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| 20140114025 | VULCANIZABLE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON NITRILE RUBBERS CONTAINING EPOXY GROUPS - There are provided novel vulcanizable compositions based on optionally fully or partly hydrogenated nitrile rubbers containing epoxy groups, and specific crosslinkers, which no longer require use of conventional crosslinkers, more particularly sulphur. The vulcanizates producible therefrom possess very good compression sets at room temperature, 100° C. and 150° C., and additionally exhibit high tensile strength combined with good elongation at break. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140114026 | COMPOSITIONS THAT CAN BE VULCANIZED AND THAT ARE BASED ON NITRILE RUBBERS CONTAINING EPOXY GROUPS - There are provided novel vulcanizable compositions based on optionally fully or partly hydrogenated nitrile rubbers containing epoxy groups, and specific crosslinkers, which no longer require use of conventional crosslinkers, more particularly sulphur. The vulcanizates producible therefrom possess very good compression sets at room temperature, 100° C. and 150° C., and additionally exhibit high tensile stress combined with good elongation at break. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140256886 | VULCANISABLE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON EPOXY GROUP-CONTAINING NITRILE RUBBERS - There are provided novel vulcanizable compositions based on optionally fully or partly hydrogenated nitrile rubbers containing epoxy groups, specific acidic crosslinkers and crosslinking accelerators, as a result of which the use of conventional crosslinkers, such as sulphur in particular, is no longer required. The vulcanizates producible therefrom possess very good compression sets at room temperature, 100° C. and 150° C., and additionally exhibit high tensile strength combined with good elongation at break. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140378618 | VULCANISABLE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON EPOXY GROUP-CONTAINING NITRILE RUBBERS - There are provided novel vulcanizable compositions based on optionally fully or partly hydrogenated nitrile rubbers containing epoxy groups, specific basic crosslinkers and crosslinking accelerators, as a result of which the use of conventional crosslinkers, such as sulphur in particular, is no longer required. The vulcanizates producible therefrom possess very good compression sets at room temperature, 100° C. and 150° C., and additionally exhibit high tensile stress combined with good elongation at break. | 12-25-2014 |
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| 20130096851 | Filling level measurement device and method for determining a functional relationship between different tracks - The parameters are calculated of a target function which describes the relationship of the positions of two different tracks. Using this target function, the position of another track can then be derived from the position of one track. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140083184 | Tracking taking account of a linear relationship - In accordance with one aspect of the invention, previously obtained findings concerning the role of individual echoes are taken into account, so as to improve the continued following of these echoes by tracking. By calculating a linear correspondence between two tracks, the expected position of an echo can be determined and it can be established whether this position corresponds to an actual echo position in the echo curve. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140336988 | Service module for a level measuring device and automated service method - A service module is for a level measuring device, which after being connected to the level measuring device can identify automatically the level measuring device, the operating program version used by the level measuring device and a status message generated by the level measuring device. Then the service module determines on the basis of the status message, what data is required from the level measuring device in order to identify a status of the level measuring device, which status is associated with the status message. This data is received on a data storage unit, which unit can be analysed in the laboratory. A service engineer is not required on site. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140340259 | TOPOLOGY DETERMINATION FOR BULK MATERIALS - For determining the topology of a bulk material surface, a series of echo curves are detected in different primary radiation directions of the antenna. Subsequently, for each distance cell of the echo curves, the maximum of all of the echo curves is determined and the distance thereof is plotted as a function of the coordinates thereof so as to obtain an image of the topology of the bulk material surface in two or three dimensions. | 11-20-2014 |
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| 20090299662 | Evaluation of an Echo Shape of Filling Level Sensors - A transit-time fill-level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a filling material in a container is stated, in which transit-time fill-level measuring device information about the topography of the filling material surface is determined on the basis of the shape of a single echo curve of the receiving signal. From this the fill volume can then be derived. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100307251 | Detailfunction Based Measurement - Methods and apparatuses for finding, extracting and for providing of echoes with detail functions are described. In particular, an echo extraction method for extracting an echo from an echo function is described. The method comprises receiving the echo function and decomposing the echo function in at least one detail function. The at least one detail function comprises a plurality of first coefficients. Each of the at least one detail functions represents a different degree of detail of the echo function. The degree of detail relates to a form of a base function. Furthermore, the method comprises eliminating at least one of the plurality of first coefficients and applying a reconstruction regulation or scheme, which depends on the form of the base function, for generating a smoothed echo function. Thereafter, at least one echo is determined from the smoothed echo function. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110231118 | Segment-Based Signal Processing - An electronics module for a filling-level measuring device is stated which evaluates a newly acquired data point on the basis of an expectation funnel and, if this data point is situated within the expectation funnel, replaces a preceding data point by this newly acquired data point. Otherwise a new expectation funnel is generated. As a result of this the presentation of echo signal waveforms can be created in a more efficient manner. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110238352 | False Echo Storage in Case of Container Noise - The invention relates to false echo storage in the area of level measurement. The decision as to whether or not to initialize and/or update the false echo memory is made using at least one value for the sensor-inherent noise, container noise and/or EMC noise for this purpose. This may make it possible to avoid identifying a false echo as the level echo. