Level meter

US7068213B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG · DE

Inventors

• Roland Muller · Weiling, DE
• Winfried Maier · Maulburg, DE
• Igor Getman · Lörrach, DE
• Wolfram Lutke · Inzlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2006
• Expiry date: May 8, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01F23/284
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a microwave-operated level meter with a small blind zone, comprising an antenna for transmitting or for transmitting and receiving microwaves, a microwave generator directly located on said antenna, and a transmitter or transmitter and receiver element pointing into the antenna and directly linked with the microwave generator, said transmitter or said transmitter and receiver element being an extension of the connection.