IP Library Granted Patent US 8,988,083
Granted Patent B2
US 8,988,083 · App. 13/275,527 · Granted Mar 24, 2015

Conductivity sensor

Inventors: Marco Volker (Dobeln, DE); Andreas Eberheim (Waldheim, DE); Stefan Muller (Heidenau, DE)
Assignee: Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft fur Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KG
G01N27/06G01R27/02G01R27/26
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Patent No.
US 8,988,083
App. No.
13/275,527
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A conductivity sensor, comprising an electrode structure of four concentric electrodes, which are arranged on an end face of a support body. The electrodes are electrically insulated from one another. The electrodes have an equal, constant area in order to claim a space requirement as small as possible for the electrode structure.

Claims (16)

1. A conductivity sensor, comprising:

a support body defining an end face; and

an electrode structure of four concentric electrodes, which are arranged on said end face of said support body, wherein:

said electrodes are electrically insulated from one another, and have an equal, constant area, and

the innermost electrode is circular, while the remaining electrodes surrounding said innermost electrode are ring-shaped.

2. The conductivity sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

said electrodes are embodied planarly on said end face of said support body.

3. The conductivity sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

said electrodes are embodied three dimensionally on said end face of said support body; and

said electrodes are arranged coaxially.

4. The conductivity sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

said electrodes are separated an equal distance from one another.

5. The conductivity sensor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

an electrical current is fed to the inner electrode and the outermost electrode, while the two electrodes lying between are connected to a voltage measurement.

6. The conductivity sensor as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:

said electrodes are embodied tubularly on said face end of said support body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2011
From: VOLKER, MARCO; EBERHEIM, ANDREAS; MULLER, STEFAN
To: ENDRESS + HAUSER CONDUCTA GESELLSCHAFT FUR MESS- UND REGELTECHNIK MBH + CO. KG
Reel/Frame 027077/0183 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 042 637 · Oct 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120092025A1 · Apr 19, 2012