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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Endress + Hauser Wetzer Gmbh + Co. KG, Nesselwang, DE;
Inventors:
Marc Schalles, Erfurt, DE;
Dirk Boguhn, Munich, DE;
Peter Seefeld, Pfronten, DE;
Reinhard Buchner, Nesselwang, DE;
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER WETZER GMBH + CO. KG, Nesselwang, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 11/22 (2006.01); G01K 15/00 (2006.01); G01C 13/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 15/005 (2013.01); G01K 15/002 (2013.01); G01C 11/22 (2013.01); G01C 13/004 (2013.01); G01K 7/343 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for the calibration of a thermometer in situ, wherein the apparatus has a temperature sensor (S) for determining a temperature (T); wherein a reference element (K) is provided for calibrating the temperature sensor (S); wherein the reference element (K) at least partially comprises a ferroelectric material (D), which experiences a phase transformation at at least one predetermined temperature (T) in a temperature range relevant for calibrating the temperature sensor (S).