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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Sigrid Heimann, Eppstein, DE;
Dieter Keller, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Rainer Moser, Idstein, DE;
Bernd Pauer, Eppstein, DE;
Bettina Seibert, Trebur, DE;
Inventors:
Sigrid Heimann, Eppstein, DE;
Dieter Keller, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Rainer Moser, Idstein, DE;
Bernd Pauer, Eppstein, DE;
Bettina Seibert, Trebur, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a float () for a fill level sensor, comprised of a fuel-resistant plastic (), an expanding means () and/or filler (), whereby the expanding means consists of gas-filled plastic balls () that are provided in the form of microspheres (), and the filler consists of micro-hollow balls (). The microspheres () and the micro-hollow balls () are surrounded by fuel-resistant plastic ().