Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co., KG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140198824 | Sensor, System Having A Sensor and A Measurement Object, and Method For Temperature Measurement By Means of A Sensor - An eddy current sensor that works in contact-free manner, for temperature measurement on an electrically conductive measurement object or component, wherein the measurement is independent of the distance between the sensor and the measurement object/component, characterized by determination of the inherent temperature of the sensor, preferably at the location of the measurement coil of the sensor, wherein the influence of the inherent temperature of the sensor or of a temperature gradient at the sensor on the result of the temperature measurement on the measurement object or component is compensated. A system comprises a corresponding sensor and an electrically conductive measurement object. A method serves for temperature measurement on a measurement object or component, by means of a corresponding sensor. | 07-17-2014 |
20140101954 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring the Thickness of a Measurement Object - An apparatus for measuring the thickness of a measurement object, preferably a measurement object in the form of a web or piece goods, in a measuring gap, with a measuring mechanism which is fitted to a machine frame, wherein the measuring mechanism for measuring the thickness comprises one or more travel measurement sensor(s) aimed at the measurement object, is characterized in that a compensation sensor which is coupled to a travel measurement sensor measures the distance to a reference rule in order to detect and compensate for a change in the measuring gap, in that the reference rule is in the form of a side of a frame-shaped reference device integrated in the measuring mechanism, and in that the reference device is configured in such a manner that the distance between the reference rule and that side of the reference device which is opposite the reference rule is known during the thickness measurement. A corresponding method for measuring the thickness is also stated. | 04-17-2014 |
20130223031 | SENSOR COMPRISING A MULTI-LAYERED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A sensor comprises a preferably multi-layer ceramic substrate ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130141081 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING MAGNETIC FIELDS - A method for detecting magnetic fields, particularly for detecting the position of objects with a preferably oblong, soft-magnetic element, which is connected to electronics, with via the electronics the impedance of the soft-magnetic material is measured, characterized in that a magnetic field is used in which by the position of an object which is located in an arrangement with the soft-magnetic material the magnetic field develops at the location of the soft-magnetic material, with the magnetic permeability μ of the soft-magnetic material adjusting, depending on the magnetic field and thus the position of the object. A respective device serves for applying the method according to the invention. | 06-06-2013 |
20130139589 | SENSOR IN WHICH THE SENSOR ELEMENT IS PART OF THE SENSOR HOUSING - The invention relates to a sensor, comprising a sensor element ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130128925 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A temperature sensor comprising a sensor element that is arranged in a housing, is characterized in that the sensor element is totally enclosed with a thermally conductive material, preferably with a thermally conductive paste, inside the housing. | 05-23-2013 |
20130088217 | Contact Displacement Sensor And Method For Contactless Distance Measurement - A noncontact distance measuring sensor and a method for noncontact distance measurement is provided. The distance measuring sensor has a coil arrangement including at least two measuring coils oriented along a common axis. An electrically and/or magnetically conducting measurement object is in electromagnetic interaction with the coil arrangement. The distance measuring sensor further has an evaluation circuit for evaluating and ascertaining a position of the measurement object. In addition to the measuring coils, the noncontact distance measuring sensor includes an additional coil which is arranged along the common axis, is coupled to the evaluation circuit, and at least partly overlaps at least one of the two measuring coils. | 04-11-2013 |
20130075133 | BUSHING OF AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - A bushing of an electrical conductor through a wall which separates two regions from one another, wherein the conductor extends through a passage in the wall, at a distance from said wall, characterized in that a sleeve, which is electrically insulated from the passage and is hermetically sealed, preferably extends approximately coaxially through the passage, and in that the electrical conductor extends through the sleeve and is incorporated in the sleeve in a hermetically sealed, preferably integral, manner. | 03-28-2013 |
20130033256 | SENSOR AND SENSOR ELEMENT - Sensor with a one-layer or multi-layer sensor element operating in a contact-free manner and a housing comprising an electric/electronic connection and, in given cases, electronic components, where the sensor element comprises a coil arrangement whose windings have a defined line width, line thickness, and line spacing per layer and whose layers have a defined layer thickness and, in given cases, a defined layer spacing, characterized in that the sensor element is built up from ceramic layers in the sense of multi-layer ceramics and that with respect to traditional coil arrangements the line width is reduced and the number of windings per cross-sectional surface area is increased. | 02-07-2013 |
20130021029 | SENSOR - A sensor comprises a housing which defines a measuring side and a connection side, a coil ( | 01-24-2013 |
20120299585 | SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SENSOR - An inductively operating sensor, particularly for measuring distances and positions of a metallic object, comprising at least a coil, a ferromagnetic or ferritic core and perhaps a housing comprising a sensor element, with the core being embedded in a single or multi-layered ceramic and jointly with the ceramic forming a coil body and with the coil body and the core being connected to each other in a form-fitting fashion. Furthermore, a method is suggested for producing such a sensor. | 11-29-2012 |
20100090688 | METHOD AND SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION AND/OR CHANGE OF POSITION OF A MEASURED OBJECT RELATIVE TO A SENSOR - A method for determining the position and/or change of position of a measured object relative to a sensor, where the sensor preferably has a sensor coil to which an alternating current is applied, is characterized in that a magnet associated with the measured object, in a soft magnetic foil, whose permeability changes under the influence of a magnetic field on the basis of the magnetic field's field strength and which is arranged in the area of influence of the sensor, brings about a change in the permeability of the foil and in that the change in the permeability of the foil is determined from the latter's reaction to the sensor, and this is used to determine the position and/or change of position of the measured object relative to the sensor. A sensor arrangement is designed accordingly. | 04-15-2010 |
20090009245 | Circuit for Adjusting an Impedance - The invention relates to a circuit for adjusting an impedance between two terminals, said impendance including the input impedance of the circuit. The aim of the invention is to enlarge the adjustment range and to stabilize—the operating behavior of such a circuit. For this purpose, the circuit comprises amplifiers, adjusting means with which amplification of at least one amplifier and/or the circuit can be changed in general and the impedance between the two terminals can be modified by influencing the one or more adjusting means. | 01-08-2009 |