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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Tdk Electronics Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Gebhart, Linz, AT;
Stefan Sax, Graz, AT;
Thomas Koidl, Graz-Puntigam, AT;
Michael Pirolt, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
TDK Electronics AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2962 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2962 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment a sensor system includes a housing, an electronic circuit and an ultrasonic distance sensor, wherein the electronic circuit and the ultrasonic distance sensor are arranged in the housing, and wherein the sensor system is configured to measure a distance between the sensor system and a surface of a material in a container by an echo propagation time of an ultrasonic burst in air.