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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Gea Tuchenhagen Gmbh, Büchen, DE;
Inventor:
Frank Leiter, Schwarzenbek, DE;
Assignee:
GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH, Büchen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); F16K 1/44 (2006.01); F16K 31/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); F16K 1/443 (2013.01); F16K 31/1225 (2013.01); F16K 2200/204 (2021.08);
Abstract
A double seat valve including a first closure element that can be brought into sealing contact with a first valve seat, a second closure element that can be brought into sealing contact with a second valve seat, a sensor object coupled to the first closure element, and a sensor apparatus that interacts with the sensor object is disclosed. The sensor apparatus comprises a sensor and an electronic evaluation unit. A manipulator designed to interact with the sensor object interacts with the second closure element. The sensor apparatus is designed for verification of the interaction of the manipulator with the sensor object.