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120035867 | Mobility Detection in Fill-Level Measuring Devices - Detecting the mobility of a fill level echo according to the following steps. The echo characteristic of a first echo of the echo curve and an echo characteristic of a second echo of the echo curve are determined. This is followed by calculation of a mobility value of the second echo with the use of the first echo characteristic. In this way a situation can be achieved in which the differences in the mobility values of echoes relating to the fill level and those echoes that are due to container internals become greater. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120174664 | Amplitude profiling in filling-level measuring devices - An electronics unit and a method for a filling-level measuring device for determining a filling level. The unit including an arithmetic unit determining a functional relationship between a distance between a filling material surface and the filling-level measuring device and an amplitude of a signal component reflected by the filling material surface and received by the filling-level measuring device; an amplitude profiler creating a profile of amplitude values of filling level echoes which have been measured so far; and an amplitude evaluator determining an expected amplitude of the filling level echo at a particular location with help of the profile of amplitude values. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120221261 | Evaluation of an Echo Shape of Filling Level Sensors - A transit-time fill-level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a filling material in a container is stated, in which transit-time fill-level measuring device information about the topography of the filling material surface is determined on the basis of the shape of a single echo curve of the receiving signal. From this the fill volume can then be derived. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120299768 | Device and method for determining media characteristics and container characteristics - A fill-level measuring device includes a self-learn device that is able to automatically determine the length of the dome shaft of the container. To this effect the self-learn device uses a multiple echo classified as such by a multiple-echo detection device. In this manner the result of fill level measuring may be improved. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120323503 | Measuring apparatus, control apparatus and measuring device for fill-level measuring - Measuring with a waveguide device and a measuring device in different spatial regions of a container is described. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120324994 | Determination of media characteristics in fill-level measuring - For calculating the fill level in a container two echo curves are acquired that image the reflection conditions along two different measuring paths. On their way to the filling material surface or the separating layer surface the corresponding measuring signals cover different electrical distances. From the two echo curves a characteristic value can be calculated that reflects a physical characteristic of the covering medium. From this, the fill level can then be determined with increased accuracy. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130000400 | Device for emulsion measuring by means of a standpipe - A measuring device is for determining a separating layer or a mixing ratio in a container. The measuring device comprises two fill-level measuring apparatuses that acquire the echo curves in a standpipe and outside the standpipe, respectively. Solely from these two echo curves the position of a virtual boundary layer or the mixing ratio of the two different liquids can be determined. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130035880 | Tracking with consideration of mobility - A level gauge carries out a tracking method with consideration of the mobility of the echoes. For this purpose, mobility values of echoes of an echo curve are determined and the expectancy function, by means of which it is determined whether a certain echo needs to be assigned to a certain track, is determined with consideration of at least one of the mobility values. In this way, the correct allocation of an echo to a certain track may be realized with high reliability. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130110420 | Device and method for determining media and container properties | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130118251 | Evaluation device and method for determining a characteristic variable for the location of a boundary surface in a container - An evaluation apparatus and a method for determining a characteristic variable for the location of a boundary surface in a container are described, wherein a multiple echo having at least the order of one is recognized in an echo curve. The characteristic variable for the location of the boundary surface in the container is determined based on the position of the multiple echo and the order of the multiple echo. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130132005 | Process for detecting multiple echoes and bottom echoes - A robust process and a device are for detecting multiple echoes and bottom echoes, in which statistical properties of a shared characteristic of two echoes identified in an echo curve are evaluated. This shared characteristic corresponds to a ratio of the positions or the speed values of the two identified echoes. In this way, it may be possible to classify the echoes. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140026651 | Linear relationship between tracks - Described are a delay-based fill-level measurement device and a delay-based fill-level measurement method, in which the echoes of successive echo curves are grouped and combined into tracks. Subsequently, the linear relationship between two tracks is determined and this linear relationship is used so as to determine one or more unknowns therefrom. From this, for example the dielectric constant of the filling medium, the container depth or probe length of a probe of the device or the position of an expected echo can be derived. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140052389 | Phase-Based Tracking - For echo tracking, it is important to allocate an echo to an echo track. The relative sign of the amplitude of the echo in relation to a corresponding amplitude of the transmission signal or the relative phase of the echo in relation to a corresponding phase of the transmission signal are determined and echo allocation is based on the result of this determination. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20150032411 | Envelope Calculation By Means of Phase Rotation - According to an embodiment of the invention, the received signal of a level sensor is sampled at discrete times, and the sampled values are digitised. New values are obtained from the digitised sample values by rotating the phase through a predetermined angle, which new values are then used together with the digital sample values to calculate the envelope curve. | 01-29-2015 |
