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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Endress+hauser Se+co. KG, Maulburg, DE;
Universität Basel, Basel, CH;
Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG, Maulburg, DE;
Abstract
A sensor device for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container includes: a crystal body having at least one defect; and a magnetic field device for generating a magnetic field, the magnetic field device arranged such that a magnetic field can be generated in the region of the crystal body and in the region of the medium located within the container, so that a change of the magnetic field in the region of the crystal body is amplified, wherein the crystal body and the magnetic field device are arranged from the outside on a wall of the container. A method for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium in a container using the sensor device is also disclosed.