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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Franz Dirauf, Ebensfeld, DE;
Hendrik Faustmann, Coburg, DE;
Gerhard Lindner, Coburg, DE;
Michael Muench, Coburg, DE;
Inventors:
Franz Dirauf, Ebensfeld, DE;
Hendrik Faustmann, Coburg, DE;
Gerhard Lindner, Coburg, DE;
Michael Muench, Coburg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/00 (2013.10); G21K 1/046 (2013.01); G01S 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a distance includes a converter element that generates n acoustic surface wave, a surface that feeds over at least part of the acoustic surface wave to a surface having a reflection point, and a processor that determines a distance between the apparatus and the reflection point from the propagation time of the acoustic surface wave. The converter element registers the acoustic surface wave reflected at the reflection point.