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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Christoph Baer, Hattingen, DE;
Christian Schulz, Bochum, DE;
Michael Gerding, Bochum, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH, Duisburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/284 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dielectric antenna () having at least one supply element () and at least one lens () formed of a dielectric material. The dielectric antenna makes it possible to measure the surface of a medium with an essentially consistent measuring accuracy in that the lens () has an outer component () and an inner component (). The outer component () has a radiating surface () that is spherical and an inner surface () that is spherical, and the inner component () has a contact surface () that spherical. Furthermore, the antenna is usable as part of a fill level sensor operating on the radar principle.