measure the level of the contents of the container, the capacitance or the electrical field produced being a measure for the fill level.

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