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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Endress+hauser Flowtec Ag, Reinach, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG, Reinach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 25/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2013.01); G01F 1/584 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fill level monitoring system comprising at least one electrode for monitoring the fill level of a medium flowing in a pipe or tube, wherein the electrode has an integrated temperature sensor, wherein the fill level monitoring system further comprises an evaluation unit, which is embodied for monitoring the degree of filling of the pipe or tube and transmits a warning signal when the degree of filling subceeds a limit value, preferably a degree of filling of less than 80% of the tube diameter; and a flow measuring device having this fill level monitoring system.